Globalization

Globalization

Globalization is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange.
Although globalization has increased the production of goods and services and helped create more wealth in developing countries, it is not helping to close the gap between the world's poorest countries and the world's richest.
The role of less economically developed countries in the world market is mainly to provide the North and West with cheap labour and raw materials. This allows the richest countries to take full advantage and continue to dominate the world trade at the expense of developing countries. This is shown in 'The Globalization Tapes', a film made by union members from palm oil plantations in Indonesia to document their exploration of globalization and how unions around the world can support each other.

A particularly empowering quote from the documentary is:
"If are united in our struggle against worker oppression, united in our search for truth amidst lies, united for a truly participatory democratic economic system, the possibilities are only limited by our courage, our determination, and our capacity to imagine"

Link to the documentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPy5t7BVYCg&list=PL82A7BE1E55D6B075&feature=player_embedded