At first when I heard we are going to watch a film about how Walmarts are effecting the whole consumer population, I wasn’t very interested; because I thought the only effect Walmart is bringing to the society is that they threatened shops to close down. After I watch the film, I found very surprising that Walmart is affecting not just other competent but also the whole economy, society, and the labor system.
It is very sad to see how the people who worked there often don’t get the salary as they were promised, they have to work overtime, and some of the workers are even locked inside the market. They’ve sacrificed so many and time working for Walmart things but Walmart gives no return or whatsoever back to them. I was angry by the fact that none of the people in the Walmart’s leadership stood up and be responsible for the water contamination they made and they really wants to commit what they’ve done.
The part that I had the most impression on is the young Chinese girl who worked in a factory for making products that sells to Walmart. What shocked me the most is that, the situation of cheap labors and workers having unfair working and living condition has once occurred in Industrial Revolution in the US and Eastern Europe, and now, it is happening in China. In China, there are still so many people work for long hours and are forced to live in a tiny crowded department. China had just begun their industrial development in recent years. I personally do not want to see any tragedy that occurred during Industrial Revolution (around 18th and early 19th) to occur in the 21 century again. Not just the pollution China is making that contributes to the disruption of this world but also the cheap labor system they are using now may cause harm to their people, environment, and economy. Therefore, indeed we must do something to stop potential problem Walmat may cause, not just for the economy and environment, but also the humanity.
Monday, November 5, 2007
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