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Millikin University Business Memo LaVareon Campbell Globalization and World Economics MB520 Andrew Greta 9-20-23

1. Compare the conditions for garment workers you saw in the film to those in factories in the U.S. in the early 20th century. How are they similar and how are they different? Compare the conditions for garment workers to conditions for factory workers in the United States and other Western countries today. What is the difference? What do you think makes conditions better in some countries? What allowed workers in the West to secure better working conditions, higher salaries, health insurance, and a chance at entering the middle class? “The True Cost" documentary sheds light on the harsh conditions that were faced by the garment workers within the developing countries. Mainly in Asia, as they were producing some clothing for the western consumers. When comparing these conditions to those in factories in the U.S. and in the early 20 th century, we are going to have to take a dive into the similarities and differences. Things that I noticed were a part of the similarities between Garment workers and Early 20 th Century. Long hours stood out to me as workers were faced with excessively long working hours. Those shifts were between 12-16 hours, and you have and can see that today with some shifts being worked that long. Another thing that stuck out as well was low wage pay, wages earned by garment workers today in some developing countries are somewhat comparable. Unsafe working conditions is another one to point out that both have in common, it’s hot and buildings weren’t in stable condition to work in. Being exposed to all toxic chemicals and dangerous machinery was a big downfall as well. Safety measures in the early 20 th century were a huge issue as well. Secondly, to get into the differences between the workers and early 20th century one topic I will be focusing on is Legal Protections. The laws were different from the 20 th century to how the Garment labor laws and regulations in the western countries are today. The 20th century had less minimal legal protection than at the time. Organizations such as the unions and workers within the movements in western countries played a huge role in trying to secure better

conditions. Many developing countries tend to have weaker labor movements, making it harder for the garment workers to push for their rights within the industry. However, the conditions for Garment workers in developing countries vs Western Countries today have more differences that tend to stick out over similarities. Wages and Benefits are of course going to be different and that is for many reasons being able to have access to social safety nets and opportunities inside and outside of these jobs as well. Garment workers in western countries today seem to generally be into enjoying higher wages and better benefits like no one else would. This includes health insurance and benefits to help better them along where they need to go. Also, Western Countries enforce stricter safety regulations and workplace exceptions, so therefore this can reduce the risk of things happening within industrial work. This can include guidelines for workplace ventilation, fire safety protocol and chemical exposure. Another thing to think about is the labor unions in the western countries help to speak out for better working conditions and higher wages on behalf of the workers. This helped lead onto the establishment of middle-class jobs with decent pay and benefits. Several different factors contribute to better working conditions in Western countries today. Such as strong labor movements, social welfare systems, economic development and regulations and enforcement. These different factors pushed a movement that has historically allowed workers to have a say in their rights and make way for better conditions. Social welfare within western countries helps give back so they have unemployment benefits, healthcare for their children and themselves. Other safety protocols to protect themselves within the workplace.

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The conditions for garment workers in developing countries and in the early 20 th century share several similarities. However, we see a significant number of differences as well in the western countries today. With legal protection, health insurance and better opportunities for workers to enter the middle class in Western Countries. . If you were a worker at Fuyao, what would you do? If you were a manager at Fuyao, what would you do? How can commonality build bridges between co-workers of different backgrounds and experiences? If I were a worker at the plant Fuyao, my actions and what I prioritize would depend on my specific role and responsibilities within the company. However, in a more general sense I would consider a lot of principles within itself. I would have to consider my life outside of this job and do I work to work, or do I work for the money? Those things come into play when you consider any job in any field being able to provide not only for yourself but sometimes a family makes things completely different for everyone working around you. Regardless of the role, working diligently and making sure I am most efficient would be a standard I would hold myself too. Meeting or exceeding the job requirement set in place is very beneficial for my personal growth and will help contribute to the company’s success. Prioritizing my safety with what my role is would be very important as well. Would try to encourage my coworkers to do the same thing as well. If I or anyone around me is uncomfortable with how the company prioritizes the safety in the plant, hoping we would report or be made comfortable enough to do so. Striving to improve my skills and knowledge related to my role. Continuous learning has a lot of benefits, but it contributes to the company’s competitiveness and innovation on being

willing to learn every day. Also building positive work relationships with my supervisor or colleagues is a better workplace for all. No one wants to come to work and not feel comfortable with their peers around them. We need to all be able to come to work and grow as people but be able to push each other to grow as well. Shown in the documentary there was not good effective communication at all seeing that people lacked in their roles and areas of the workplace. They needed this to achieve their goals of getting the productive they needed every day. Given the diverse backgrounds and experiences within the plant, trying to be culturally sensitive and making sure to come off as respectful towards the colleagues. This became one of the greatest economic downturns since the great depression when Chinese and US culture combined to work together as one. Seeing this in the documentary started to force people to become more open to learning about different cultures and perspectives. Rob stood out too me as the furnace supervisor after spending two and half years at Fuyao he was let go for being too slow on the computer and job. He grew a real relationship with the Chinese people learning their language and taking time to hang with them outside of work such as fishing, shooting outside and getting to know what they like or live for. As a manager leading by example is very important, you can’t expect people to do something when you aren’t leading in the correct manner. Open communication will encourage openness and respectfulness across all levels of the organization. Making employees feel comfortable should be a number one priority. Being mentors and helping them grow relationships inside the organization is important as well. Seen in the “American Factory” showed management was terrible US workers and higher ups had no say so in anything at all. Both sides felt useless in a lot of different ways so therefore things wouldn’t get done or fixed at all because openness wasn’t a thing there.

Building bridges between co-workers of different backgrounds and experiences, especially in a multicultural workplace like Fuyao, makes it hard to be a productive environment. Given that beliefs and practices are always going to be too different. Mindsets as well and that tends to create an unsafe workspace and unfair treatment. Unwillingness to learn about who they are or what background they come from.

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Work Cited American Factory. Directed by Steven Bognar and Juila Reichert, Higher Ground Productions, 2019. The True Cost Documentary. Directed by Andrew Morgan, Untold Creative, 2015. "Workers’ Rights in the Clothing Industry and What Consumers Can Do." Ethical Consumer, 12 Apr. 2023, www.ethicalconsumer.org/fashion-clothing/workers-rights-clothing-industry-what-consumers-can-do. Accessed 20 Sept. 2023 .

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