AntiGlobalization

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Anti-Globalization
Yin Chan Michael Chung Khai Trieu
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Agenda

• Definition Globalization/Anti
• Movements /Causes of Anti-globalization
• Pros and Cons of Globalization
• Why Anti-globalization?
• Question

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Globalization

• Defined as the people of the world are unified
  into a single society and function together
• Investment funds and business to move beyond
  domestic to national markets
• The reduction and removal of barriers
• Can be measured in four main categories
• Goods and Services Imports Exports
• Labor Migration
• Capital Investment
• Technology Information Technology

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Anti-Globalization

• Anti-Globalization
• A term ascribed to the political stance of groups
  and individuals who oppose aspects of
  globalization in its present form.
• A Social Movement
• Participants are united in opposition to
• Political power of large corporations
• Trade Agreements that undermines the environment
  and labor rights.

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Anti-Globalization Movements
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• J18
• June 18, 1999
• London, UK Eugene, Oregon

Seattle/N30 November 30, 1999 5,000 protesters
blocked delegates entrance to WTO meetings in
Seattle Protesters forced the cancellation of the
opening ceremony and lasted the length of the
meeting until December 3
Genoa July 18 July 20, 2001 Biggest
anti-globalization gathering in history, 250,000
protesters against the G8 meeting in Genoa, Italy
3 dead, hundreds hospitalized
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People Say About Globalizations

• Economic Globalization caused several social ills
  today such as deterioration of environment
  worldwide (global warming), third world debts,
  animal rights, child labor and anarchism.
• Target anti-globalization WTO (free trade), IMF
  (bank loans while the countries were in crisis),
  and World Bank (long term loans).
• Exploitation of world poor, workers and
  environment.

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People Say About Globalizations

• It make easier for the rich companies act with
  less accountability
• Countries individuals culture are becoming
  overpowered by Americanization. (MacDonald and
  Star buck, Wal-Mart)
• Globalization target profit
• Anti-Globalization saw what were and will
  happening in the world and fights for global
  justice.

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Globalization Pros Cons

• Pros
• Worldwide market for companies and the people.
• Productivity growth among countries that produces
  goods and services in which they have a
  comparative advantage.
• More access to products of different countries
• Open economy spurs fresh innovative ideas from
  abroad.
• More influx information between two different
  countries
• Cross cultural mix of ideas, in time adopt
  favorable idea.
• World Power.
• Politics merging that is beneficial for everyone.
• Minimizing compartmentalized powers.

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Pros Cons (contd)

• Cons
• Job Lost
• Due to imports or productions shift abroad.
• Service and white-collar jobs Vulnerable to
  operations relocating offshore.
• Western Employees
• Lose their competitive advantages companies
  build advanced factories in low wage countries,
  making them just as productive and thus shifting
  quality to other countries.
• Fear of losing job, companies operating under
  pressure.
• Face pay-cut demands from employers, which often
  threaten to export jobs.
• Corporations
• Threat of corporate take-over, a lot of power
  through globalization.

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Why Anti-Globalization?

• Environmental
• Global warming issues
• Biodiversity lost
• Species extinction
• Pollution
• Developing countries depend upon agriculture and
  this will particularly be effected by global
  warming.
• Developed countries exporting hazardous waste to
  developing countries.

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Why Anti-Globalization?

• Economical
• Exploitation of third world country resources.
• February 26 2007 Starbucks Vs. Ethiopian Coffee
• Plead for Starbucks support to trademark 3 of
  its coffees in U.S.
• 1lb beans average price 1.45 generator fuel
  bank interest labor transports less than 1
• 2432 Ethiopian farmer .55 a day.

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Why Anti-Globalization? (contd)

• Cultural
• Local and minority cultures are diminishing
• Western influences engulf developing countries
• Global expansion McDonalds
• 100 countries
• Serves 50 million people daily

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Why anti-globalization? (contd)

• Women and Children
• Majority of sweatshops employ female.
• 3 major issues subjected to workers
• Wal-Mart 60,000 plus suppliers in 70 countries.
• Child labor as Ages 4
• Nike factories in Pakistan.
• 1996 12-year-old Tariq
• Stitching Soccer Balls
• .60 a day 45 balls

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Why anti-globalization? (contd)

• Human rights
• Other issues arise correlating with sweatshops.
• Wal-Mart Code of Conducts and human rights is
  promoted to the public, but not regulated or
  implemented on workers. Strictly their interest
  is not the welfare of others, instead, their
  generating profits.
• Nike In Pakistan it is clearly documented that
  child labor is against the law, but the
  government carries lack of willingness to do
  anything about it

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Question?

• Should we support Globalization?