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BDI 3C Entrepreneurship. Ethics. You must be the change you wish to see in the world. Gandi. Inside Your Threads. http://watch.muchmusic.com/shows/muchtalks/inside-your-threads/. What is a sweatshop?. A factory in the garment industry,
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BDI 3CEntrepreneurship Ethics
Inside Your Threads http://watch.muchmusic.com/shows/muchtalks/inside-your-threads/
What is a sweatshop? A factory in the garment industry, where workers labour long hours in unpleasant conditions, for low pay. Canadian Oxford Dictionary
Wages assembly wages range from $40 to $93 per week average hourly wage = $0.71
Living a living wage for a worker and three children requires at least $125 per week
Hours of Work 10 – 12 hour days are the norm, forced unpaid overtime is common, and during heavy production, workers may work all night to meet deadline demands
Inside Your Threads the factories have brought jobs but also air pollution, hazardous waste and toxins
Wearing Thin: the global garment industry largest industrial employer in the world more than 23 million workers are employed worldwide our clothing and textiles are mostly produced in the developing world in order to benefit from cheap, non-unionized workers
Case Study: Mariana Islands Read the case study and answer the four questions on the side of the handout
Activity With your independent study partner: • Spend some time looking at the labels on the clothing, pants, and shoes of your group • Make a list of the countries where the labels were made. 1. Where have you found that most things are made? Why? 2. Now that you know where your product was made, pick an item and specify how you think that product was made (who makes it, under what conditions, how much money you think they make). 3. What if the label said “Made in Canada”? Would this change your above answer? Why or why not?