LIVES OF RMG

WORKERS AND
HIDDEN FACE OF THEIR ROLE IN
GLOBALIZATION GLOBAL
CLOTHING
CHAIN

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WHO ARE RMG • RMG stands for "Ready Made

WORKERS? Garments"
• They make most of the
clothing found in major
western supermarkets.
• They are mostly comprised of
young woman from ages 16 to
25.
• They work in large factories
and produce mass
amounts of clothing per hour
every day.
• Their working hours are
usually 15-20 hours per day
with barely any breaks in-
between.
Working Conditions (or lack
there of)
These RMG workers are paid 11 to 17
cents per day (which are starvation
wages). Which as you can imagine is
not a livable wage by any sort of
standard. Even though, they always
work overtime they don't get paid for it
and if they try to ask for their wages
that they worked for they get cursed,
beaten and imprisoned for exaggerated
charges.
Their working conditions are also
abysmal as they are packed into
cramped spaces with no room at all.
Some of the workers have to even work
of the floors. Due to the closed in nature
of the factories they inhale lots of dust
from all the clothing produced.
 • Due to them earning literal pennies
The Lives of RMG Workers per day their living conditions and
standards are non-existent.
• Their neighborhoods are constructed
over large bodies of still water which
is a breeding ground for mosquitoes
which can cause malaria.
• They share one outhouse, one water
pump, and one gas stove with
multiple families.
• Due to scarcity of clean drinking
water, they often suffer from diarrhea
and dysentery
• However, they can't afford to go to a
doctor or even buy
medicines which means they get
more sick
 • Incredibly low wages translate
How the world benefits to higher profits for
corporations.
• Consumers also benefit as the
products are low in price.
• They are efficient, skilled and
work long hours so lots of
clothing is produced.
 • Employment in a relatively
What Do They Gain? growing industry and within a
structured environment.
• Somewhat stable income
opportunity for woman.
• Additional income in a
previously single income
household.

However, they lose health and

family time and risk facing
harassment at the workplace and
outside.

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 • If these conditions and pay
The Effects of Globalization continue it will perpetuate the
cycle of poverty that has
always plagued 3rd world
countries for decades.
• Rich countries and people can
exploit the less fortunate
countries to maximize profit.
• The development gap
between developed and
developing countries
increases.
• In some cases it does spread
wealth and knowledge.