The High Price of Cheap Fashion p. 12

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5 quiz 3 interntionl The High Prie of Chep Fshion p. 12 Uses: opy mhine, opque projetor, or trnspreny mster for overhe projetor. Sholsti In. grnts teher-susriers to The New York Times Upfront permission to reproue this Skills Sheet for use in their lssrooms y Sholsti In. All rights reserve. 1 wht trens hs the U.S. lothing mrket seen sine the erly 1990s? Consumption n pries hve oth risen rmtilly. Consumption n pries hve oth erese. Consumption hs inrese while pries hve erese. Consumption hs erese while pries hve inrese. 2 whih ntion is urrently the worl s iggest lothing exporter? Bnglesh Unite Sttes Mexio Chin 3 Wht effet hve plentiful ftory jos h in Chin? the growth of the mile lss the ispperne of the mile lss n inrese in the poverty rte the elimintion of unsfe working onitions in-epth questions 4 in response to the reent ftory ollpse, the government of Bnglesh hs lunhe new ftory inspetions. nnoune tht it will inrese the minimum wge in tht ountry. oth & neither nor 5 in whih yer i the Tringle ftory fire our, prompting sfety reforms in the U.S.? more thn 30 mjor lothing retilers reently signe pt to py the U.S. minimum wge of $7.25 per hour to ftory workers worlwie. monitor sfety in Bnglesh s ftories. stop mnufturing grments in Bnglesh. stop mnufturing grments in eveloping ountries. 1 How hve Amerins views on lothing n fshion hnge in the pst entury? Do you see this hnge s positive, negtive, or neither? Explin. 2 Why re Bngleshi offiils sking retilers not to mke rsti hnges to proution fter the ftory ollpse? 3 Wht is ment y the term fir tre ertifie? Is it something you think out? Why or why not? Upfront septemer 2, 2013

6 quiz 3 interntionl Uses: opy mhine, opque projetor, or trnspreny mster for overhe projetor. Sholsti In. grnts teher-susriers to The New York Times Upfront permission to reproue this Skills Sheet for use in their lssrooms y Sholsti In. All rights reserve. e The High Prie of Chep Fshion 1 In the introution, the uthor presents Belin Aye s n exmple of n oserver of the grment inustry who is pushing for etter working onitions. grment lorer who risks her life in Bngleshi swetshop. young entrepreneur who hs lunhe line of fir-tre pprel. lothing onsumer for whom prie n style re the min onsiertions. grment-inustry exeutive efening the use of hep lor. 2 In prgrph 5 of the introution, you n infer tht the uthor uses the expression worl wy to onvey e geogrphil istne. vstly ifferent wys of life. shift in genertions. oth & oth & p. 12 Pssge-Bse Reing: Rere the first two setions of the rtile: the introution n the setion uner the heing Cheper Lor, Lower Pries. Then nswer the following questions. essy 3 Aoring to one expert interviewe in the rtile, the urrent lothing inustry might e ompre to slsh-n-urn griulture. the fst-foo inustry. the grment inustry of the 1980s. the worl of fine rt. e fvorle rel estte mrket. 4 The wor ue in prgrph 8 of the introution e most nerly mens honore. tppe lightly. niknme. lime. opie. Wht responsiilities, if ny, o you think Amerin lothing ompnies hve to the workers who mnufture their grments in nother ountry? Support your rguments with eviene from the text. open BOOK Upfront Septemer 2, 2013

7 grph interntionl Uses: opy mhine, opque projetor, or trnspreny mster for overhe projetor. Sholsti In. grnts teher-susriers to The New York Times Upfront permission to reproue this Skills Sheet for use in their lssrooms y Sholsti In. All rights reserve. trgi ftory ollpse A in Bnglesh lst April hs rise wreness of the grim working onitions fe y grment workers who proue muh of the lothing worn in the U.S. n other evelope ntions. Loring in hot, rmpe, n sometimes unsfe ftories, these workers often toil for little py. Although ftory jos hve helpe millions put foo on the tle in ples like Bnglesh n Ini, some ompnies re vowing to o more to ensure etter py n sfer environments in the ftories tht mke their prouts. nlyze the grph 1 out how muh more is grment worker s minimum monthly wge in Honurs thn in Bnglesh? $86 $128 $194 $232 isussion questions 1 in Bnglesh, the minimum wge for grment workers is higher thn it is for workers in other inustries. Why o you think tht is the se? Wht role o you think grment ftories ply in tht ntion s eonomy? 2 wht ftors o you think ffet grment worker s ility to survive on the minimum monthly wge? To wht extent o these ftors vry y ountry? 3 esies low wges, wht iffiult onitions o grment ftory workers fe in mny eveloping ntions? Wht o you think it will tke to improve these onitions? 4 some hve rgue for the estlishment of n interntionl minimum wge. Do you think this is n ie worth pursuing? Explin. 2 full-time U.S. workers mking the ntionl minimum wge ern out $1,250 per month. Tht is the minimum monthly wge erne y grment workers in Chin. COUNTRY Chep Lor p. 12 HONDURAS EL SALVADOR CHINA MEXICO PAKISTAN CAMBODIA INDONESIA VIETNAM INDIA BANGLADESH $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $160 $180 $200 $220 $240 MINIMUM MONTHLY WAGE FOR GARMENT WORKERS (IN U.S. DOLLARS) lmost oule out 3 times out 5 times out 9 times 3 in how mny of the ountries on the grph oes minimum-wge grment worker ern t lest $1,200 in yer? two three four five 4 in Sri Lnk, the minimum wge for grment workers is out $61 per month. If Sri Lnk were e to this grph, it woul orretly e ple iretly ove. Inonesi Bnglesh Ini Vietnm This grph shows the minimum wges erne y grment ftory workers in the 10 ountries tht mke the most lothing sol in the U.S. 5 mny re pushing for wge inrese in Bnglesh. The most reent inrese, in 2010, rise the monthly minimum wge y 80 perent. Another 80 perent inrese woul rise it to. out $68 out $85 out $103 out $176 soure: U.S. Deprtment of stte Upfront septemer 2, 2013