"one thing impacting the earth's oceans are overfishing which has resulted in the extinction of numerous aquatic species and significant depletion of the earth's stock of tuna, salmon, swordfish, etc".
According to wwf.panda.org "Swordfish and other billfish are hunted for food and for sport. The methods used to catch these fish such as harpoons and some conventional fishing lines also puts additional pressure on other vulnerable and endangered species such as marine turtles and tuna."
I was not aware of illegal driftnets fisheries who catch fishes such as marlin, salmon, tuna and swordfish in indiscriminate ways, some of the fishes caught are pregnant and some are babies. one reason fisheries get away with these practice is because insufficient regulations for the fisheries to comply with fishing rules.
To protect these endangered species WWF is lobbying for fisheries to have rules and regulations pertaining to the size of fish they are allowed to catch, and the areas where they can fish. WWF is bringing close attention on the issue and is putting measures in place to monitor and protect endangered species of the ocean.
Sunday, July 1, 2018
Globalization and Development
"The United Nations has its Human Development Index (HDI) which uses three categories to define development: health, education, and income". After looking at the human development index Congo got my attention. Congo has a very low human development index. Congo (Democratic Republic of the)’s 2012 HDI of 0.304 is below the average of 0.466 for countries in
the low human development group and below the average of 0.475 for countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
The HDI is an average measure of basic human development achievements in a country. Like all averages, the HDI masks inequality in the distribution of human development across the population at the country level. in my opinion Congo is so low in human development index because the country poverty. the country has lots of wealth producing minerals such as copper and gold. I believe the citizens tend to drop out of school to work in the mines to feed families and fend for themselves, also the side effects of the high levels chemicals such as mercury etc in the water in areas close to the mines are causing growth stunts, retardation, and infant mortality. also the unsafe practices at the mines causes accidental death to workers and also because lack of or inadequate or accessible and affordable healthcare may be another issue. finally I believe because large developed countries do business with Congo and may outsmart them in business leaves the economy stunted and citizens stay in poverty and country at large dependent on foreign help
The HDI is an average measure of basic human development achievements in a country. Like all averages, the HDI masks inequality in the distribution of human development across the population at the country level. in my opinion Congo is so low in human development index because the country poverty. the country has lots of wealth producing minerals such as copper and gold. I believe the citizens tend to drop out of school to work in the mines to feed families and fend for themselves, also the side effects of the high levels chemicals such as mercury etc in the water in areas close to the mines are causing growth stunts, retardation, and infant mortality. also the unsafe practices at the mines causes accidental death to workers and also because lack of or inadequate or accessible and affordable healthcare may be another issue. finally I believe because large developed countries do business with Congo and may outsmart them in business leaves the economy stunted and citizens stay in poverty and country at large dependent on foreign help
Growth, Inequality, and Poverty
Neoliberalism have increased poverty and inequality. neoliberalism is antipathetic to public sector and believe that private sector should play a major role in the economy. because of this there is separation between the private and public sector. this separation causes wealthy to become wealthier and the poor to be poorer. this type of inequalities created by neoliberalism can lead to terrorism, more deaths and hunger.
Globalization of Production
"Foxconn is actually a Taiwanese company with facilities in China. So, in this case, an American company contracts a Taiwanese manufacturer, with a factory in China that hires Chinese laborers, to assemble products that will be sold in American stores. That is a simple model of how global production works"
I never heard of the company Foxconn before and I became interested in how hard these laborers work and the pressure involve in manufacturing these high quality apple electronics and gadgets. I became curious and wanted to find out how workers are treated and what work conditions they face at Foxconn. from my research I have learned that workers are not treated fairly or with dignity. 13 workers have attempted or committed suicide within 5 months in 2010.that number is shocking to me and within only 5 months. since the company is originally a Taiwanese company with locations in china the migrant workers are treated unfairly, get paid little and their labor and citizen rights are violated,. some of the workers are abused and work long hours and are pressures and mistreated. after reading this I feel a type of way to purchase an IPhone. these people are used as cheap labor and suffer so much to the point of committing suicide and then the Apple products are so expensive.
I never heard of the company Foxconn before and I became interested in how hard these laborers work and the pressure involve in manufacturing these high quality apple electronics and gadgets. I became curious and wanted to find out how workers are treated and what work conditions they face at Foxconn. from my research I have learned that workers are not treated fairly or with dignity. 13 workers have attempted or committed suicide within 5 months in 2010.that number is shocking to me and within only 5 months. since the company is originally a Taiwanese company with locations in china the migrant workers are treated unfairly, get paid little and their labor and citizen rights are violated,. some of the workers are abused and work long hours and are pressures and mistreated. after reading this I feel a type of way to purchase an IPhone. these people are used as cheap labor and suffer so much to the point of committing suicide and then the Apple products are so expensive.
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