Most of the women in this room would be sweatshop workers, for example. Women workers are subject to special forms of corporate abuse on the job. For example, workers in some Mexican and Central American plants are given Depro-Provera shots as a preconditions for employment to prevent pregnancy and to prevent menstruation. This helps the company increase productivity by cutting down on bathroom break time. In many places, if a woman becomes pregnant or if she refuses to submit to the shot, she is immediately fired.
Sweatshops are a civil rights issue.
Organizing rights are civil rights. Many union activists are imprisoned, the military is called upon to clamp down on strikes, and people are beaten up by company goons when they try to organize other workers. Sweatshops are an environmental issue. The global economy has resulted in severe environmental destruction as companies move their facilities across borders to avoid stringent environmental regulations. The increase in air pollution, ozone layer depletion, acid rain, the contamination of the ocean, and disrupted ecosystems are all results of the global economy.