01:450:103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sweatshop
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Power geometries: resource extraction in south america & africa, industrial production in asia, consumption in europe & north america, business hq in north america. Uzbekistan - raw materials; one of major cotton producer; natural gas and cotton important for national economy. World bank was huge funder but disregarded human rights farmers must sell crops at government rates. Uzbekistan > china, bangladesh commodity chains unclear, not transparent ethically made = sweatshop free. H&m - hq in sweden (pro t in hq) Bangladeshi rana plaza collapse questions safety of factory workers in global south.