The Mexican manufacturing sector entered into recession in the first quarter of 2001, and many analysts expect production to fall by one percent over the course of the year with respect to total output in the year 2000. Fifty-one thousand jobs in the sector were also lost in the first quarter, and it is estimated that as many as 200,000 workers may be laid off by the end of the year as a result of the manufacturing recession. The effects of the recession are being felt strongest along the northern border with the United States, where tens of thousands of maquiladora workers have been laid off and dozens of factories have closed in the last several months. Milenio, La Jornada, El Universal, Proceso, El Financiero. This report is a product of the Mexico Solidarity Network.
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