Click here to download: WhatPriceaLivingWageincPresentation.pdfWhat Price a Living Wage? Doug Miller
In What Price a Fairly Traded T-shirt? by Doug Miller of University of Northumbria, UK, students consider how garments are costed at the factory level and how a living wage might be achieved in global apparel supply chains. The activity is based on actual industry wage figures as at October 2006 and production line balancing figures provided by corporate social responsibility/sourcing managers from a major multinational retailer.
The presentation to accompany 'What Price a Living Wage' is available in this online version.
This teaching activity has been taken from Parker, L. and Dickson, M.A. (2009) Sustainable Fashion: A Handbook for Educators, Bristol: Labour Behind the Label. Download the whole publication here.
| 1. Level | UG |
| 2. Pre-requisite knowledge required by educators | C. Some knowledge of discipline required |
| 3. Pre-requisite knowledge required by students | C. Some knowledge of discipline required |
| 4. Number of students | Any number |
| 5. Length of time required | Student preparation time: 30-45 minutes internet search time. Seminar: 60 minutes |
| 6. Type of activity | Individual work, Interactive activities, Ideas for projects, assignments and briefs, Discussion and debate, Research related |
| 7. Discipline | Business |
| 8. Topics covered | Companies, Prices, Wages |
