General Amherst High School
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, N9V 1Z8

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Labour Behind the Label - Civics - CHV 2O

Should retailers be accountable for the conditions under which products are made?

Do we, as consumers, have any responsibility?

"A small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world." Margaret Mead, anthropologist.

"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not be neutral." Paulo Friere, social activist.

Preparation:

To complete this project you will require a label from an article of clothing. It must show the CAxxxxx or RNxxxxx number indicating the company responsible for importing the article of clothing into Canada and the country where it was manufactured.
The article must NOT be made in Canada or the USA! Do not tear the tag out of an article of clothing. Carefully cut it off so that the clothes are not damaged.

Project Instructions

1. Title Page
2. Label Page
3. Body of Report and Research
4. Questions & Looking up CA or RN Number
5. Terms and Definitions
6. Bibliography
7. Resources
8. Photos/Images

Title Page

Should include: an appropriate title, a suitable picture or graphic, your name, teachers name and date due.

Label Page

Call up the document titled LABEL PAGE.
Save it in your personal directory.
Fill in all required information before printing the page.
Follow the instructions provided on the page.

Bibliography

A bibliography is an alphabetical list of all the sources you have consulted for an essay or research paper. You must list your sources in a specific format. Use this guide to create your bibliography in the correct format. How to create a bibliography.

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