3+-+Worker+Conditions

//Focus Questions: Where do the things we buy come from? Who makes them? What are their working conditions like?//
====There are many mysteries behind what you call your fashion providers. Do you actually know what your clothes goes through before you wear them? Did you ever think about the toxin's and chemicals that you are exposed to? If you want to learn more about the toxin chemicals on your everyday clothing then feel free to visit Kobe's page. Do you know about the harsh working conditions that your clothes makers go through? If not then go visit Arnold'ss page that provides information about the company Gap. Do you know what you can do to achieve a better state of workers conditions in Walmart? If not then look through Esmeralda's and Ana's page.====




 * RESOURCES:**

[|‘Seaweed’ Clothing Has None, Tests Show - New York Times] [|Behind the Label - You Can Make a Difference] [|CHINA BLUE | PBS] [|Clean Clothes Campaign] [|Eco-fi - polyester fiber made from 100% post-consumer recycled pastic bottles.] [|Green America's National Green Pages™- The Nation's Only Directory of Screened and Approved Green Businesses] [|How Polyester is Made — History.com Videos] [|Is Wal-Mart Good For America? | FRONTLINE | PBS] [|Is Wal-Mart Good for America? Amazon DVD] [|Organic_Clothing- Tencel -- Sustainable but not necessarily healthy] [|Redesigned clothing- seaweed and crabshell as fabric - videos - *faircompanies] [|Responsible Shopper- Guide to Promoting a Responsible Economy with Company Profiles, Green Living Tips, and Campaigns] [|SweatFree Communities- 2010 Shop with a Conscience Consumer Guide] [|The Worker Rights Consortium] [|United States Dept. of Agriculture - Topics] [|Wal-Mart- The High Cost of Low Price- Amazon DVD] [|WAL-MART- The High Cost of Low Price] [|World Trade Organization - Home page]