Saturday, October 14, 2017

Sweatshops: modern day slavery

Learning Objectives:
- Describe what the working conditions are like in Sweatshops.
- Explain why people choose to work in Sweatshops.
- Explain why the world has Sweatshops.
- Describe some of the things people can do to stop sweatshops (you, me, governments and businesses).

 You have done some amazing work on your Human Rights assessment. One issue that has been discussed and that students have shown a real interest in is modern day slavery, especially SWEATSHOPS.

 Watch this video



 Here is another good introduction to the problem.



 Some questions to answer:
1. Countries where we find sweatshops are...
2. Companies that are known to have their items made in Sweatshops include...
3. The working conditions in Sweatshops are good/bad
4. Working in a sweatshop is bad because in sweatshops...
5. People choose to work in Sweatshop because...
6. A world without sweatshops would mean...
7. To stop sweatshops we could...
8. To stop sweatshops businesses could...
 EXTENSION: Write and answer to this: 'THE WORLD NEEDS MORE SWEATSHOPS'

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