In the novel, Where am I wearing by Kelsey Timmerman, Timmerman travels around the world in search of the factories where his favorite clothes were made. He travels to developing countries such as Honduras, Bangladesh, Cambodia, and China to see different factory workers, and the lives that they live. His main goal is to see if factory workers in developing countries live a life with good working conditions and make enough money to support themselves and their families. He tries to learn how globalization, which is defined as the interaction and integration of different countries, affects the lives of people nationwide. Timmerman shows mixed views on the impact of globalization in developing countries. He shows positive views because the
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As Timmerman travels, he notices that factory workers are paid extremely low quantities. This is especially evident in China, where he meets two married workers that have very low wages. Zhu Chun and Dewan are the names of these workers, and they express to Timmerman their wages. Timmerman recalls them saying that after they pay rent and send money home, they only have $3 per day with which to eat, buy necessities, and pay off their debt (Timmerman 117). A quarter pound cheeseburger at McDonalds costs $3.79, which is more than Zhu Chun and Dewan have to spend on all of their meals, and other necessities. For an American, it seems impossible that two people could have less than $3 to spend on food every day, but in China, that is a struggle that many factory workers face. Timmerman views this as a negative impact towards globalization because the workers in factories have little money to spend on necessities, and can barely survive in their lives. Workers have to struggle to meet daily obligations, and globalization does not help them to live a life out of poverty, and as a result, many factory workers are forced to have to live in …show more content…
As Timmerman travels to China, he is told by a couple of factory workers that in order to secure their job at their factory, they work extra hours without pay just to impress their bosses. He recalls that Zhu Chun and Dewan work extra hours in China that can sometimes be an 18 hour day, but don’t get paid for their extra hours, instead, they just feel more secure that they will keep their job. Timmerman sees this as a negative aspect of globalization because although more workers are able to get jobs, these jobs are not very secure, and people have to take certain precautions to avoid being laid off of their job. So all in all, even though workers get jobs, they don’t feel confident they will keep these jobs, and as a result, they are forced to work many extra hours. This is also evident in Cambodia, when Nari tells Timmerman that she had to bribe an interviewer to get a job. This shows that in many countries around the world, workers don’t feel confident with just doing what they are asked, they feel that to be able to obtain and maintain a job, they have to go above and beyond what is expected. However, his is unfair to the workers because doing what they are told should be enough, they should not have to do extra work to get the same pay and
As Timmerman travels, he notices that factory workers are paid extremely low quantities. This is especially evident in China, where he meets two married workers that have very low wages. Zhu Chun and Dewan are the names of these workers, and they express to Timmerman their wages. Timmerman recalls them saying that after they pay rent and send money home, they only have $3 per day with which to eat, buy necessities, and pay off their debt (Timmerman 117). A quarter pound cheeseburger at McDonalds costs $3.79, which is more than Zhu Chun and Dewan have to spend on all of their meals, and other necessities. For an American, it seems impossible that two people could have less than $3 to spend on food every day, but in China, that is a struggle that many factory workers face. Timmerman views this as a negative impact towards globalization because the workers in factories have little money to spend on necessities, and can barely survive in their lives. Workers have to struggle to meet daily obligations, and globalization does not help them to live a life out of poverty, and as a result, many factory workers are forced to have to live in …show more content…
As Timmerman travels to China, he is told by a couple of factory workers that in order to secure their job at their factory, they work extra hours without pay just to impress their bosses. He recalls that Zhu Chun and Dewan work extra hours in China that can sometimes be an 18 hour day, but don’t get paid for their extra hours, instead, they just feel more secure that they will keep their job. Timmerman sees this as a negative aspect of globalization because although more workers are able to get jobs, these jobs are not very secure, and people have to take certain precautions to avoid being laid off of their job. So all in all, even though workers get jobs, they don’t feel confident they will keep these jobs, and as a result, they are forced to work many extra hours. This is also evident in Cambodia, when Nari tells Timmerman that she had to bribe an interviewer to get a job. This shows that in many countries around the world, workers don’t feel confident with just doing what they are asked, they feel that to be able to obtain and maintain a job, they have to go above and beyond what is expected. However, his is unfair to the workers because doing what they are told should be enough, they should not have to do extra work to get the same pay and