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Garment industry initiatives to address working conditions, Fashioning an Ethical Industry

In Garment Industry Initiatives to Address Working Conditions (Fairtrade, the Ethical Trading Initiative, Slow Fashion, Social Audits, Reducing Overtime Project and Trade Unions) students discuss the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of each initiative in terms of improving working conditions.

This online version includes the presentation.

This teaching activity has been taken from Parker, L. and Dickson, M.A. (2009) Sustainable Fashion: A Handbook for Educators, Bristol: Labour Behind the Label. Download the whole publication here.

1. Level	Pre-16, FE, UG
2. Pre-requisite knowledge required by educators	D. Specific knowledge required: It would be useful for educators to be familiar with the subject matter of the case studies
3. Pre-requisite knowledge required by students	C. Some knowledge of discipline required
4. Number of students	Any number
5. Length of time required	One to two hours
6. Type of activity	Group work, Discussion and debate
7. Discipline	Business, Cross-curricular, Interactive
8. Topics covered	Companies, Corporate social responsibility, Fair trade, Multi-stakeholder initiatives, Purchasing practices, Slow Fashion, Trade unions, Wages, Workers' rights, Working conditions

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