Flex Day Feild Trip

October 12, 2008 Flex dayGarment Factory

Questions

1. Name one idea you have after this visit that connects to the idea of using resources!

2. Name one idea you have after this visit that relates to the word 'population'.

3. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the top score, how would you rate the quality of the work environment you saw here, and why?

4. What does the word 'export' have to do with today's visit?

5. What do you think the level of safety is here? What makes you think this?

6. How old do you think the workers here are, on average?

7. What is one question you still have about the garment industry here in Bangladesh?

8. What types of issues does this factory cause or help solve in terms of resources here in Bangladesh?

9. What might you say about economic issues based on today's visit?Do you think the products being manufactured here help or hurtBangladesh?

Answer one of the above questions and add two points of observation or reflection from the day abouts the two places we visited (Sterling Styles factory and Up2Date apparel office). Also you can compose a question that you may have from our flex day adventures. You should post these three items on your blog page.1) answer a question 2) make two observations or reflections (or write your own questions that you may have) Three things in total!


ANSWER:

1)
Q: How old do you think the workers here are, on average?
A: From the look of the workers i saw at the factory i would probably say late twenty's, mid twenty's, and maybe early thirtys. But, I learned that most of the workers were about 18 years old!

2) One observation i have is that i noticed that all of the workers werent wearing shoes! Another observation i saw was that many familiar companys bought the clothing the workers were making. For example, Gap, Target, and Old Navy!

3) One question that i really want to know is if the workers are getting paid enough to support their family or families? Another question i really want to know is, what are their work hours?

I really enjoyed our flex day and i like learning about where the clothes that i wear may come from, and how much work people put into making one pair of jeans or a pair of shorts!