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THE GREAT TRADE ROBBERY
Read the article on www.u2.com and post your comments here.
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I wish I knew more about this subject. But I do know that one of the two reasons I oppose China being treated with "favord trade status" is because of the way the workers are treated. Is that what the "Big Noise" organization is kinda about?
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the only way the abuses of globalization will be iced is if consumer boycotts and bad PR amount to greater costs than would be experienced if they were to simply treat their employees fairly and equitably. imo ------------------ one half of the worlds population has never used a telephone |
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I have to write a 40 page senior Finance project paper to finish my degree, and I'm asking my prof if I can write about 3rd world debt relief (gee, wonder how I got interested in THAT topic
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Hey Sula, if you want, write about the MAI (Multilateral Agreement on Investments) - this is going to be a tuff one if it´s pushed through.
Hmmm, Mexico is a good example. Maquiladoras. And in China there are about 7 mil of workers (mostly female) doing their job in miserable conditions/ surroundings. Does anyone know more about the clothes´ companies´ names involved? Everyone? Benetton? Nike? |
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it is not just clothes either. electronics and even significant portions of cars come from maquiladoras or Export Processing Zones. though it's publication is now a few years old, and most of it's research was done over the previous couple of years, naomi klein's 'no logo' is a good synopsis of modern corporate mannerisms whether it be in the west where they focus intently on branding or in the southern and eastern nations where everything is manufactured for dirt cheap. the website, no logo is also quite good. |
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