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watch the documentary ¡®China Blue¡¯ (2005) about sweatshops in China. discuss it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9gO9MgSO7A&t=130s answer some of this question in article Opportunities 1. Why do the workers in the film want to leave the countryside? What would they do if they stayed home? 2. What role does gender play in the story? What choices do the factory girls have if they want to leave? What other jobs do you think they could get? 3. Why would a factory owner like Mr. Lam prefer to hire exclusively very young girls? Who benefits? 1. We all know that conditions in these sweatshops are bad. Why are American companies still willing to have their goods produced there? 2. Compare the conditions for workers with conditions for factory workers in the US. What is the difference? Why do you think conditions may be better in the US? What role does the nation-state play in regulating labor conditions? 3. How has globalization benefitted Mr. Lam? What about Jasmine? Do you think that this sort of inequality proves or disproves the claim that ¡®everyone benefits?¡± What can we do? 1. What do you think ¡°corporate social responsibility ¡°means? Can corporations be at the same time socially responsible and make a profit? How? 2. Who do you think is more responsible for the bad conditions in the factory, Mr. Lam the manager or the foreign purchasers? Who do you think has more power to improve things for the workers? 3. Is a company¡¯s record on social compliance a factor when you shop? Do you think people in America are willing or able to spend more money on ¡°sweatshop-free¡± clothing? 4. Why do you think governments around the world are not doing more to give workers greater legal protections? How can citizens pressure governments to stop this vicious cycle?