Globalisation Learning Quest: Locate

	Case for the Global Economy
	The great debate on globalization is in full swing. Can, or should, it be stopped? Is it pushing governments to the sidelines? Does it have a human face? Is it a threat to jobs? What are the benefits and what is the downside? ICC is convinced that th...
	Globalisation (Youthink)
	Globalisation as an issue from the World Bank's Youthink site. Discussion topics include: some countries have profited from globalization and some have not; the history of globalization, data sources and Why Should I care?...
	Globalisation Guide
	The Globalisation Guide is a resource for students. It provides both pro and anti globalisation answers to key questions on free trade, inequality, environment, labour rights, the internet and culture....
	Workers Rights Are Human Rights
	This section of the APHEDA website examines the universal right to work and provides an introduction to International Labour Standards. It also offers a comparison of the income, conditions and living standards of workers in the teaching, nursing and...
	Globalisation (UN Cyberschoolbus)
	An overview of the issue of globalisation from the United Nations CyberSchoolBus presents, especially for students, the briefing papers from We the Peoples: the role of the United Nations in the 21st century. Contents include: Globalisation: an unsto...
	Globalisation: Keeping the Gains
	This report examines how governments can respond to the challenges open markets bring and ensure societies keep the gains of globalisation. It finds globalisation is good for the world and Australian economies, stimulating growth and reducing poverty...
	International Federation of Alternative Trade (IFAT)
	The International Federation of Alternative Trade is a fair trade suppliers association, whose mission is to improve the livelihoods and well-being of disadvantaged producers by linking and promoting Fair Trade Organisations, and speaking out for gre...

	International Labour Organization (ILO)
	The International Labour Organization is the UN specialised agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognised human an...
	Workers Rights Are Human Rights
	This section of the APHEDA website examines the universal right to work and provides an introduction to International Labour Standards. It also offers...
	Sweatshops and Globalization
	This background article on globalisation and working conditions in developing countries by Radley Balko gives pros and cons. 'So what's the story on s...
	International Federation of Alternative Trade (IFAT)
	The International Federation of Alternative Trade is a fair trade suppliers association, whose mission is to improve the livelihoods and well-being of...

	Clean Clothes Campaign
	The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) is a coalition of trade unions, consumer organisations, researchers, human rights organisations, women's organizations and other organisations that aims to improve working conditions in the global garment industry. Th...
	Play Fair: Respect Workers' Rights in the Sportswear Industry
	Play Fair was a campaign for workers' rights in the sportswear industry that focussed on the 2004 Olympic Games. The site includes information on aspects of the campaign, how the targetted companies have responded, and a case study on labour conditio...
	Sweatshops and Globalization
	This background article on globalisation and working conditions in developing countries by Radley Balko gives pros and cons. 'So what's the story on sweatshops? Are they as bad as globalization critics claim they are? Should we boycott companies that...

	Fair Labor Association (FLA)
	The Fair Labor Association (FLA) is a non-profit organization combining the efforts of industry, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), colleges and universities to promote adherence to international labor standards and improve working conditions wor...
	Education for Sustainability (E4S)
	E4S provides teachers with lesson planning materials on the sustainable use of water, textiles and timber resources and issues surrounding waste management in the clothing industry. Printable worksheets are available for use in Science, Geography and...
	Multinational Corporations
	A factfile from the UK Catholic Agency for Overseas Development about Multinational corporations (MNCs) which it defines as businesses that have operations in more than one country. The site discusses whether MNCs help or harm workers in developing c...
	Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code
	The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) has developed a code of labour practice, known as the Base Code, reflecting the most relevant international standards with respect to labour practices throughout the world. ETI member companies are expected to ado...

	Sustainable Textiles
	This tutorial from the NSW HSC Online website supports the Textiles and Design Area of study: Australian Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Allied Industries, and looks at textile technology and environmental sustainability. A range of strategies have been adopted by the textile industry worldwide to r...
	Free Trade and the Environment
	What effects do trade agreements like NAFTA, GATT and the WTO have on the environment? What effects do they have on the environments of already developed countries versus the environmental integrity of the third world? If liberalised trade does indeed create wealth, does wealth and added industriali...
	Education for Sustainability (E4S)
	E4S provides teachers with lesson planning materials on the sustainable use of water, textiles and timber resources and issues surrounding waste management in the clothing industry. Printable worksheets are available for use in Science, Geography and Environmental Studies....

	Sri Lanka Workers Project (Ethical Trading Initiative)
	This training leaflet was produced for a Sri Lanka Garment Project by the organisation Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) working to promote and improve the implementation of corporate codes of practice and labour conditions. This leaflet aims to infor...

	ABCs of Fair Trade
	The US Fair Trade Resource Network provides an introduction to the issue of fair trade with short descriptions of topics including: Accountability, Business ethics, Codes of conduct, Certification, Free trade, Globalisation, Labeling, Organics, Quotas and Subsidies....
	Play Fair: Respect Workers' Rights in the Sportswear Industry
	Play Fair was a campaign for workers' rights in the sportswear industry that focussed on the 2004 Olympic Games. The site includes information on aspects of the campaign, how the targetted companies have responded, and a case study on labour conditions in an Indonesian clothing factory....
	Sweatshops: Exploitation is Never in Fashion (Street Cents)
	What is a Sweat shop? Questions to ask retailers. Why do they do it? Information from episode 16 of Canadian Youth Show Street Cents....

You can find information about globalisation and conditions in the textile, clothing and footwear industry from a variety of sources including books, magazines, videos, television programs, news reports, online databases, websites, organisations and personal contacts. Remember that for this learning quest you are particularly interested in working conditions in the clothing manufacturing industry, and regulation and consequences of local actions. Libraries and databases Tips: When searching for resources note the two spellings of globalisation and globalization. Depending on your search facility, you may be able to use: - a wildcard search: globali?ation (or globali*ation) or - truncation: globali* (or globali?) Sweatshop (or "sweat shop") is a common term used to refer to factories where workers work long hours for low wages Use truncation to include the plural form: sweatshop* (sweatshop?) Keyword search sweatshops discrimination workplace wages working hours Phrase search "child labour" "exploitation of workers" "factory management" "forced labour" "right to organise" "workplace health and safety" Subject heading search Children Employment Clothing industry Moral and ethical aspects Commerce--Social aspects Employment conditions Moral and ethical aspects Free trade and protection Globalisation (note Australian spelling) Globalisation Economic aspects Globalisation Moral and ethical aspects Globalisation Social aspects Multinational companies [from SCIS Subject headings list]