Plants and jobs exported to Mexico and China
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Plants and jobs exported to Mexico and China |
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Updated
6 March, 2013
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| [Reader asks:] "Where did
all the JOBS go ??" "Joe Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6 a.m. While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG). He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA), designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE) and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA). After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet (MADE IN INDIA) he sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO) to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN) to the radio (MADE IN INDIA) he got in his car (MADE IN GERMANY) and continued his search for a good paying AMERICAN JOB. At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day, Joe decided to relax for a while. He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL) poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE) and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA), and then wondered why he can't find a good paying job in AMERICA... |
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| 12/23/02: Utah: Mormon Church Cuts Hundreds of Jobs |
| US
Senior Citizens may live on tortillas and beans after Bush puts Mexicans
on our Social Security Pushed by the Mexican government, the Bush administration is working on a Social Security accord that would put tens of thousands of Mexicans onto the Social Security roster and send hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits south of the border. - (Invasion) |
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| Jobless rate rises in U.S., casting pall on holidays |
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12/07/02: California: Layoffs,
student fee hikes among the education options |
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| Mexican Officials
Promoting Prison Factories to U.S. Companies Looking to Cut Costs Mexican labor can no longer compete with Chinese - can Americans compete with Mexican prisoners? |
| 12/04/02: Ky.
Governor Orders 1,000 Jobs Cut 12/04/02: 245 jobs to be cut at plant in Galax - Vaughan Furniture Co. plans distribution unit Vaughan Furniture Co. said yesterday that it will convert its oldest plant in Galax, Va., to a distribution center, resulting in the loss of about 245 manufacturing jobs beginning in February. Increased competition from imported furniture and the sluggish domestic economy - both industrywide issues - are behind the decision, the company said. The T.G. Vaughan Plant, opened in 1923, will be converted to a distribution center serving the company's domestic needs and growing volume of furniture produced overseas, the company said. 12/03/02: Intelsat Laid Off 13% Of Work Force Over Weekend Intelsat Ltd. the No. 3 global-satellite operator, let go about 13% of its work force over the weekend, according to the company's director of communications. 12/03/02: Mass - Holmes Announces U.S. Plant Closings The Holmes Group, the maker of Rival kitchen accessories and Crock-Pot cookers, said today that it would lay off at least 800 workers as it closes all of its manufacturing operations in the United States by the end of January to expand in Asia. 12/03/02: Ohio - Board wants to talk firms out of leaving city The city's Economic Development Task Force wants to talk to every major employer in Cincinnati next week and compile a list of "at-risk" companies that might bail for the suburbs or leave Greater Cincinnati altogether. 11/30/02: Salvation Army affected by store closings Salvation Army officials said the recent shutdowns of over 600 K-Mart and Ames department stores across the country means fewer collectors this holiday season. Army Captain Tommy Rogers said the lack of spots, coupled with a lack of collectors, has taken it's toll. |
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American
truckers are worried about losing their jobs to Mexicans under Bush's
new open border trucking Asian
Workers Call for U.S. Gap Boycott to protest labor conditions
One Year After Enron Declared Bankruptcy, Employees Struggle, Overcome Obstacles |
| How
migrants - illegal and legal help the failing US economy WASHINGTON -- Migrants from around the world sent $23 billion last year to Latin America and the Caribbean A Mexican government agency, reported that $8.9 billion was sent home to Mexico alone last year; that amount is expected to reach $10 billion this year. |
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11/22/02: Congress
To Jobless: Bah Humbug! 11/22/02: Philly
Mayor Plans to Cut 2,500 Jobs |
| 11/21/02: Boeing:
Another 5,000 Job Cuts Necessary Next Year, Bringing Total to 35,000
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11/21/02: Morgan Stanley, the US investment bank, will axe around 2,000 staff worldwide Also: US bank in hot water after telling clients to pull out of unionised firms "Look for the union label - and run the other way," the analysts say in a research note 11/20/02: Kansas: Cessna to cut more workers |
| Illegal
aliens rewarded with green cards - license to steal American jobs LOS ANGELES -- Thai immigrants who were freed seven years ago from slave-like working conditions at a sweatshop have been granted permanent residency. The Immigration and Naturalization Service recently notified the 71 immigrants of their new legal status and will provide green cards within six months, attorney Julie Su said. "I am happy, happy, happy," Sirilac Rongsakare said outside a Los Angeles garment factory. After the raid, the workers filed lawsuits to collect years of back pay, eventually receiving more than $4 million in settlements. Since the Thai workers were freed, 22 have married and given birth to 18 babies. Most remain in the Los Angeles area sewing, cleaning homes and working at restaurants. - (Invasion) |
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11/19/02: Maryland: Black
& Decker Closing Maryland Plant, Cutting 1,300 Jobs - Moving to Mexico |
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| The Fruits of NAFTA: Canada
Closes Its Borders To Mexican Cantaloupe Ref: "The Fruits of NAFTA" "Soil in the area is poor, and farmers are quick to fertilize crops with human and animal feces..." |
| Illegal Mexicans Taking Real American's Jobs In Georgia - (forum) - (Invasion) |
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Rules Proposed to Require Companies to Report Offshore Relocations |
Microsoft
to Invest $400M in India - more
American jobs will be lost to cheap foreign labor NEW
DELHI, India -- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced Tuesday that
his company would invest $400 million to improve computer literacy and expand
his company's activities in India. The announcement came a day after he
pledged $100 million to fight AIDS in India. Gates said his company would
also set up 10 Microsoft Information Technology Academy Centers in partnership
with Indian states. - (American
Worker) |
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| No losses for biggest bosses - Thousands get laid off but CEOs still make millions |
| New Wave Of Layoffs - (forum) |
| "Afta NAFTA they'll give us the SHAFTA - and it's coming around again. - (forum) |
| If Wal-Mart comes to your town, kill it - by Jim Hightower - (forum) |
| Guest Editorial: Overseas jobs amount to discrimination - by Jerry Lisewych |
NAFTA: El Paso jeans maker to lay off 1,200 - sends
jobs to Mexico  EL
PASO -- VF Jeanswear, the company that makes Lee and Wrangler jeans,
will close two plants in December and May and layoff about 1,200 employees.
In the last year, VF has already laid off more than 1,000 El Paso workers
in a push to cut costs. Most of the layoffs were from the two plants now
being closed. Weak jeans sales this year and expected slow sales next year led the jeans maker once again to cut its work force in the United States and shift more production to VF's lower-cost factories in Mexico, Honduras and Costa Rica Ref: Wrangler Jeans: Made in..Mexico? by Angry White Female |
Too many unemployed? - No problem
- start a war THE TRAGEDY OF YOUTH Their Generation, Now Unemployed, Must Fight the War Then Become Slaves in Red State That Follows by Francis P. Yockey |
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