https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp Term Project - Molly Burt en-us 2016-11-24 19:05:58 UTC 2023-02-20 04:28:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Condos.png mollylynnburt https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/139996582 This video allows for a perspective that we could probably relate to. It is about a man and woman from the United States that went to a city where a Nike factory is located and tried to live off a sweatshop worker's wages for a month. On one occasion, they had to choose between food or medication.This really allows us to see people that we can likely relate to in a situation that is extremely difficult to fully understand, as well as how ignorant and unwilling to change our society can be.]]> 2016-11-27 02:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/139996582 mollylynnburt https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/139996756

]]> 2016-11-27 02:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/139996756 mollylynnburt https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/139996951 2016-11-27 03:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/139996951 mollylynnburt https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/139997089 Link. While there is no single answer to how you can put an end to unethical sweatshops, there are a few things you can do as a person living in a first world country. You can start by using your voice to draw attention to the issue and letting companies know that these practices must end. Secondly, you can do some research and find clothing companies that support workers rights. Also, buy second hand when you can which will also save you some money. Essentially, any bit of help you can offer is beneficial. ]]> 2016-11-27 03:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/139997089 mollylynnburt https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140061240 a factory or workshop, especially in the clothing industry, where manual workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions.]]> 2016-11-27 23:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140061240 mollylynnburt https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140061459 Link. Some women face appalling conditions and work hours like work until 3 am only to begin again at 7:30 am, just a few hours later. Most women earn only 60% of what is considered minimum wage, making it beyond difficult to move out of poverty due to the fact that almost all of their wages go towards things like housing and food for their families. Women face sexual harassment and improper health care or outright firing if they become pregnant. This link also describes the National Garment Workers Federation and it's efforts to strengthen the trade workers union across Bangladesh with the hopes of improving work conditions while still allowing women to maintain income, just in a safer and more fair environment, as well as valuing and developing female leadership.]]> 2016-11-27 23:31:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140061459 mollylynnburt https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140062234

]]> 2016-11-27 23:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140062234 mollylynnburt https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140360706 This map shows countries where children between the ages of 10 and 14 are employed in sweatshops. As you can see, there are countries where up to 55% of children are currently working in these conditions, often too young to realize their wages are going directly to their parents. This often perpetuates the cycle of poverty and the inability for women to become independent or educated when this life of work is all children know. ]]> 2016-11-28 22:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140360706 mollylynnburt https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140360894 This chart shows countries in which sweatshop production is common. You'll notice that many of these countries have been discussed throughout the course because of their relevance in that women face many struggles.]]> 2016-11-28 22:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140360894 mollylynnburt https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140363874 85% of sweatshop workers are women between the ages of 15 and 25. They are often forced to work shifts of up to 20 hours, are denied bathroom breaks, and are required to do regular pregnancy tests, which can lead to being illegally fired if positive.
It is important to note that complete abolition of these factories is being sought, but instead it would be ideal to protect these workers and pay them reasonable wages as well as providing safe work environments because it is important for women to be able to maintain employment to ensure independence. ]]> 2016-11-28 23:13:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140363874 mollylynnburt https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140367335 Many factories maintain conditions that are detrimental to the health of employees. To spend hours every single day leaning over a machine or in some cases, sitting on the floor, very often doing the same tasks hundreds of times in a row can lead to long term injuries and in some cases, exposure to chemicals and other dangerous substances can cause severe damage or cancer.  This is on top of already minimal healthcare that women have access to in some countries.]]> 2016-11-28 23:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140367335 mollylynnburt https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140367996

]]> 2016-11-28 23:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140367996 mollylynnburt https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140368038 This photo shows the aftermath of the collapse of a sweatshop in Bangladesh after standards for the building were not upheld. This is simply an extreme case of the conditions that many women must live and work in in third world countries. Over 1100 people died in this collapse and it was later realized that this factory was creating products for Joe Fresh that were sold in Canada.]]> 2016-11-28 23:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140368038 mollylynnburt https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140370032 This video was taken secretly by people touring through a sweatshop. The way management speaks about the women that works there is particularly disturbing in how he clearly sees them as tools to make him and the factory money, with little to no consideration for their own well-being. This is just one example of many thousands of people who share these thoughts of women, and arguably the thought process of a misogynist like many others that maintain power over women.]]> 2016-11-29 00:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140370032 mollylynnburt https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140370150 This is a video that shows a woman who went to work in a Bangladesh sweatshop talking about her experiences, mainly in regards to the fact that there were girls as young as 9 that spoke of dreams to one day move from their job sitting on the floor all day to operating a sewing machine in the same factory. This is a clear example of how women lose options and choice when they are unable to obtain an education that could show them there is more to life than making such small wages at the great sacrifice of their health. ]]> 2016-11-29 00:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mollylynnburt/ssp/wish/140370150