POV. Hecho en Los Angeles. Made in L. A
Description
Made in L.A. traces the moving transformation of three Latina garment workers on the fault lines of global economic change who decide they must resist. Through a groundbreaking lawsuit and consumer boycott, they fight to establish an important legal and moral precedent holding an American retailer liable for the labor conditions under which its products are manufactured. But more than this, Made in L.A. provides an insider's view into both the struggles of recent immigrants and into the organizing process itself: the enthusiasm, discouragement, hard-won victories and ultimate self-empowerment.
Runtime
70 minutes
Series
Subjects
- Sweatshops (4)
- Labor laws and legislation (14)
- Clothing workers (7)
- Women foreign workers (5)
- Clothing trade (48)
- Employee rights (9)
Contributor
Geography
Genre
Database
Alexander Street
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