Matamoros : the human face of globalization /
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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| Item Description: | "New free trade agreements initiated by the US government threaten the health and environment of the people of the Americas. This video contains graphic images of the effects of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, on one particular city in Mexico near the US border, called Matamoros. NAFTA encourages US companies to build factories or maquiladoras, in border towns like Matamoros, Mexico escaping tough pollution control laws, labor standards, and taxes that pay for social and environmental needs. Matamoros - the human face of globalization, reveals the alarming environmental and human toll of NAFTA-style free trade. The people of Matamoros, attracted by the jobs the maquiladoras promise, suffer low wages, inadequate housing, poor sanitation and disease..." - from back cover. "Matamoros - the human face of globalization was produced by Act Now Productions and The Sierra Club." - from back cover. "Distributed by Video Project" - from back cover. Videorecording. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (11 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD. |