PBS Uses Sweatshop Workers To Spin A Yarn Of Real Human Drama

In its ongoing effort to placate the Hispanic masses, PBS is dedicating tonight’s prime time slot to “Made In L.A.,” a documentary following the turn-of-the-millennium labor rights campaign waged against Forever 21 by Los Angeles nonprofit advocacy group, the Garment Work Center. (Who knew a classy mall chain like that would subject its laborers to excruciating hours, shitty pay and subpar working conditions?) The film slaps a trio of faces on the drama:

Maura Colorado is from El Salvador, having left her country and three children 18 years ago to work in the United States. María Pineda, from Mexico, is a loving, married mother of three. Guadalupe Hernandez, a feisty single woman also from Mexico, left six brothers and an abusive father to join her sister in Los Angeles.

When Hollywood comes a-knockin’ to turn this story into an adventure of three zany gals fighting the Man through the power of song, we hope the filmmakers have better sense than to accept. They’re better off sneaking it into mandatory viewing for American Apparel employees.

When a Fight for More Money Is Also a Battle for Dignity [NY Times]
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