Checking the labels of our clothes, we´ve discovered today that many of the textiles sold in Spain have been produced in other countries. Many companies have outsourced their factories to places such as Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, China, Turkey, Thailand, Philippines, Pakistan or Mexico. Here you have some cartoons that show the reality of globalization in industry:
The first cartoon shows how the theory of capitalism can affect to the same people who are its main supporters:
This cartoon plays with a very know quote in the USA: it used to be "What´s good for General Motors (the car company) is good for America".
This one shows the dilemma of many Mexican workers:
The executive of this cartoon justifies outsourcing as a good thing for American citizens:
This one shows the reality of many companies of the developed countries: their workers live in other countries.
And the last one is focused on consumers.
The truth is that the high consumption levels of the most developed countries are only possible because many of the goods we enjoy come from countries where the working conditions and the rights of workers are not respected. If you´re interested in this topic, you can watch the following video about working conditions on the sweatshops in Bangladesh:
And if you want to take action, this is the link to the Playfair 2012 Campaign. This is an international campaign whose purpose is to put pressure on the sport companies that produce sportwear in outsourced factories in Asia. You can send an e-mail to the major companies and ask them to respect the rights of their workers:
You can also play the game "Unfair factory" and learn how´s a workday in the sweatshops:
