Our courage, determination, and imagination only limit our possibilities when we unite in our struggle against worker oppression, in our search for truth in lies, and in a truly participatory democratic economy. A collaboration between the Sumatra Independent Plantation Workers’ Union (Indonesia), the International Union of Food and Agriculture Workers (IUF) and the Vision Machine Film Project.
The Globalization Tape is a film made by workers for workers. The story is told not by experts, but by union members on palm oil plantations in Indonesia. Workers from Colombia and the Netherlands complement their experience. The film impressively documents her exploration of history, globalization and how unions around the world support and struggle together.
Using their own history of prohibition as a case study, Indonesian filmmakers trace the evolution of contemporary globalization from its colonial roots to the present day. Through chilling first-hand accounts, the Globalization Tape reveals the devastating role of militarism and oppression in building a “world economy,” and examines trade, third-world debt and the IMF, World Bank, and world Organization of relations between international institutions such as trade organizations. The film explains how these institutions shape and enforce the corporate world order.
