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sustaInaBlE FashIon : a handBooK For Educators

garment Industry Initiatives to address

working conditions

Fashioning an Ethical Industry, uK
[email protected]

oBjEctIVEs / lEarnIng outcoMEs
The aims of this activity are:

• To introduce students to six initiatives to improve working conditions in the garment industry (Fairtrade, the Ethical
  Trading Initiative, Slow Fashion, Social Audits, Trade Unions and reducing overtime Project).


• For students to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of the initiatives in terms of improving working conditions
  in garment manufacture.
  
  
  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