China blue

Título
China blue

Resumen
This documentary visits a Chinese blue-jean factory, where female workers are trying to survive a harsh working environment. But when the factory owner agrees to a deal with his Western client that forces his teenage workers to work around the clock, a confrontation becomes inevitable. "China Blue", which was made without permission from the Chinese authorities, offers an alarming report on the economic pressures applied by Western companies and the resulting human consequences, as the real profits are made--and kept--in first-world countries. The unexpected ending makes the connection between the exploited workers and U.S. consumers even clearer. Providing perspectives from both the top and bottom levels of the factoryś hierarchy, the film looks at complex issues of globalization from the human level.

Container title also in Chinese: Zhongguo zheng lan

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2005

Globalization Trilogy #2

Descripción física
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Nota general
This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.

Término de la materia
Globalization -- Economic aspects.
 
Child labor -- China.
 
Employee rights -- China.
 
Sweatshops -- China.
 
Factory system -- China.
 
Women clothing workers -- China.
 
Women employees.
 
Jeans (Clothing) -- China.
 
Clothing trade -- China.
 
Work environment -- China.

Término geográfico
China -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.

Autor corporativo añadido
Peled, Micha X.
 
Bullfrog Films, inc.
 
Independent Television Service.
 
Teddy Bear Films.

Síntesis
This documentary visits a Chinese blue-jean factory, where female workers are trying to survive a harsh working environment. But when the factory owner agrees to a deal with his Western client that forces his teenage workers to work around the clock, a confrontation becomes inevitable. "China Blue", which was made without permission from the Chinese authorities, offers an alarming report on the economic pressures applied by Western companies and the resulting human consequences, as the real profits are made--and kept--in first-world countries. The unexpected ending makes the connection between the exploited workers and U.S. consumers even clearer. Providing perspectives from both the top and bottom levels of the factoryś hierarchy, the film looks at complex issues of globalization from the human level.

UPC
806838131790

Información de publicación
Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films : San Francisco, CA : Teddy Bear Films, 2005.


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