Cavite Economic Zone

The Cavite Export Processing Zone was created by virtue of Presidential Proclamation Nos.

[3] In the last few years, development has been ongoing on the General Trias side of the Cavite Export Processing Zone, which has now become the Cavite Export Processing Zone II.

It is a 51.47-hectare (127.2-acre) Special Economic Zone located in Barangay Bacao II, General Trias, Cavite, developed and operated by Majestic Technical Skills Development and Landscape Corporation.

[4][5] In her 1999 book No Logo, Canadian writer Naomi Klein examined the Cavite Economic Zone as a paradigm for export processing zones in developing countries.

[8] In her discussions with workers in the Cavite Economic Zone, Klein documented explicit anti-union messaging,[9] long and non-negotiable work shifts which were subject to sudden and frequent change,[10] deaths and miscarriages due to overwork,[11] and concerns about health risks due to hazardous chemical exposure.