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Matamoros: The Human Face of Globalization
This video reveals the alarming environmental and human toll of NAFTA on Matamoros, Mexico
A film by Steve Mills
11 Minutes
Grades 9 - Adult
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MAT-753
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This video reveals the alarming environmental and human toll of NAFTA, the free trade agreement of the Americas, initiated by the U.S. government, on the border-town,
Matamoros
, Mexico. Through NAFTA, U.S. companies are encouraged to build factories in border-towns like
Matamoros
, escaping tough pollution control laws, labor standards, and taxes that pay for social and environmental needs.
The people of
Matamoros
, attracted by the promise of employment, suffer low wages, inadequate housing, poor sanitation and disease, revealing the true human face of globalization.
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...This short film, narrated by Edward James Olmos, sends a strong message regarding the toll that free trade agreements and political lobbying can have on the human condition. "
— Educational Media Reviews Online
Matamoros: The Human Face of Globalization
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