Tijuana, more than anything, is a factory town. The statistics change rapidly but the number of maquilas (highly exploitative, foreign owned factories) is huge. For the best view of life as a worker in a maquila I know of, try to see the new documentary film Maquilapolis.
Mas que todo Tijuana es una ciudad de fabricas. Las estatisticas cambian rapidamente pero el numero de maquilas (muy explotadores fabricas con duen~os extranjeros) es gigante. Para una vista de la vida como trabajadora en la maquila se puede ver la pelicula documentaria Maquilapolis.
Turnover is high and jobs are always available.
El cambio de personal es alto y trabajos son siempre disponible.
This is a truck factory.
Aqui hacen camiones.
20 years ago this river was a favorite spot for picnics and swimming.
Hace 20 an~os el rio era un lugar para picnic y nadar.
Above the factories new worker housing is built.
Sobre las fabricas hay nuevas casa para las trabajadoras.
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