22-year old Wiwid glues rubber soles on Nike sneakers in a factory in Jakarta. Earning just $2 a day it will take years before she can afford a pair of Nike sneakers for herself.
In today's global economy, multinationals are moving their production lines to developing countries like Indonesia to take advantage of low-wage workers. These are often rural women who have moved to the big cities in seach of opportunity. But do these jobs mean economic freedom or a new kind of oppression for women?