Critical view of its impact on the environment and society (Essay Sample)

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The world largest manufacturing industries are in the electronic sector and with its growing demands. A critical view of its impact on the environment and society should therefore be given a second thought. This paper is a critical analysis that examines different forms of injustices (both environmental and social perspectives) presented by Pellow and Park (2002) and Farmer (2005) in their respective works.
Despite the great wealth produced, Silicon Valley Industry production workers are struggling to stay out of poverty. The employment method used is discriminatory and gender based. The production workers are also exposed to toxic contamination. Silicon Valley as a manufacturing industry contributes majorly to environmental contamination (Pellow and Park, 2002). Notably, the majority of the people are much exposed to the toxic substances produced by the industry; especially the production workers. To worsen the situation, these workers are mainly women. Such high density of toxic waste produced cause health hazardous effects both to the employees and the surrounding community (Pellow and Park, 2002). In the same way, Farmer (2005) notes that these social factors at workplace (such as gender role, race and socioeconomic status) each plays a role in rendering individual and groups vulnerable to extreme human suffering. Injustices induced by employers to their workforce and those ejected into the environment in the form of industrial wastes all cause human suffering.
These two articles present a scenario where women, are subjected to sexism, an ideology which exposes them as inferior to men. Just like the article by Pellow and Park (2002), Farmer’s article also indicates the impact of abject poverty where women living in these desperate situations, are forced to involve themselves in dangerous unions. In a general sense, women are discriminated against while men dominating the political, legal and economic status and consequently women’s status strictly not considered as equal to that of men.
Interpretation
Farmer (2005) observed that more insidious assault on the dignity like gender inequality and institutionalized racism cause great and unjustifiable injury and human suffering. In its diverse manifestation, one can be discriminated against due to racial difference, gender, refugee/immigration status, poverty, sexual preference or maybe homophobia. Women, as compared to men, are the majority victims of human segregation. Similarly, Pellow and Park (2002) in their work noted that much of the inequality experienced in the Silicon Valley Industry was due to gender and racial difference which were used as a recruitment requirement; “There are three things I look for in entry-level hiring. Small, foreign and female,” one employer mentioned that (Pellow and Park, 2002). The women were favorable since they were considered second wage earners and again as immigrants they work for less.
Does the color of the skin or ones gender make one a less human being? Aren’t women also having a right against human discrimination? The two articles highlight mainly skin color discrimination and gender violence. According to Pellow and Park (2002), immigrant female of color are forced to work in toxic contaminated environment, while Farmer’s (2005) indicate how poverty force women to be in unfavorable unions. Work ethics will demand equity in work distribution, equity and fairness in wage payment equated to the nature of work involved.
Evaluation
Environmental justice involves bringing justice even to the dwellers of the environment. Even as people sail in the glory of the products from manufacturing industry and advancement in technology, they cannot afford to close their eyes in the environmental impact. The workplace must be kept safe for both the surrounding community and the production workers in the plant. The firms must provide proper protective measures to ensure that their workers are safe and not affected by work-place accidents. Notably, the two articles are similar in presenting injustices subje...