Introduction
You have recently viewed the documentary The True Cost, which shows the price of clothing worldwide. This documentary showcases the behind the scenes details of where clothing is made, often times in sweatshops. Now its your turn to research companies and come to a decision: Do American companies have a responsiblity to ensure the health and safety of the workers that manufacture the clothing they sell? Do American consumers have any responsibility for workers in other countries that make their clothing?
Task
You are responsible for researching an American based company to determine their practices involving workers safety and workers rights.
Choose one of the following companies:
- Gap
- Children's Place
- Walt Disney Company
- Walmart
- Joe Fresh
- Calvin Klein
- H&M
- Benneton
- JC Penney
- Nike
- Target
- American Eagle
Answer the following questions about your company in a Google Doc:
1. Does your company have an official policy about making sure that its clothing is manufactured in factories that are safe?
2. Has it joined efforts aimed at maintianing high workplace standards?
3. Where does your company produce most of their clothing/products?
4. What are working conditions like for your companies employees?
5. What kind of benefits do your employees get?
6. What kind of wages are your employees paid?
Process
This is a two part assignment. Your first step it to complete the questions from the 'TASK' tab. Once you have completed and submitted your first step through Schoology, you can move on to step two.
Step 2: Using the magazines provided