TECMA Journal

A Decade of Rising Manufacturing Wages in China Between the years 2005 and 2016 manufacturing wages in China tripled to US $3.60 per hour.   During those same years, Mexican manufacturing wages dropped from US $2.20 to US $2.10 and Brazilian wages in the manufacturing sector dropped from US $2.90 to US $2.70.  In addition to […]

Trade War Between China and the US A trade war between China and the US has the potential to be greatly beneficial for Mexico in some important ways.  To begin with, Mexico can position itself to recover the part of the US market that it lost beginning in 2001 when China joined the World Trade […]

China Manufacturing in Mexico – Market Evolution China manufacturing in Mexico would not have been discussed twenty years ago.  Natural market evolution has created a notable paradigm shift where companies currently manufacturing in China are reviewing the benefits of moving manufacturing from China to Mexico.  The forces of tariffs are uncloaking the benefits of China manufacturing […]

Here’s What a Tecma Beach Party Looks Like! On Saturday, September 22nd the Tecma Tijuana family together with ARHITAC (Tijuana Maquiladora Human Resources Association) and Proyecto Fronterizo (Environmental Organization) participated in the Beach Cleanup Day called “Limpiemos la Playa”. With a Staff of 56 people between collaborators, their children, friends and family members, started the […]