Job generation by micro, small and medium sized enterprises In Mexico, the traditional textile industry has not yet successfully adjusted to trade liberalization.
Various factors account for the failure to adjust rapidly to the demands of international markets.
The Mexican export sector has virtually no incentives to transfer skills to domestic industry. This debate has apparently not taken place in Mexico, and the government does not seem ready to initiate it. Various consequences of this failure to adapt can be identified. On the positive side, it may now be easier to police and enforce labour standards, since production is more centralized. However, labour migration is a probable result of the changes indicated.