US, 1995, 23 minutes

Description: Investigation of very young working women in the Free Trade Zone in Honduras and consequences on their lives due to exploitation (below subsistence wages, lack of access to education, health hazards, forced contraception, denied freedom, harassment, etc.). A National Labor Committee (NLC) representative speaks about workers' actual wages, the cost of production (for ex., 12 cents for a 20$ Gap shirt), the US tax support for free trade zones, and the pressure on companies to produce in free trade zones and the effect on American workers. The NLC representative looks at the wider economic impact of paying low wages (trading with people earning wages below the subsistence level is impossible). Detailed interviews with workers. Heated discussion with management as the representative gets caught asking workers questions without management's permission.

• Language of original/subtitles : English and Spanish voice over
• Age and target groups: 15+ (excerpts only) and 18+ (whole DVD); university students in economics, human rights issues, etc.
• Originating source: National Labor Committee
• Producer: Crowning Rooster Art Director: David Belle, Katharine Kean and Rudi Stern