Women tend more than men to be unpaid laborers. For example, in agriculture women are more likely to raise food for feeding their families, while men work as paid laborers raising food for cash crops. TNCs are active participants in cash crops. Human rights violations in the SAPs include unequal access to land, credit, vocational training, education. Another aspect of globalization and the role of TNCs is arms sales.
Countries buying arms become even more indebted.
And the arms kill and maim citizens in the very countries that bought the arms. In a recent article in Business Week , appalling labor practices were noted in labor-intensive sectors such as toys, shoes and garments. Until an effective system is in place to punish those TNCs who violate international codes of conduct, abusive conditions will continue. We inform ourselves so that we might act responsibly. Multitudes of resources are available to help us make wise choices.