British Universities Film & Video Council

moving image and sound, knowledge and access

Striking Back at the Empires

Synopsis
Discusses problems posed by multinational companies. As international organisations they can play off government against government to seek the best incentives for investment. They are able to threaten to pull out of any country where workers refuse to accept the working conditions. Trade unionists are in favour of co-operating with foreign workers to exchange information on company policy. Focuses on two companies, Ford and Kodak.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 27 min. Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 27 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1984
Availability
Hire
Sale
Documentation
An educational pack is available from the Popular Planning Unit, GLC, Showroom, South Block, County Hall, London SE1.
Uses
1st-year politics students.*
Subjects
Economics
Keywords
multinational corporations; working conditions

Credits

Director
Stephen Engelhard
Contributor
Alexei Sayle
Cast
Ken Livingstone 

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

Independent Broadcasting Trust

Sponsor

Name

Greater London Council, Popular Planning Unit

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email
sales@concordmedia.org.uk
Web
http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01473 726 012
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG
Notes
A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

Record Stats

This record has been viewed 289 times.