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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
FOREWORD: Stories that Demand Change by Kalpona Akter
INTRODUCTION: Meeting in the Marketplace by Corinne Goria
EXECUTIVE EDITOR’S NOTE by mimi lok
MAP OF NARRATOR LOCATIONS IN THIS BOOK
THE GARMENT INDUSTRY: A Struggle for Fair Wages
Kalpona Akter, Bangladesh, Former garment worker, labor organizer
Ana Juárez, Mexico, Garment worker
Martín Barrios, Mexico, Labor organizer
AGRICULTURE: The Original Global Economy
Pournima Akolkar, India, Former cotton farmer, day laborer, cook
Nasiba Opa, Uzbekistan, Seamstress
Francisca Cocón, Guatemala, Farmer
Fausto Guzmán, United States, Vineyard worker, Amway salesman
Neftali Cuello, United States, High school student, tobacco field worker
RESOURCE EXTRACTION: Buying and Selling the Earth
Albert Mwanaumo, Zambia, Salesman, former miner
Clive Porabou, Papua New Guinea, Musician, filmmaker
Terri Judd, United States, Borax miner
Bere Suanu Kingston, Nigeria, Salesman, nurse
Sanjay Verma, India, Tutor, community advocate
ELECTRONICS: Novel Technologies, Familiar Problems
Li Wen, China, Former factory worker
Sung Huang, China, Factory worker
Hye-kyeong Han, South Korea, Former factory worker
APPENDICES
I. Timeline of Industrial Modernization
II. Glossary
III. Historical Capsules
IV. Wages in Decline
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE EDITOR
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