In this talk, Professor Appelbaum reveals the harsh working conditions that many corporate factory workers around the world face daily, and suggests ways that we, as consumers, can help combat this injustice.
Rich Appelbaum is a Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Global Studies at UCSB, and co-founder of the University’s Global and International Studies Program. He received his B.A. from Columbia University, M.P.A. from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Throughout his distinguished career in academia, Appelbaum has published numerous books and articles on topics spanning homelessness and urban development, labor policy, and the economic impact of globalization. In addition to serving as the co-principal investigator at the NSF-funded Center for Nanotechnology in Society, Appelbaum oversees two major research projects investigating labor conditions and the development of high-tech industries in the Asian-Pacific Rim.
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