Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
fábrica de maquilas
English translation:
maquiladora (export assembly plant)
Added to glossary by
Barbara Cochran, MFA
Sep 4, 2016 02:34
7 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
fábrica de maquilas
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Manufacturing
In A Historical Novel
Contexto:
Eva se fue andando desde la casa de su abuela María Barragán hasta la fábrica de maquilas Raboj de su tío Pablo.
Myresearch has not been all that conclusive.
Gracias,
Barbara
Eva se fue andando desde la casa de su abuela María Barragán hasta la fábrica de maquilas Raboj de su tío Pablo.
Myresearch has not been all that conclusive.
Gracias,
Barbara
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | maquiladora (export assembly plant) |
Jessica Noyes
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| 5 | maquiladora factory |
bigedsenior
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| 4 | cross-border factory / offshore factory / sweatshop |
Robert Carter
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Change log
Sep 11, 2016 10:42: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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13 mins
Jessica Noyes
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Expect excellent English
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English
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maquiladora (export assembly plant)
http://geography.about.com/od/urbaneconomicgeography/a/maqui... There are over one million Mexicans working in over 3,000 maquiladora manufacturing or export assembly plants in northern Mexico, producing parts and products for the United States. Mexican labor is inexpensive and courtesy of NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement), taxes and custom fees are almost nonexistent, which benefit the profits of corportations.
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Note added at 14 mins (2016-09-04 02:49:34 GMT)
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The term "maquiladora" is fairly well known in the U.S., so I would use it (in italics) and then gloss it.
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-09-04 03:38:28 GMT)
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There are maquiladoras in other Latin American countries as well. El Salvador and Honduras come to mind.
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Note added at 14 mins (2016-09-04 02:49:34 GMT)
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The term "maquiladora" is fairly well known in the U.S., so I would use it (in italics) and then gloss it.
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-09-04 03:38:28 GMT)
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There are maquiladoras in other Latin American countries as well. El Salvador and Honduras come to mind.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
8 mins
maquiladora factory
.... or maquila factory
www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/01/...in...factor...
The Atlantic
Jan 21, 2016 - In the Lexmark maquiladora, or factory, Moya made 112 pesos, or roughly six U.S. dollars, a day. Her shifts were nine-and-a-half hours long, ...
What is a Maquila or a Maquiladora? Mexican Border Factories ...
https://thelifeofthelaw.wordpress.com/.../what-is-a-maquila-...
Jun 14, 2009 - “A maquiladora or maquila is a factory that imports materials and equipment on a duty-free and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing ...
What is a maquiladora?
Misery of the maquiladoras | SocialistWorker.org
https://socialistworker.org/2011/11/.../misery-of-the-maquil...
SocialistWorker.org
Nov 18, 2011 - They are home to many of the more than 1.2 million men, women and children who work in the maquiladora factories, located mainly along ..
www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/01/...in...factor...
The Atlantic
Jan 21, 2016 - In the Lexmark maquiladora, or factory, Moya made 112 pesos, or roughly six U.S. dollars, a day. Her shifts were nine-and-a-half hours long, ...
What is a Maquila or a Maquiladora? Mexican Border Factories ...
https://thelifeofthelaw.wordpress.com/.../what-is-a-maquila-...
Jun 14, 2009 - “A maquiladora or maquila is a factory that imports materials and equipment on a duty-free and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing ...
What is a maquiladora?
Misery of the maquiladoras | SocialistWorker.org
https://socialistworker.org/2011/11/.../misery-of-the-maquil...
SocialistWorker.org
Nov 18, 2011 - They are home to many of the more than 1.2 million men, women and children who work in the maquiladora factories, located mainly along ..
1 hr
Robert Carter
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Translating full-time since 1998
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English
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16
cross-border factory / offshore factory / sweatshop
"Cross-border factory" (or "offshore factory" depending on the location of the company sending the work abroad) is a more self-explanatory translation, so it's one to think about depending on the target readership (people for whom "maquiladora" may not be such a familiar term).
"Sweatshop" might be another option, depending on the context, i.e. if you know it's meant in a derogatory sense.
The formal translation I use for "maquila" in most documents where I see it (business documents) is "in-bond manufacturing" and for "maquiladora" it's "in-bond manufacturing plant", but that clearly wouldn't work here.
"Sweatshop" might be another option, depending on the context, i.e. if you know it's meant in a derogatory sense.
The formal translation I use for "maquila" in most documents where I see it (business documents) is "in-bond manufacturing" and for "maquiladora" it's "in-bond manufacturing plant", but that clearly wouldn't work here.
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