Fashion: anoressia e sweatshop

Fashion & the mad world behind it

Two worst realities of fashion world

Far to the runway Near to the runway

Workshops Anorexia and child labour

First step

What is a sweatshop?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsoZglA-XQE

A sweatshop is a working environment with conditions that are considered by many people of industrialised nations to be difficult or dangerous.

Sweatshop workers often work long hours for little pay!

Child labour laws may also be violated … 0,7% 15,4%

1% ? 26,8%

8,7% 17,3%

Medium percentual of the children working in continents

Does sweatshops still exist?

National Labor Committee interview with Halima who works at a factory in Bangladesh making clothing for Hanes. (2006)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTIfY9SmJdA

So, sweatshops may exist in any country.

Sweatshops usually employ low levels of technology, but may produce many different goods, for example, toys, shoes, clothing, and furniture.

Second step

Are anorexic models good examples for young people?

Anorexia is a disease that, in recent years, spreads rapidly.

Most of the people affected are economically well-off people from the worlds of fashion, models, that could well afford adequate food while maintaining the sizes needed for their work.

I found two interesting videos about it:

commercial progress,

the first is a

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the second discusses the case of

• Model become anorexic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5flLiIw-sng

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIFAoRU1veo

Elisa Russo V A/LB