Transparency: A Solution to Human Rights? by Haverty Brown https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv SQ2: What are human rights concerns in a global economy? en-us 2021-01-29 16:54:12 UTC 2024-05-23 00:19:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f45a.png What are potential solutions to human rights concerns in a global economy? brownha2 https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1141491563 Create a sticky note that includes: 
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  • What is the most important thing to understand from these sources? 
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]]> 2021-01-29 16:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1141491563 Video: Garment Industry -#GoTransparent brownha2 https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1141511680 2021-01-29 16:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1141511680 Pledge & Worker's Stories brownha2 https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1141515871 Read the Transparency Pledge, and the worker's stories (scroll down). ]]> 2021-01-29 16:57:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1141515871 ruizalejandresc https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149739112 source: Pledge&Worker's Stories Quote1:Trabsparency benefits workers- they can inform brands when they experience labor abuses. Transparency also helps brands- they can better take steps to stop and prevent labor abuses.
Quote2: Currently , 40 companies have committed to the transparency pledge, but hundreds continue to hide where they make their clothes
The most important thing to understand from these sources is Transparency has benefited so many workers 
mentally and physically. 

]]> 2021-02-01 16:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149739112 Quote: Publicly disclose where your clothes or shoes really come from. sok9 https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149752597 Quote: Transparency benefits workers—they can inform brands when they experience labor abuses. Transparency also helps brands—they can better take steps to stop and prevent labor abuses.
The most important thing to understand from these sources is that with transparency people and companies are able to see where the product is made to ensure that they're not supporting an abusive factory. 
]]> 2021-02-01 16:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149752597 Alex Wacker https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149753888
  • “Brands can prove they actually know who makes your clothes and shoes by making that information public.”
  • “With transparency, factory workers can more easily find out which brands they’ve been making clothes for.”
  • The most important thing to understand is that this situation is made especially difficult to resolve because of a lack of information.
    • ]]>     2021-02-01 16:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149753888     zapantan https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149755664 quote 1: "transparency can also be a lifeline for mistreated workers...can more easily find out which brands they've been making clothes for and where to make a complaint about workplace abuses"
    quote 2: "They were able to do so because many more brands had publicly disclosed the names, addresses, and other information about their factories, making it easier for workers to reach out to them through labor advocates"
    The most important thing is that many factory workers hang in the balance]]>     2021-02-01 16:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149755664     yonh1 https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149758423 Quote 1:To find out which clothing companies should be held accountable for the Tazreen factory fire, workers and activists had to rummage through the rubble to find labels of the brands they produced for.

    Quote 2: Transparency benefits workers—they can inform brands when they experience labor abuses. Transparency also helps brands—they can better take steps to stop and prevent labor abuses.

    Most important thing: How much transparency will benefit workers and how much it will also help companies

    ]]>     2021-02-01 16:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149758423     Transparency & Solutions trentn1 https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149767714 Quote 1: "The vast majority of workers do not know whom to turn to for improving their working conditions because the brands they make clothes for are kept secret. This lack of transparency allows brands to avoid accountability and fuels abuses against workers."
    Quote 2: "
    The vast majority of workers do not know whom to turn to for improving their working conditions because the brands they make clothes for are kept secret. This lack of transparency allows brands to avoid accountability and fuels abuses against workers."

    ]]>     2021-02-01 16:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149767714     Transparency & Solutions scardinoo https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149771462 "They were able to do so because many more brands had publicly disclosed the names, addresses, and other information about their factories, making it easier for workers to reach out to them through labor advocates."

    Quote 2: "Transparency benefits workers—they can inform brands when they experience labor abuses. Transparency also helps brands—they can better take steps to stop and prevent labor abuses." 

    ]]>     2021-02-01 16:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149771462     Transparency phamjas https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149778902 Quote 1 - "The vast majority of workers do not know whom to turn to for improving their working conditions because the brands they make clothes for are kept secret"

    Quote 2 - "Transparency benefits workers—they can inform brands when they experience labor abuses."

    Summary - The most important take away from the idea of transparency is not only the benefits for companies and proving their ethically sourced clothes, but also the secures the safety and well-being of the factory workers. ]]>     2021-02-01 16:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149778902     grimshawale https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149833145 Quote 1: "The vast majority of workers do not know whom to turn to for improving their working conditions because the brands they make clothes for are kept secret."
    Quote 2: "Transparency benefits workers—they can inform brands when they experience labor abuses. Transparency also helps brands—they can better take steps to stop and prevent labor abuses."
    The most important thing is that transparency helps workers have a safe work environment, meanwhile brands have better ethically sourced clothing.]]>     2021-02-01 17:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149833145     Lucas Mazurik https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149840081 “Transparency benefits workers-They can inform brands when they experience labor abuses.”

    “The vast majority of workers do not know whom to turn to for improving their working conditions because the brands they make clothes for are kept secret.”


    ]]>     2021-02-01 17:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1149840081     Tommy Faevtsev https://padlet.com/brownha2/9l6kw2vnx6tgarv/wish/1179531848 Quote 1, “The vast majority of workers do not know whom to turn to for improving their working conditions because the brands they make clothes for are kept secret. This lack of transparency allows brands to avoid accountability and fuels abuses against workers.”

    Quote 2, “Monira survived the 2012 Tazreen factory fire that killed over 100 workers and injured hundreds more. Seven years later, she is still in pain and unable to sit for long periods of time. Despite her health conditions, she hasn't received any work accommodations and her wages remain low. Her husband, a garment worker who survived the same disaster after being crushed under debris and trampled by workers running to escape, is still unable to work regularly and is often bedridden.”


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