Globalization has impacted human rights in both positive and negative ways since globalisation has both positive and negative outcomes. The positive outcomes of globalisation affects human rights positively whilst the negative outcomes of globalisation affects the global human rights efforts negatively.
Globalization is the process by which the world becomes integrated, accessible and webinized/networked through Trade, Information Technology and Politics.
Whilst politicians, states and governments approach globalization from a political point of view, businessess and economies approach globalisation from a trade perspective and social institutions and workers define globalization from human rights perspectives.
Human rights are the inalienable rights and aspirations of each and every individual to life, freedom from slavery and forced labour, freedom from torture and freedom from inhumane or degrading punishment.The right to own property, freedom of speech and religious association and equal rights to public services are all human rights. Other human rights are economic, social and cultural rights such as the right to food, clothing, housing and medical care, the right to social services, the right to employment, education and the right to benefit from scientific and technological advancements. The right to "the full development of the human personality" is also a human right. The way in which globalization has impacted human rights is the extent to which human rights have been affected positively or negatively by the advantages and disadvantages of globalization. The benefits and disadvantages of globalization depends on the part of the world that one comes from, so does globalization affect human rights efforts depending on which part of the world one comes from. …show more content…
Advanced countries enjoys the full benefits of globalisation such as profits from free market economies around the world, low unemployment rate, good social services, stable democratic government etc, whilst developing and underdeveloped countries in the south of the globe gets to reap the side effects of globalization 's impact in human rights.
Through IMF/WORLD BANK trade liberalization, currency devaluation and privitization policies, underdeveloped countries have to suffer from the removal of subsidies on fuel, public utilities etc. They suffer from budget cuts on spendings to social services such as education, pensions, welfare programs, cuts in public sector employment and they usually have to switch to export based agriculture. In this way globalization is impacting the human rights efforts of these countries negatively.
In Ghana, IMF conditionalites has resulted in a freeze in public sector employment for the past
3 years. IMF/WORLD BANK shark loan repayments has become a huge burden on countries in the south, such that inflation is constantly on the rise and the national currency can devalue against the dollar by as much as 20% per year. And once the currency devalues all sectors of the economy are affected because foreign exchange earning capacity reduces with all its negative results as Ghana for example and most nations in the south of the globe are import dependent countries and have to buy things from abroad in dollars. The result of this is an increase in the poverty margin as the dollar appreciates against the currencies of such economies constantly and the people are less able to afford the basic necessities and services of life such as FOOD, ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, GOOD DRINKING WATER which
Globalization is the process by which the world becomes integrated, accessible and webinized/networked through Trade, Information Technology and Politics.
Whilst politicians, states and governments approach globalization from a political point of view, businessess and economies approach globalisation from a trade perspective and social institutions and workers define globalization from human rights perspectives.
Human rights are the inalienable rights and aspirations of each and every individual to life, freedom from slavery and forced labour, freedom from torture and freedom from inhumane or degrading punishment.The right to own property, freedom of speech and religious association and equal rights to public services are all human rights. Other human rights are economic, social and cultural rights such as the right to food, clothing, housing and medical care, the right to social services, the right to employment, education and the right to benefit from scientific and technological advancements. The right to "the full development of the human personality" is also a human right. The way in which globalization has impacted human rights is the extent to which human rights have been affected positively or negatively by the advantages and disadvantages of globalization. The benefits and disadvantages of globalization depends on the part of the world that one comes from, so does globalization affect human rights efforts depending on which part of the world one comes from. …show more content…
Advanced countries enjoys the full benefits of globalisation such as profits from free market economies around the world, low unemployment rate, good social services, stable democratic government etc, whilst developing and underdeveloped countries in the south of the globe gets to reap the side effects of globalization 's impact in human rights.
Through IMF/WORLD BANK trade liberalization, currency devaluation and privitization policies, underdeveloped countries have to suffer from the removal of subsidies on fuel, public utilities etc. They suffer from budget cuts on spendings to social services such as education, pensions, welfare programs, cuts in public sector employment and they usually have to switch to export based agriculture. In this way globalization is impacting the human rights efforts of these countries negatively.
In Ghana, IMF conditionalites has resulted in a freeze in public sector employment for the past
3 years. IMF/WORLD BANK shark loan repayments has become a huge burden on countries in the south, such that inflation is constantly on the rise and the national currency can devalue against the dollar by as much as 20% per year. And once the currency devalues all sectors of the economy are affected because foreign exchange earning capacity reduces with all its negative results as Ghana for example and most nations in the south of the globe are import dependent countries and have to buy things from abroad in dollars. The result of this is an increase in the poverty margin as the dollar appreciates against the currencies of such economies constantly and the people are less able to afford the basic necessities and services of life such as FOOD, ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, GOOD DRINKING WATER which