SWEATSHOPS AROUND THE WORLD

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SWEATSHOPS AROUND THE WORLD
Introduction
Task

• Have you ever thought about where your clothes
  are made?
• Have you ever thought about who makes the
  clothes you buy at the Gap, the Bay or a Nike
  Store?

Process
Duties
Resources
Evaluation
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The Clothes Tree
Do you know where your clothes have been? Follow
the flow of production to see how contracting
works in the garment industry.
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Introduction

• In todays world, Canadas economy is linked to
  other countries. We import goods from around the
  world.

Intro 2
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Clothing Labels

• When you go to buy clothes, do you ever look at
  the clothing tag to see where the garments were
  made?
• Given our countrys labelling laws, it is
  difficult to trace where a garment was made so
  you may not be able to find out.

Intro 2
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Retailers

• Could you buy clothes from these stores if you
  made .43/hour or 3.47/day?

Intro 3
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Dirty Laundry
Intro 4
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Ethical Question

• Despite the fact that sweatshop workers around
  the world experience less than ideal working
  conditions/pay rates, and brand name clothing
  companies make large profits, should we encourage
  the workers to stay with the status quo so that
  you, the Canadian teenage consumer, can buy
  inexpensively priced clothing in North America?

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Task

• In order to understand the issues surrounding
  sweatshops, it is necessary to research the
  issue.

Task 2
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Your Job

• Your job is to work in groups to investigate
  different web sites and gather information about
  human rights abuses and what, if anything
  different companies have done about the issues

• Be aware that this is a politically emotional
  issue!
• The information presented at various web sites
  will be slanted and biased towards the
  webmasters point of view.

Task 3
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Please Consider

• While conducting your research think about
  whether you as a consumer should
• ignore the issue altogether continue to buy
  clothes where when you want
• be aware of the issue, but do nothing
• boycott specific businesses
• get more involved in the issue

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Process

• In particular you will look behind the label at

• working conditions
• wages
• company profits
• history of success failures
• ethical moral issues

Process 2
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Group Duties
Process 3
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What To Do

• Each group member will investigate their assigned
  topic individually.
• When the research is finished, the groups will
  re-convene to share the information knowledge
  that has been gathered, so that everyone can make
  an informed decision the ethics/morals
  surrounding this issue.

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Resources
Wages
Working Conditions
Sweatshop Watch Scroll explore, also check out
the pyramid of power Living Wages Click
explore - Click on El Salvador read the
report Clean Clothes Campaign Click Campaign
explore
Sweatshop Watch Click explore Liz Claiborne El
Salvador Click explore Wal-Mart Scroll
explore
Company Profits
Behind The Label - one Click explore Behind The
Label - two Click on the pictures at the top of
the page, then sweatshop files explore
Success/Failures
Responsible Shopper Click Compare Companies,
then Clothing - Women explore Clean
Clothes Click Companies
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Evaluation

• Each group member will create either a poster or
  brochure on what they have learned from their own
  research and from the other group members.
• The poster or brochure will contain one paragraph
  on each topic area, be sure to include facts
  gained during your research. Remember to cite
  your sources and include graphics.
• The last paragraph should express your personal
  opinions on sweatshops. Justify your views with
  information you have learned during your
  research. Tell me which of the options you have
  chosen for personal action. Why?
• Go here to find a rubric for this project.

Actions to consider
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References

• CHECK OUT THESE WEBSITES
• Clean Clothes Organization Living Wage Campaign
• Sweatshop Victories
• United Students Against Sweatshops
• Defending Sweatshops
• Human Rights Running Shoes for Christmas
• Rights For Female Workers
• Wal-Mart Sweatshops in Honduras
• Who Makes It? Sweatshop Wages
• Sweatshop Watch The Garment Industry in
  California
• Clothing Tree Retail to Sweatshop Worker
• Co-op America Why Sweatshops
• Responsible Shopper Criticism/Praise for
  Companies
• Oxfam Nike Campaign Just Stop It
• Companies Behind The Labels

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Complete Sweatshop Documents

• Concept Map
• Newsletter/Brochure Activity
• Spreadsheet Activity
• Multimedia Evaluation Rubric