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This is a valid source because it is from the New York Times which is a well known
news paper and is reliable. The author David Bardoza is a reliable source because he
attended Yale University and has been a correspondent for The New York Times since
2004.
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This is a valid source because it contains no grammatical or spelling mistakes. This
means that the writer is experienced and a reliable source.
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Thesis
Hasbro's transformers from hell
Effects of Globalization
Although globalization has had progress due to the availability of cheap goods like Hasbro in the US, ultimately it has led to more problems because of child labor and harsh working conditions in Chinese factories producing Hasbro toys.
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Ever wondered where the little transformer toys come from? or other marvels action figures?
Hasbro is an American multinational toy and board game company. It is one of the largest toy makers in the world. The majority of its products are manufactured in China (developing country) and sold mostly to the US (developed country).
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Chinese economy
Chinese workers
The Hasbro Corporation
American consumers
American economy
Effects of Hasbro in America
Effects of Hasbro in China
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Due to Hasbro china exports toys for millions of dollars which has definitely had a positive effect on its capitalist economy.
America imports a lot of goods from china without exporting any significant product in return, this means that the US is in a trade deficit with China. This has significantly brought down the growth of US economy.
The toy production in China, overall has more problems due to lack of labor rights. Children are forced to work 14 hours a day and usually have to work longer to make enough money to survive. Many people lose fingers in machines that produce the toys. Instead of receiving a break due to their injuries they are yelled at by their supervisors and are forced to continue working.
The Chinese toy labor gives the American consumers cheap toys and brings kids lots of joy. This can potentially save consumers a lot of money because toys can be seen in almost every home in America.
Workers housed in filthy, over-crowded dorms, infested with rats and bed bugs. Workers report they cannot sleep at night from the bed bug bites (The National Labor Committee).
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Negative effects of Globalization
Positive effects of Globalization
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Globalization has had positive effects on the US citizens,Chinese economy and the Hasbro corporation. Due to cheap labor in China the people in the US receive cheap toys which saves them money. Hasbro corporation can make a greater profit by paying the workers lower wages. The Chinese economy benefits from this because China exports the Hasbro toys to foreign countries. Thus, globalization has helped developing countries like china improve an take a step closer to being a developed country.
There have been two main disadvantages of Hasbro making toys in china, which are child labor and Harsh working conditions. The Hasbro toy factory in the impoverished Guangxi Province hired 1,000 junior high school students to work in its factory (Bardosa). This shows that globalization has had negative effects because foreign Hasbro factories in China cause others to commit crimes such as child labor. Secondly, China has harsh working conditions such as work schedules that surpass the legal limit by at least 36.5 hours per week, pay rates as low as only 59 percent of the local minimum wage, unsanitary cafeterias, dorm rooms housing 22 people each, and employees forced to foot the entire cost of their work-injury insurance and, in some instances, lack of insurance of any kind (Toy industry in China). This reenforces the idea that globalization has had negative effects because it has led to disgusting living conditions.
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