Globalization...UGH

We watched a video on globalization and the fights women had with factory jobs. These women take lower paying jobs and are put into dangerous situations. Some of the women were developing sores on their faces and arms as well as their children from what the factory was outputting. The film was based in Mexico. One thing that bothered me was the United States said looked very civilized and Mexico looked in shambles.  The women of Mexico started to learn about the rights they had and when the factory shut down and they were not paid for the work they had done, the factory did not want to pay them. It was encouraging that these few women fought for what they believed in but how can a company who makes millions or maybe billions of dollars just turn their backs on these workers. The factory was set up as almost a hierarchy, then men were usually the managers of sort while the women did all the factory work. These women worked long hours and barely earned enough to take care of their families. Most were single mothers and barely slept because when they were not working they had to take care or their children. The environment cause by the factory in Mexico left the town in ruins. It took 10 years for these women to convince the government that it was their job to clean up the small town they destroyed. Again, these companies know what they are doing and to not take care of the people involved is horrible. In class we also talked about how to fix the situation of globalization but my thought is if there is anything that can actually be done. We buy what we have because of globalization and do we really want to have to pay more to stop the globalization? It is a very difficult question to ask. As for the Mexico's government, I feel they are partially to blame for what happened to these women. The government borrowed money and then promised the factory workers that the pay of the women's labor would not go up. So Mexico is hurting their women just as much. It is hard to completely understand everything involved with globalization but in my opinion the workers both men and women deserve to be treated fairly.