Sweatshops-Jacob and Owen by Jacob Herd https://padlet.com/jacob_herd/mrjxku6pphb0 Made with an open mind en-us 2018-11-26 01:27:32 UTC 2023-04-11 13:49:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Growing.png Sweatshops and what are they? jacob_herd https://padlet.com/jacob_herd/mrjxku6pphb0/wish/307598468 Sweatshops are a factory or workshop, especially in the clothing industry, where workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions.]]> 2018-11-26 01:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_herd/mrjxku6pphb0/wish/307598468 Where are they owen_bradley https://padlet.com/jacob_herd/mrjxku6pphb0/wish/307598662 Sweatshops are found in  Bangladesh, Indonesia, China and  many other countries, especially countries where there are lots of poor people. In these countries, companies are able to get away with low pay because some of the people are desperate for work.

Red dots below are countries that have sweatshops.]]> 2018-11-26 01:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_herd/mrjxku6pphb0/wish/307598662 The Big Mac price index jacob_herd https://padlet.com/jacob_herd/mrjxku6pphb0/wish/307599309 The Big Mac price index is an informal way of finding out what the buying power of a countries average hourly wage is.

1 big mac in New Zealand is $4.23(USD)we earn $8.30 a hour(USD)so one big mac is half an hours work.

1 big mac in Costa Rica is $4.03(USD) but a sweatshop work they earn $2.36(USD) a hour which means that they have to work two hours to buy one.

1 big mac in Bangladesh is $5.00 (USD) and a Bangladesh a sweatshop worker earns 13c an hour(USD) which means that they have to work 26 hour to buy one big mac.]]> 2018-11-26 01:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_herd/mrjxku6pphb0/wish/307599309 iPhone factories jacob_herd https://padlet.com/jacob_herd/mrjxku6pphb0/wish/308065044 This is a video set in an iPhones  sweatshops, it shows a man pretending to be an iphone sweatshop worker. It shows poor working conditions, and poor living conditions for these workers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ItLIywwepY
We are hoping iPhone may have changed there ways  from sweatshops to an improved standard factory since this video was made.

The net at the windows are to stop workers from attempting to comit suicide.]]> 2018-11-26 23:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_herd/mrjxku6pphb0/wish/308065044 The pros and cons of sweatshops. jacob_herd https://padlet.com/jacob_herd/mrjxku6pphb0/wish/308087368 Pros- If there were no sweatshops where would all the workers from these countries work? They would be unemployed and have no money. In these countries there is no social welfare so they have no way to get money to live. In New Zealand we have social welfare which the government pays to help unfortunate people. 

Companies can make more money and more products to sell because it is cheap labour.

Cons - On the bad side, in sweatshops the workers gets paid 1.33 (NZD) cents an hour on average. The workers also often have to live on site in small concrete buildings with open sewers next to them. There living conditions are very poor and disgusting meaning the people often get sick. 

Big companies are using these people for their own benefit, especially to make moneyand do not care about the welfare of the workers.]]> 2018-11-27 01:32:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_herd/mrjxku6pphb0/wish/308087368 A list of the brands in New Zealand that aren't very ethical. jacob_herd https://padlet.com/jacob_herd/mrjxku6pphb0/wish/308601021 Adidas
Farmers
The Warehouse
Fusion Retail Brands
T&T
K&K


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