Behind the labels : garment workers on U.S. Saipan / co-produced by Witness and Oxygen Productions ; produced and directed by Tia Lessin.

Lured by false promises and driven by desperation, thousands of Chinese and Filipina women pay high fees to work in garment factories on the pacific island of Saipan, the only U.S. territory exempt from labor and immigration laws. The clothing they sew, bearing the "Made in the USA" label, is shippe...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Oxygen Productions
Witness (Project)
Witness Films, Inc
Other Authors: Lessin, Tia
Sarandon, Susan, 1946-
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Witness, [2003], ©2003.
Subjects:
Clothing workers > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan.
Sweatshops > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan.
Women > Employment > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan.
Women > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Social conditions.
Work environment > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan.
Women offshore assembly industry workers > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan.
Manufacturing industries > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan.
Human rights > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan.
Documentary films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (46 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 screening guide (CD-ROM).
Variant Title:
Garment workers on U.S. Saipan.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Lured by false promises and driven by desperation, thousands of Chinese and Filipina women pay high fees to work in garment factories on the pacific island of Saipan, the only U.S. territory exempt from labor and immigration laws. The clothing they sew, bearing the "Made in the USA" label, is shipped duty and quota-free to the U.S for sale by The GAP, J. Crew, Polo and other retailers. Powerful hidden camera footage, along with the garment workers' personal stories, offers a rare glimpse into indentured labor and the workings of the global sweatshop where 14 hour shifts, payless paydays, and lock-downs are routine.
Note:DVD copyright date: 2001.
Originally released: Oxygen Cable LLC, 2001.
A production of the Witness Project which uses video technology to investigate human rights abuses.
Videorecording.
Call Number:HD6073.C62 B37 2003 VideoDVD
System Details:DVD.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator: Susan Sarandon.