China blue

Titre
China blue

Sommaire
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

Date de publication comme intervalle
2005

Globalization Trilogy #2

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

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

Terme de vedette-matière
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.

Terme géographique
China -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.

Vedette secondaire - Nom collectif
Peled, Micha X.
 
Bullfrog Films, inc.
 
Independent Television Service.
 
Teddy Bear Films.

Résumé
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.

CUP
806838131790

Informations de publication
Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films : San Francisco, CA : Teddy Bear Films, 2005.


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