Overview
Fashion Law -
You will be asked to identify a significant question relevant to this course, concerning fashion/fashion media ethics, examine the question from all angles and determine the best solution or course of action. This paper will be due the last day of class. You may use the question you presented in your case study presentation. A more extensive rubric will be provided.
The question is, "Which big companies use Forced and Trafficked Labor or Child Labor, and why?"
I want you to find out mostly about H&M and see which they use more of and run with that.
I sent my teacher a project proposal, which I have attached and she stated the following so please read it and really go with those guidelines:
Teacher said, "One point that seems key: Be sure you’re using reliable sources re: H&M using child/forced labor. That’s a very serious charge. Also, child labor is not the same thing as trafficked or forced labor. IN some countries, child labor is very likely legal . . . be sure to look into that. Be careful about those distinctions. But the child labor issue would be a very interesting ethical case study. If it were legal in the countries where clothes are being produced but not in the countries where they are being sold, which laws should the brand/company follow? Technically, the brand (H&M) is contracting with manufacturers who are only obligated to adhere to the laws in their own country. But ethically, H&M, you could argue, should consider a different approach, especially since many of their customers might find child labor objectionable." ****Incorporate all of this****
Wanted to add the presentation that I did in regards to the broader subject "Forced and Trafficked Labor." Some of these points can be used if you feel they are relative to what you write about, but be sure to dive deeper into the subject and focus on a specific case study, such as one specific business that still uses this system.