Work in La Morita
The new homeowner that we are working with is Erica in the Colonia of La Morita. The house is being built inside what was going to be a repair shop. This was the first worksite that had a portapot.
We were here in Tijuana in October 2021. COVID was the main concern at the time and most people remained masked. Masks are required in stores and restaurants. We see a few people without masks but they are in the minority!
We are working to the east in a Colonia called La Morita. When we first came here 20+ years ago La Morita seemed like a frontier town with all the dirt roads. It took us an hour to get to the worksite. They have added many 4 lane concrete highways since then but still takes an hour.
The highways are crowded due to the steady increase in population. People come here for jobs in the factories, and traffic can be bumper to bumper at major intersections. Today we passed thirty or forty blue busses marked Mitsubishi. I thought that's what the factory is making but was told that the busses go out to the neighborhood to bring in workers.
There are no homes near the miles of factories we passed so people can't walk to work. Was asked if there was a minimum wage here and were told that it is $15 for a ten hour work day. The students at the College of Wooster have told us that a living wage is $15.00 per hour. We still have a lot of people still coming to Tijuana.
John Muskopf
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