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The documentary made of after the life of the lower class of people in garment factories that are used to provide cheap labor. The documentary revealed the dark side of where clothes are from. There life there needs and their working condition. As viewed from the documentary, the life of the people who provide the labor to make our clothes is of a poor environment. While there are few benefiting from the work of many invaluable people at the base of the chain, hose providing the cheap labor by taking advantage of their poverty. The documentary showed the real truth of where our clothes are really from. These are some of the effects of globalization and capitalism mode of production. As the globalization emerged and people started to design

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