Global Supply Chains and Racialized Labor Markets (Part 2)

Global Supply Chains and Racialized Labor Markets
Muñoz (2008) reveals that supervisors and managers take advantage of their position of power and sexually harass female employees on the shop floor, which also results in a conflict among women employed in the factory. In the current context, the Hacienda BC workplace is feminized since it has emerged due to the labor market that is based on employer preference and state policies, which prefer hiring women.
Men and women are treated differently in the workplace, and it has become racialized and sexualized. It is racialized since male managers encourage conflict between darker and lighter-skinned women, which makes women feel encouraged to compete against each other in productivity (Muñoz, 2008). The workplace is also sexualized since the managers can freely make sexual advances such as forcing women to go on dates, kissing, and other behaviors if they want to keep their jo...