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 * Examine Fair Trade and consider the impact of our choices as global citizens Part 2: Sweatshops **

Sweatshops are workplaces where basic worker rights are not respected. In the US, sweatshops at the turn of the 20th century were plentiful and trade unions worked to organize workers and enact important legislation including minimum wages, child labor laws, and health and safety regulations. [|Source]



=Reading resource: [|Secrets, Lies, And Sweatshops]=

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Listen to the story below. Are TNCs responsible for all of the problems that are often associated with them? How does the movement to subcontract make it more difficult to determine whether people are treated fairly? What could be the rewards and penalties for acting in a responsible manner?

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Solutions? [|Co-op America Guide to Ending Sweatshops.pdf]


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