1. Globalization and human rights © 2015 albert-learning.com GLOBALIZATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS

2. Globalization and human rights © 2015 albert-learning.com GLOBALIZATION is a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology.

3. Globalization and human rights © 2015 albert-learning.com Vocabulary RemoteHaving very little connection with or relationship to FrameworkA basic structure underlying a system, concept, or text. WidespreadFound or distributed over a large area or number of people. Widening gapIncreasing differences or distances BarelyOnly just; almost not., In a simple and sparse way.

4. Globalization and human rights © 2015 albert-learning.com This process has effects on the environment, on culture, on political systems, on economic development and prosperity, and on human physical well-being in societies around the world.

5. Globalization and human rights © 2015 albert-learning.com Globalization can seem a remote process, related only to the economic and commercial world. So how would greater attention to human rights change any of these realities? First, the human rights framework adds to development policy the notion that education, food, adequate housing and health care are rights, not merely needs.

6. Globalization and human rights © 2015 albert-learning.com The poor should not simply benefit from more resources, but must have legal and political space to claim their rights and take part in decision-making. It implies that government policies should ensure access to justice, protect against discrimination, and fulfill economic and social rights

7. Globalization and human rights © 2015 albert-learning.com THE BAD SIDE

8. Globalization and human rights © 2015 albert-learning.com CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS No doubt that the widespread violations of human rights is related to the widening gap between the rich and the poor, both on the global and on the local levels. International Statistics prove this fact. It shows that: Half the world –nearly three billion people – live on less than two dollars a day The wealthiest nation on earth has the widest gap between rich and poor of any industrialized nation The top fifth of the world’s people in the richest countries enjoy 82% of the expanding export trade and 68% of foreign direct investment –while the bottom fifth, barely more than 1%

9. Globalization and human rights © 2015 albert-learning.com - In 1960, the 20 % of the worlds people in the richest countries had 30 times the income of the poorest 20%--in 1997, 74 times as much - A few hundred millionaires now own as much wealth as the world’s poorest 2.5 billon people. - The combined wealth of the world’s 200 richest people hit $ 1 trillion in 1999; the combined incomes of the 582 million people living in the 43 least developed countries is $ 146 billion

10. Globalization and human rights © 2015 albert-learning.com 1) What is the situation in your country? 2) Can globalization and human right go together? 3) What do you support? Writing

11. Globalization and human rights © 2015 albert-learning.com Reviewed By Reviewed On Comments / Changes Made Jinal21.09.2015Added Meaning (Slide 8) and Corrected the sentence (Slide 9)