Because of the current pandemic, Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera presently does not take delegations to the border.
The CFO report below details the situation for maquila workers.  For updates, follow our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/austintancerca as well as this website.

CFO Report on the Situation in the Maquila Industry in Northern Mexico,  April 15, 2020

https://www.maquilasolidarity.org/sites/default/files/attachment/Maquila_workers_and-the_covid_19_pandemic_CFO_April_2020.pdf

Despair and Disparity:  The Uneven Burdens of COVID-19, by David Bacon, May 4, 2020

https://truthout.org/articles/following-mexicos-worker-strikes-the-us-steps-in-to-keep-border-factories-open/?utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

Fighting COVID and Defending Workers' Rights in Northern Mexico, by Maquila Solidarity Network, November 16, 2020

https://www.maquilasolidarity.org/en/fighting-covid-and-defending-workers-rights-northern-mexico-0