However, globalisation also creates some problems. For example, the resulting cultural shock' experienced by expatriate managers and local staff can lead to tensions. Some strikes in the EPZs are the result of the absence of open labour management communication (especially among foreign managers and supervisors who do not speak English) and the inability of Filipino staff and the expatriate managers to understand and relate to each other. In some cases, some expatriate managers and supervisors insist on doing things "their way' even if this contravenes local labour laws and cultural practices eneo, 2004)