1. http://www.oit.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/publication/wcms_079177.pdf
This is a link to a research project that summarizes the impact of globalization on poverty in Bangladesh. This link focuses on the radical social transformations, economic transformations, transitions between tradition and technology, and the dependence that Bangladesh has on other countries for financial support.
2. http://www.historyofnations.net/asia/bangladesh.html
This link is a detailed outline of Bangladesh's political history from the 16th-21st centuries. It demonstrates how Bangladesh became an impoverished country and it mentions the political corruption that Bangladesh has faced over the years. This is important in order to understand the mentality of the people of Bangladesh, based on their country's history.
3. http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/bangladesh-faces-challenge-globalization
This is a link to an article published by an economics professor who was the former Minister of Finance and Planning of the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh. In his article, he describes the transition that Bangladesh made in becoming an apparel exporting country. He also explains how other countries with large-scale manufacturing plants will most likely replace the work that is being done by women in the apparel industries in Bangladesh. This leaves little hope for the country to develop further and compete in an extremely competitive global economy. He also stresses that Bangladesh would first need to develop a domestic economy before it can become stable enough to become un-impoverished.
4. http://www.opendemocracy.net/globalization-trade_economy_justice/article_1851.jsp
This is a link describing the extremely poor working conditions that women in Bangladesh face in apparel exporting factories and why (exploitation of women). These women are subject to poor lighting, dangerous electric wiring, inadequate water and toilet facilities, cramped spaces, and no fire escapes among other things. This link also emphasizes the lack of human rights regulations in Bangladesh, implying that they are a major reason that women face such horrible working conditions. Lastly, this link lists different options for improving working conditions in Bangladesh.
5. http://www.wiego.org/publications/Chains%20of%20Fortune%20Chapters/Kabeer%20and%20Mahmud%20Export%20Oriented%20Garment%20Manu%20in%20Bangladesh.pdf
This link talks about the apparel exporting industry in Bangladesh and how it controls the economy of Bangladesh; while at the same time more developed countries are controlling the global market for apparel. This means that other countries are regulating the economy in Bangladesh by controlling the prices that they can sell/export their apparel for. This article also describes the process of apparel manufacturing by explainign what physical labor and resources go into making apparel. This is important in order to understand the labor intensive work that these employees experience for little pay. Also included in this link is an overview of the restructuring of apparel manufacturing on a global scale and in Bangladesh specifically. Important statistics, graphs, and market trends are included.
6. http://www.who.int/bulletin/archives/78%289%291093.pdf
This is a link to a PDF from the World Health Organization that discusses the massive problem that Bangladesh is experiencing with their water supply; which is contaminated with high levels of arsenic. This link explains how Bangladesh switched from drinking surface water to water from tube wells and how both sources of water create severe illnesses. This article emphasizes, in detail, the severity of the water contamination problem in Bangladesh and lists multiple options on how to solve the problem and why they may or may not be effective. It also explains how other countries will have to help Bangladesh in detoxifying their water supplies; which is an aspect of globalization that may help Bangladesh. Important statistics and graphs detailing the severity of the water contamination are included. Pictures are also presented in order to demonstrate water retrieval processes, effects of contamination related illnesses, etc...
7. http://www-tc.iaea.org/tcweb/publications/factsheets/arsenic_contamination.pdf
This is another link about the contaminated water in Bangladesh. This link is short and simple, but is very effective in visually displaying the impact that arsenic contaminated water has had on the people of Bangladesh. This think explains what arsenic poisoning is and how it got into the drinking water used in Bangladesh. This link also suggests ways of purifying the drinking water in Bangladesh.
8. http://culturechange.org/e-letter-Bangladesh.html
This link explains an ongoing cultural/religious conflict that Bangladesh is currently experiencing. It explains that Bangladesh has endured much bloodshed and mistreatment of innocent civilians as part of the age-old conflict between rich and poor classes of people; which is also a divide of Muslims and Hindus. This link sheds light on the history that led up to the mistreatment of Bengali citizens and how race, religion, and financial status are major contributing factors. Possible solutions are included.
9. http://www.bangladeshihindu.com/tag/racism/
This link is a personal account of racial experiences that a woman faced in Bangladesh. She also includes news articles that depict the impacts of racism in Bangladesh and different hate crimes that occur, most of which are religiously based. This account also implies that some officials in Bangladesh are corrupt.
10. http://www.members.shaw.ca/motirahman/Globalization%20and%20Bangladesh/Chapter%201.pdf
This link explains in detail the affects of globalization on the environmental crisis and social changes that are occurring in Bangladesh. This article explains how Bangladesh went from a male agricultural work force to a female work force in apparel exporting industries and the impact this shift has made on both the economy of Bangladesh and the traditional practices. It also includes an analysis of the politics behind globalization and how they are affecting Bangladesh. Relating to the global crisis, this link explains how globalization helps and hinders Bangladesh through different environmental policies that are implemented (foreign investment, multi-lateral agreements, technology improvements, etc...)
11. http://www.childtrafficking.org/cgi-bin/ct/main.sql?file=view_document.sql&TITLE=-1&AUTHOR=-1&THESAURO=-1&ORGANIZATION=-1&TOPIC=-1&GEOG=-1&YEAR=-1&LISTA=No&COUNTRY=-1&FULL_DETAIL=Yes&ID=1410
This link is about child and women trafficking in Bangladesh. It includes the methods for capturing women and children, where they are taken (mostly Pakistan), what they are used for, and why this industry of human trafficking is so attractive. This link also includes important statistics on how many individuals are taken annually and what percentage end up as prostitutes, slave labor, etc.
12. http://gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Bangladesh.htm
This link was the most helpful in finding information about human trafficking in Bangladesh. This link is similar to this assignment; it provides a broad outline of human trafficking in Bangladesh and then provides several additional links with long descriptions of what each link includes, relating to human trafficking. Some of the links it provides are to government sites with government policies, some are personal accounts, some are research based, etc. This link was very useful.
13. http://southasia.oneworld.net/todaysheadlines/bangladesh-has-highest-rate-of-malnutrition-in-the-world
This link discusses the issue of malnutrition in Bangladesh. Bangladesh has the world's highest rate of malnutrition and this article explains why. This is predominantly because malnutritioned mothers give birth to malnutritioned infants and the cycle continues. This article explains why the rates of malnutrition are so high and what is being done to improve this. Also included are highlights of the progress that has been made in reducing the rates of malnutrition.
14. http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/publication/wcms_079177.pdf
This is a link to a research study done on the economy of Bangladesh and how globalization has helped and hindered Bangladesh's economy. The study first looks at the emergence of globalization into the economy and how it initially brought with it several new jobs and decreased rates of poverty. It then analyzes how the global market began taking control of the global industries that emerged in Bangladesh as a result of globalization. Next, this study looks at economic statistics for Bangladesh and how the countries economy shifted from agricultural to apparel exporting. Lastly, the research study looks at the impacts of the different types of work that were brought to Bangladesh through globalization and how these jobs have both positive and negative affects on the country and on an individual level.
15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bhodyt4fmU
This is a link to a youtube video clip called the Hidden Face of Globalization. This video shows the exploitation that occurs in Bangladesh. It begins by showing that workers work all night long, sometimes up to 20 hours a day in apparel manufacturing buildings, 7 days a week. It then shows that the workers are generally women 16-20 years old. This is because these young women will work for the cheapest. Often times they are locked in the factories that they work in and are forced to work under very poor conditions for over 100 hours per week. They sleep in these factories, leaving their families and children unattended at home. These women are also often neglected, being slapped and punched by their male superiors for not working fast enough.
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