{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ecommerce On Tap","title":"Mexico Manufacturing: Why \"Cheap Labor\" Isn't the Real Reason Brands Are Moving | Javier Zarazúa","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/13a055c3\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3687,"description":"Kicking off our Mexico season with Javier Zarazúa Ruiz, Managing Partner of JL Nearshoring Mexico and a 25-year veteran of manufacturing operations at Caterpillar and Adient. Everyone assumes brands are moving to Mexico for cheap labor — the real gap is about a dollar an hour. Javier and Aaron break down what's actually driving the shift: tariffs, transit time, and 60 years of industrial infrastructure most people think started in 2018.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/wnAqx4kSc44rvinPQKoXfUdJEYTnM0g-Kvm15K6WfNw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80YWIx/OGMwNDI3NmYxY2Rk/NGJmNDA2MmUzZjVi/ODUyOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}