Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/178855 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Citation: 
[Journal:] Economic and Environmental Studies (E&ES) [ISSN:] 2081-8319 [Volume:] 14 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Opole University, Faculty of Economics [Place:] Opole [Year:] 2014 [Pages:] 163-175
Publisher: 
Opole University, Faculty of Economics, Opole
Abstract: 
Although traditionally the maquiladora industry had succeeded in strengthening the Mexican economic growth, this has been also criticized because their collateral effects not only on environment but also on working conditions of the maquiladora workers. This study has the purpose of deepening the actual understanding of the diverging occupational and safety practices undertaken in the Mexican maquiladora industry by evaluating the Safety and Health Programs in nine Maquiladoras in the cities of Mexicali, Hermosillo, and Nogales. Using the OSHA's Program Evaluation Profile (PEP) form OSHA-195, this study found evidence that the production patterns in this industry are changing toward a more sustainable system. In this context, the maintaining of safety and health programs has been important to improve working conditions on maquiladoras facilities.
Subjects: 
Sustainable Production
occupational health
Safety and Occupational Health Programs
Maquiladoras
Document Type: 
Article

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