CHYS 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Living Wage, Whopper, Food Industry
3 Mar 2016
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Chys 1f90: introduction to child and youth studies. Lecture 8 child labour and work around the globe. Education is the number one pathway to success. Low paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement . Regular army of cheap, young, student labour (allan et al. , 2005, p. 417) Losing jobs to adults who need work. 36,000 mcdonalds in the world, located in 119 countries. Mcdonalds is the world"s largest restaurant company. If it folds, 2 million people are out of jobs. Mcdonalds is an example of cultural imperialism. Mcdonalds way is the only way things can be done. Travelling somewhere in the world and having something to remind them of home. Mcdonalds provides fast, quick, consistent, and comforting service everywhere. Service happens at the same time and in the same way every time. Example: the preparation time for a whopper is 23 seconds. Fast food workers strike across the u. s. in 150 cities.
