Jocelyne Uruchima
John Smithers
Sociology 100
December 5, 2014
Contemporary Social Issues: Made in L.A. In United States the undocumented are seen as lower class, they are treated unfairly for not being able to talk English and not having a higher education status. Till this day the undocumented cant receive a great stable job. In the movie Made in L.A. it shows how immigrants struggle to fight for their right to work in a good conditions, have reasonable salary and stable job. While growing up I heard stories and saw the things my family had to go through because they didn’t have papers. They always complained that they weren’t having enough hours or they were not being paid like the others. Also they would mention how cold and dirty their …show more content…
In the film, Made in L.A. the women work in garment sweatshops receiving a pay of 13 cents per clothing. This film showed how the work conditions were badly and they worked all they had inside of them to support their family. I never knew there was such thing in this country until I watched the film, and doing a some research I found out that “There are 22,000 sewing shops nationwide employing one million workers, including an estimated 140,000 mostly Latino and Asian workers--80 percent women-- who are employed in 5,000 legal sewing shops and 1,000 sweatshops that operate without authorization in California”(Immigration and Sweatshops). The workers in the sweatshops are mostly women, since they have tiny hands they can work faster than men. The rooms are crowded and it’s easier for women to get around. With the bad conditions women were often prone to urinary infections since there weren’t manly toilets. According to Tabibul Islam in sweatshops there are also sexual harassment, at least 20 percent of women are engaged in sex in the sweatshops. Men have a different role comparing to the women. Men are usually given supervisor positions. But not all men have the opportunity to have this; some are stick just doing hard labor jobs. Since men are seen as the masculine they do the heavy jobs, such as carrying boxes. Documentation is a big part of the work field. Like those in the film, Made in L.A. they fought for 3 years to receive the same opportunities as those with documentation. For 3 years they fought to raise their pay rate to at least minimum wage and also have normal 8 hours a day. For example, Maria Pineda is a Mexican who suffered to support her three children; she never had the chance to spend time with her kids. Now after the three years she gets to spend time with them only working 40 hours a day. “Trapped in the sweatshop segments of the
John Smithers
Sociology 100
December 5, 2014
Contemporary Social Issues: Made in L.A. In United States the undocumented are seen as lower class, they are treated unfairly for not being able to talk English and not having a higher education status. Till this day the undocumented cant receive a great stable job. In the movie Made in L.A. it shows how immigrants struggle to fight for their right to work in a good conditions, have reasonable salary and stable job. While growing up I heard stories and saw the things my family had to go through because they didn’t have papers. They always complained that they weren’t having enough hours or they were not being paid like the others. Also they would mention how cold and dirty their …show more content…
In the film, Made in L.A. the women work in garment sweatshops receiving a pay of 13 cents per clothing. This film showed how the work conditions were badly and they worked all they had inside of them to support their family. I never knew there was such thing in this country until I watched the film, and doing a some research I found out that “There are 22,000 sewing shops nationwide employing one million workers, including an estimated 140,000 mostly Latino and Asian workers--80 percent women-- who are employed in 5,000 legal sewing shops and 1,000 sweatshops that operate without authorization in California”(Immigration and Sweatshops). The workers in the sweatshops are mostly women, since they have tiny hands they can work faster than men. The rooms are crowded and it’s easier for women to get around. With the bad conditions women were often prone to urinary infections since there weren’t manly toilets. According to Tabibul Islam in sweatshops there are also sexual harassment, at least 20 percent of women are engaged in sex in the sweatshops. Men have a different role comparing to the women. Men are usually given supervisor positions. But not all men have the opportunity to have this; some are stick just doing hard labor jobs. Since men are seen as the masculine they do the heavy jobs, such as carrying boxes. Documentation is a big part of the work field. Like those in the film, Made in L.A. they fought for 3 years to receive the same opportunities as those with documentation. For 3 years they fought to raise their pay rate to at least minimum wage and also have normal 8 hours a day. For example, Maria Pineda is a Mexican who suffered to support her three children; she never had the chance to spend time with her kids. Now after the three years she gets to spend time with them only working 40 hours a day. “Trapped in the sweatshop segments of the