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Op-Ed Columnist - Where Sweatshops Are a Dream - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Columnist - Where Sweatshops Are a Dream - NYTimes.com | Human Interest | Scoop.it
What the world’s most impoverished people need isn’t fewer sweatshops, but more of them.

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Luke Walker's curator insight, October 20, 2014 1:17 AM

Are sweatshops a good thing or a bad thing?

Here's one op-ed that supports sweatshops reported from a landfill in Cambodia.

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The Geography of a Pencil

A film from the Competitive Enterprise Institute, adapted from the 1958 essay by Leonard E. Read.

 

This year's Geography Awareness Week's theme was "Declare Your Interdependence!"  The GAW poster for 2012 focused on the Geography of a Pencil and this video works together nicely as a supplement to that poster.  You may see the economics of capitalism and globalization in a less optimistic light than Leonard Read, but the theme of interconnectedness makes this a great resource. 


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Luke Walker's curator insight, October 5, 2014 9:12 AM

An interesting take on the pencil.

BrianCaldwell7's curator insight, April 5, 2016 8:23 AM

This year's Geography Awareness Week's theme was "Declare Your Interdependence!"  The GAW poster for 2012 focused on the Geography of a Pencil and this video works together nicely as a supplement to that poster.  You may see the economics of capitalism and globalization in a less optimistic light than Leonard Read, but the theme of interconnectedness makes this a great resource.

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Bangladesh garment industry scrambles to save reputation after fires

Bangladesh garment industry scrambles to save reputation after fires | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Government promises action but labour groups say major retailers must invest in safety and clear up opaque supply chains. Syed Zain Al-Mahmood reports

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Luke Walker's curator insight, October 20, 2014 1:15 AM

Are sweatshops a good thing or a bad thing?

Here's one viewpoint on a recent event unfolding in Bangladesh. 


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