Is globalization really a good thing? While I must admit that there are many positive aspects of globalization, such as a higher salary than you would normally receive in these developing countries and the ability to give your children a better education, but at what cost? Many of the factories used by multinational manufacturers in developing countries are below safety standards compared to those in developed countries putting workers at risk. The conditions these workers face are terrible, many are forced to work long hours and are not adequately paid, they work overtime and they are overcrowded in dormitories. At Foxconn factories there were often twenty people in a three-bedroom dormitory. In the article “Life on the Global Assembly Line.” the authors point out: “Workers are crammed into dimly lit rooms, where summer temperatures exceed 100 degrees. Textile dust, which can cause permanent lung damage, fills the air. Management may require forced overtime of up to 48 hours at a time, and if this appears to be beyond the limits of human endurance, stimulant pills and amphetamine injections are thoughtfully provided” (Ehrenreich and Fuentes 162). Workers have almost no time to eat during their lunch break and using the bathroom is a privilege, and to compound these health problems, some are even forced to alternate between day and night shifts on a weekly basis, leaving them with poor sleep habits . To make matters worse, as women gain seniority they are fired because it would be cheaper to train younger women than pay the salary increase. Women often carry out the most dangerous parts of production in these developing countries, so there would be no interference from safety inspectors or unions. A worker is also then...... at the center of the paper ......an active worker is a happy worker and furthermore I do not believe that the benefits of globalization justify the mistreatment of employees and the risk of their well-being for the profits.Works Cited Duhigg, Charles and David Barboza. “In China, human costs are built into an iPad.” NYTimes. The New York Times, January 25, 2012. Web. October 30, 2013. .Ehrenreich, Barbara and Annette Fuentes. “Life on the Global Assembly Line.” The new world reader: Thinking and writing about the global community. Fourth ed. Boston, MA: Wadsworth, 2014. 158-67. Print.FlorCruz, Michelle. “Chinese College Students Forced to Intern at Foxconn.” Newsweek. Newsweek LLC, October 14, 2013. Web. November 15. 2013. .