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Globalization and the Fashion Industry
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Globalization and the Fashion Industry
Created by: Sarah Mueller
Globalization
The Impact
- Internationalization of Production: The relocation of production from high-wage countries to low-wage countries.
- Started in 1950's and became more popular in the 70's.
- GOAL: Make more money, but producing the products as a smaller cost
Bangladesh Garment Factory
May 7-15 Barcelona
The Problems
The Problems
Low Wages for Garment Workers
Low Wages for Garment Workers
- Among lowest paid in the world
- A few dollars at day, at average
- Live in poverty, can't afford basic day-to-day costs
Hazardous Working Conditions
Hazardous Working Conditions
- Rana Plaza Collapase in Bangladesh 2013
- 1,129 killed
Harder for Third World Countries to Develop
- Donated clothes go to Third World Countries, taking away business from local clothing makers
Harder for Third World Countries to Develop
Hazardous to the Environment
- water pollution
- the use of toxic chemicals
- increasing levels of textile waste.
What can we do?
What We Can Do
- Buy FairTrade
- a way of buying and selling products that makes certain that the people who produce the goods receive a fair price.
- creates a better standard of living for those in third world countries
- Buy less
- Buy fewer higher quality products, rather than a lot of low quality products
- Buy Eco Friendly products
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