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U.S.-Mexico Trade: Information on Wages, Fringe Benefits, and Workers' Rights

NSIAD-91-220 Published: May 10, 1991. Publicly Released: Jun 10, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed Mexico's labor practices under the Mexican maquiladora program, designed to generate economic development and employment along its northern border by attracting subassembly operations, focusing on: (1) the comparison between U.S. and Mexican employees' wages and fringe benefits; and (2) workers' rights under Mexican law.

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Comparative analysisForeign governmentsFringe benefitsIncome statisticsLegal rightsMinimum wage ratesOccupational safetyWorkers compensationWorking conditionsWorkers