Global Poverty and Human Rights Resources
These four inspiring and fun lesson plans will get your students thinking critically about the issue of Poverty and Human rights. They are suitable for post-16 audiences and encourage students to explore the issues critically using games, visual aids, news articles, short film clips and group discussions. Read the description of each resource then contact us for the full version. Call us on 01865 245678 or email us.
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Behind the Brand
This creative workshop gets students to critically analyse the difference between the image of clothing companies protrayed in advertising and the real working conditions for cotton farmers and factory workers who make the clothes. Students will look at advertising and short films and create their own versions of clothing adverts that show the realities of the clothing industry.
Human Rights Investigation
This role play looks at human rights within clothing supply chains. Students will look at films and case studies and then have a group discussion about the roles of factory owner and worker, CEO of a big clothing brand and UK consumers to decide who should be responsible for protecting workers’ rights and how students can make a difference on this issue.
Sweatshop Simulation
Students are encouraged to empathise with people who work in ‘sweatshop’ conditions through a simulation of factory life. Students will be given roles as workers or factory owners in order to explore the pressures of working at the bottom of the supply chain, they will also be introduced to the concept of trade unions.
Business Proposal Game
Students will explore business ethics in clothing supply chains. Working in groups students will come up with a business proposal for a new pair of jeans, taking into consideration budgets for cotton, production, marketing and the final cost to the customer. Students will present their proposal and advert to the group and discuss their ethical choices.
Why not book us to do Fairtrade workshop at your school or college? You may also want to check out our resources on Climate change.
This project is funded by the Department for International Development (DFID)
