Matamoros - The Human Face of Globalization.

This video reveals the alarming environmental and human toll of NAFTA, the free trade agreement of the Americas, initiated by the U.S. government, on the border-town, Matamoros, Mexico.. Through NAFTA, U.S. companies are encouraged to build factories in border-towns like Matamoros, escaping tough po...

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Corporate Authors: Video Project (Firm),$4dst, Kanopy (Firm),$4dst
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : The Video Project, 2001.
Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
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Summary:This video reveals the alarming environmental and human toll of NAFTA, the free trade agreement of the Americas, initiated by the U.S. government, on the border-town, Matamoros, Mexico.. Through NAFTA, U.S. companies are encouraged to build factories in border-towns like Matamoros, escaping tough pollution control laws, labor standards, and taxes that pay for social and environmental needs. The people of Matamoros, attracted by the promise of employment, suffer low wages, inadequate housing, poor sanitation and disease, revealing the true human face of globalization..
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Film
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (11 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time:00:10:45
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.