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The growth of cheap labour in the third world is not a new occurence, however, the global mobility of resources has only become evident in the past three decades, when outsourcing became pivital to any global corporation's bottom line. This is shown through the article "The Discarded Factory", whereby the facts are exposed in relation to the inner workings of the factory and those that work inside. This mobility of resources has meant trans-national corporations (TNC) can shift production of their good to where it is cheapest - The Philippines, for example, are an easy target; low GDP, corruptable multi-leveled government, high unemployment and low minimum wages, make them an ideal place to trade, temporarily of course. The low paid new employees are forced to work all day shifts without toilet breaks. They seem a world away from the modern, unionised workforce of their Western predecessors. In imitation of the 'Nike model', thousands upon thousands of North American jobs have been lost purely because they are relatively expensive.
Approximate Word count = 622
Approximate Pages = 2.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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