Mark Oliveira March 19‚ 2014 Socio 1A Mrs. Gottfried Video Response: Maquilapolis Maquilapolis seems to me that it is doing more harm than good. I thought well it’s creating jobs for people so they can live happily‚ but it’s just big name companies exploiting non skilled workers. It really surprises me that the United States and Mexico let things get the way they were in the video. I agree with the women that are standing up to the companies they should fight to get better treatment and they
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The film‚ A Killer Bargain‚ explores the health dangers Indian cotton farmers face. These farmers spray harmful pesticides without any protective gear or other safety precautions‚ and some of these pesticides are so dangerous that they are banned in western countries. Larger manufacturers are aware that India has fewer rules on pesticides‚ so they strategically place their factories there. For example‚ the Cheminova factory from a Danish pesticide company transmits illegal pollution that gives those
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of poor women are put to work to assemble goods for export. The supply of women is so great that these women are treated with no value. Border industrialization began to rise and power companies such as Samsung and RCA‚ as evident in the movie‚ Maquilapolis (2006) by Vicky Funari and Sergio de la Torre‚ by always having lines of women ready and willing to work. Mexican government officials viewed the Maquiladora Program in a positive light‚ claiming it to be “an integral part of Mexico’s strategy
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Lesson Plan: Examine Labor Practices in the Garment Industry OVERVIEW: This lesson plan is designed to be used in conjunction with the film Made in L.A.‚ a film that follows the struggle of three Latina immigrants working for fair labor conditions in Los Angeles’s garment factories. Note: This film has bilingual subtitles throughout and is fully accessible to English and Spanish speakers. This lesson compares current conditions in the garment industry with those at the turn of the 20th century.
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