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Made in L.A.
directed by Robert Bahar, 1977- and Almudena Carracedo, fl. 2007; produced by Robert Bahar, 1977- and Almudena Carracedo, fl. 2007, Semilla Verde Productions, POV and Independent Television Service (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2007), 1 hour 10 mins,
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Made in L.A. traces the moving transformation of three Latina garment workers on the fault lines of global economic change who decide they must resist. Through a groundbreaking lawsuit and consumer boycott, they fight to establish an important legal and moral precedent holding an American retailer liable for the...
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directed by Robert Bahar, 1977- and Almudena Carracedo, fl. 2007; produced by Robert Bahar, 1977- and Almudena Carracedo, fl. 2007, Semilla Verde Productions, POV and Independent Television Service (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2007), 1 hour 10 mins,
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Made in L.A. traces the moving transformation of three Latina garment workers on the fault lines of global economic change who decide they must resist. Through a groundbreaking lawsuit and consumer boycott, they fight to establish an important legal and moral precedent holding an American retailer liable for the labor conditions under which its products are manufactured. But more than this, Made in L.A. provides an insider's view into both the...
Made in L.A. traces the moving transformation of three Latina garment workers on the fault lines of global economic change who decide they must resist. Through a groundbreaking lawsuit and consumer boycott, they fight to establish an important legal and moral precedent holding an American retailer liable for the labor conditions under which its products are manufactured. But more than this, Made in L.A. provides an insider's view into both the struggles of recent immigrants and into the organizing process itself: the enthusiasm, discouragement, hard-won victories and ultimate self-empowerment.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert Bahar, 1977-, Almudena Carracedo, fl. 2007, Semilla Verde Productions, POV, Independent Television Service
Author / Creator
Robert Bahar, 1977-, Almudena Carracedo, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
California Newsreel
Topic / Theme
Labor strikes, Factory workers, Immigration and emigration, Women, Immigrant life, Working conditions, Latinos
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 California Newsreel
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