Keywords
Auto industry
Mexico
Labor collective contracts
Labor relations.
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Abstract
This article analyzes the relationship between globalization and industrial relations in the Mexican automobile industry. Here industrial relations means the collective regulation's rules and practices of work conditions and employment relationships. The article presents some general characteristics of industrial relations in the automobile industry as well as a comparison between two automobile companies, based on case studies. Placing the findings in the contexts of the whole automobile industry, the article address the question of how the work conditions are changing at the industry level. Finally, some future scenarios related to industrial relations in the Mexican automobile industry are proposed.
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