»»Outsourcing Transportation to Mexico threaten US jobs
China’s entry into the WTO, the end of the Multifiber Act, along many other factors intervened lately on the global scene, have increased the importation in USA of cheap commodities from the Far East through the West Coast, making Los Angeles and Long Beach the largest ports in the country.
These two ports alone accounted for 68 percent of the West Coast total container units processed and are the largest employers in California.
Import transportation and distribution seemed to represent industries able to create new career opportunities, after the massive loss of jobs recorded in manufacturing due to deindustrialization and move of factories overseas.
However, it appears now that such industries could be offshored to Mexico. By taking advantage of the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), US companies are developing container terminals in Mexico and using that country as a land bridge and labor pool to deliver shipping containers to destinations in the United States at discount prices.
That raises fears about new job cuts in US. (Full story)
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