impact of globalization on labor

Priscilla PartawBusiness in Peru and Latin

AmericaUniversidad San Ignacio de

LoyolaProfessor Edison Alves

IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON LABOR

WHAT IS GLOBALIZATION?

• Increased Competition• Lower Prices of Goods• Foreign Investment• Increased Security

Worldwide• Quicker and Easier

Transfer of Information• Technological

Advancements

• Exploitation of People & Resources (forced, child labor, lack of water resources, pollution, etc)

• Eroding of States Sovereignty and Control

• Income Inequality• Loss of Cultural Identity• Increased competition can put

small businesses at a disadvantage as many do not have the resources to operate on a global scale.

• Lack of Access to the Benefits of Globalization for Those Living in Poverty

• Less Accountability

Positive Negative

IMPACTS

Picture Painted For Us Reality

TODAY

DO YOU WAKE UP ON THE WRONG SIDE…?

Most of the people in the world do.

WAGES

Extreme poverty remains a daily reality for more than 1 billion people who live on less than $1 a day. 

WORKING CONDITIONS

HOW SHOULD WE PROCEED FROM HERE?