1. Welcome to the factory! Objectives:
MUST: Understand the conditions facing sweatshop workers. (L5)
SHOULD: Describe and explain the problems with these conditions. (L6)
COULD: Evaluate how these problems can be solved. (L7+)
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2. Factory Rules!
Each day is 3 minutes – you must work for the entire 5 minutes, non-stop. Anyone who isn’t working will be punished!
Each night is also 3 minutes. You can choose to either work overtime during this or you can decide to give your team a rest.
As a production line you will each be given a different task to do to produce the clothing. Only finished products can be sold to the factory owner and these will not be accepted if they are not completed to the highest standards!
You will be paid 100 rupees for every dress that you produce. Money can be collected from the factory owner at the end of each day shift.
During the day and night your team may be given consequence cards – read these carefully and ensure you deal with what is being asked! You can also use your wages to pay for education...
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3. Person 1 - Cut out the front of the dress
Production Line
EACH PERSON:
Person 1 - Cut out the front of the dress
Person 2 - Cut out the back of the dress
Person 3 - Colour the front of the dress in green with a blue belt
Person 4 - Colour in the back of the dress red with a blue belt
Person 5 - Glue the front to the back
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4. Education:
1. Secondary Education (costs 400 rupees) – Once this has been purchased, your team can sit on chairs rather than on the floor.
2. College Education (costs 600 rupees) – Now you have a college education you can earn double the amount of money you used to earn for every t-shirt you produce as you’re more highly skilled.
3. University Education (cost 1000 rupees) – Your team no longer has to work in the factory. You will earn 400 rupees per day as you manage the other workers in the factory.
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5. Tweet your response to today’s lesson...
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6. SICKNESS – A member of your team has fallen sick with cholera and cannot work. They must not work for 2 days / 2 nights
SICKNESS – A member of your team requires urgent medical attention – pay 100 rupees
TAXES – Government officials have discovered your team has not been paying any tax. Pay 200 rupees
UNDER-AGE WORKERS – Government officials have found out that one of your team members is only 10 years old. Lose a team member for 1 day and 1 night.
EXTRA MONEY – If all your team stand up during the next day’s production they will be able to double their wages.
YOU’RE FIRED! – One member of your team has been fired for not working quickly enough. They must sit out for the next 2 days / 2 nights.
MACHINERY PROBLEMS – Your machine has broken today. Lose your scissors and glue for the rest of the day and night until someone comes to fix it.
HOUSING PROBLEMS – At home you have a roof that is leaking and need to get it repaired – pay 100 rupees.