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Worksheets and resources for teachers

Free resources

My name is Imas
The story of Imas Mutia – a sports shoe worker in Indonesia
Fair Play for Workers information brochure (PDF, 1.3MB)
This short black and white brochure explaining Oxfam Australia's labour rights work is free to download and use as a teaching resource.
Worksheet: Nike, a global company (PDF, 20KB)
This one-page comprehension worksheet and discussion starter is suitable for students aged 14 to 17. It was prepared by NSW high school Teacher Kate Hungerford.
Fashioning an ethical industry  
Fashioning an ethical industry has some great, free resources including  A role play for different levels which explores how the decisions made by different actors within the fashion supply chain impact on working conditions in garment manufacture.
Frequently asked question on ethical gear (PDF 200kB)
These frequently asked questions  explain the difference between fair and ethical trade and provide information about buying, sourcing and producing ethical gear. It is a useful introductory guide to the issues surrounding fair and ethical trade.
Fairwear’s “Home Truths” curriculum kit
A set of lesson plans for schools that covers the key learning areas of English, Design and Technology, Visual Arts, Legal Studies and more.
Globalisation: Fair vs Cool
Global Education has prepared this Global Learning Quest. The quest encourages students to ask whether it's possible to care about fashion and global issues at the same time.
Sim Sweatshop
This free online interactive game invites you to enter the world of the sports shoe worker. Work hard and you will be paid your full wage. Make a mistake and you will be punished accordingly.
Trading Trainers simulation game
Christian Aid and CAFOD in the UK designed this highly recommended simulation game for between 16 and 40 students (aged 13 and up). It is currently out of print but, until it is reprinted, CAFOD have given us permission to distribute free copies of the game to interested teachers. Download the 4MB file of the game here or if you would like a hard copy please email us your postal address.
Rethinking Schools site
The Summer 1997 edition of Rethinking Schools Online includes a great lead article and some excellent resources suggesting innovative ways to teach the issue of workers’ rights in the sportswear industry.
Doonesbury's cartoon series on Nike
This great resource can be found on the Alberta Nike Campaign site
"Swoosh"
A play by Blair Francey of Cardinal Newman High School in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Blair's play is ideal for use in schools and at educational events.
Inside Your Threads (video and teaching activities)
Canadian teachers only can order free copies of this fantastic video produced by Canadian music television station MuchMusic. Viewers follow three Canadian recording artists, Sam Roberts, Hawksley Workman, and Jully Black, as they encounter Mexican and Bangladeshi youth struggling to earn a living wage at a variety of clothing factories.

Inexpensive resources

Looking Behind the Logo
We have produced this resource for teachers to help young people learn about workers’ rights in the sportswear industry.
Sweatshop Curricula
The Intercommunity Peace and Justice Centre has put together this useful list of anti-sweatshop curriculum resources.
Twenty Pieces video
This Fairwear video tells the inside story of fashion from the workers' perspective.

Sports brands on workers’ rights

These websites give sports brands’ perspectives on the sweatshop issue: