Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Arghh... Globalisation again. What is so great about globalisation? Cheaper goods? More employment? Higher standard of living? Faster productivity? Or it is meant to allow people to enjoy a wider range of tourism destinations?
Well, if globalisation is that great, why are there more disasters happening? Are we really enjoying cheaper goods? With globalisation, our pay is relatively lower compared to the previous times. The reason is with increasing competition, companies are cutting cost and ultimately, human cost are always the first to be reduced. Thus, in relative terms, are we really having lower prices for retail goods?
With globalisation, jobs are being cut and cheaper labour are preferred. Thus, unemployment increased and we again are becoming jobless and lower paid.
On top of that, standard of living did increase. But working hours? Globalisation requires companies to function 24/7 and people of course have to work near to 24/7 too. Thus, who exactly are able to enjoy the so-called "higher standard of living?"
Well, faster productivity is only because the cost of labour is greatly reduced and thus, the so-called production/cost which is also known as productivity is increased. But the fact is that people are getting stressful and the ability to work efficiently and effectively is lowering each day.
Well, the only good thing about globalisation is when we are able to visit more countries and enjoy the different tastes of environment. Ranging from exotic flavours to classy feelings, people are finally to enjoy and find places to relieve the stress incurred while globalisation takes place.
