Demonstrations

This awareness-raising documentary focuses on the problem of garment industry sweatshops in the United States and around the world that produce clothing for large retailers such as Macy's, Montgomery Ward, Dayton Hudson, Hecht's, and the Gap. The film uses clips from news reports and investigative stories to reveal the global extent of the problem, give voice to the garment workers, and mobilize public action for change

Suheir Azzouni, gender and development consultant, discusses the long and ultimately successful advocacy campaign that she helped spearhead against a law instituted by the Palestinian Authority (PA) that prohibited women from traveling out of the country without permission from a male guardian.