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Ethical fashion introductory workshop: Toolkit for trainers, Anna Paluszek

The Ethical Fashion Introductory Workshop: Toolkit for Trainers presented by Anna Paluszek of the Polish Humanitarian Organisation, Poland, outlines a workshop for participants to explore working conditions in the garment industry, global interdependencies and what consumers can do to bring about change.  The toolkit includes a role play and necessary worksheets. All the activities included in the workshop are interactive and involve the participants in the debate.

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

Pre-16, FE

2. Pre-requisite knowledge required by educators

A. No background knowledge required

3. Pre-requisite knowledge required by students

A. No background knowledge required

4. Number of students

10 to 25

5. Length of time required

Two and a half hours

6. Type of activity

Group work, Interactive activities, Discussion and debate,

7. Discipline

Cross-curricular

8. Topics covered

Campaigns, Companies, Consumers, Corporate social responsibility, Globalisation, Prices, Supply chains, Trade, Workers' rights, Working conditions

 





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