On the Global Road
People around the world are looking to make a living. The migration of people from country to country is as old as the world itself. In the past, these movements were caused by natural calamities such as extended drought. But in today’s world, migration is driven by the expanding nature of capitalism and imperialism. The bottom line: immigrants are driven by the search for living-wage jobs.
Wal-Mart Workers of the World Unite
If a company can single-handedly spur on international labor unity, Wal-Mart’s it. This and similar corporations – Target, Nike, France’s Carrefour, etc. – feed off misery, inequality and competition among workers worldwide. But their anti-social behavior is also breeding global resistance.
