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The cards on the next slides are the ones that you have been given to sort out.

Explore the differing experiences of Jayna in LEDCs and Elizabeth in MEDCs regarding factory conditions, job displacement, and economic struggles. Analyze the consequences of global production shifts on workers' lives and livelihoods. Compare and contrast their stories to understand the impacts of outsourcing on individuals and communities.

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The cards on the next slides are the ones that you have been given to sort out.

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  1. Why is Jayna doing Elizabeth’s job? The cards on the next slides are the ones that you have been given to sort out. On the next slide are the headings that I have come up with to sort my cards. Do they match yours? If not they can be used as an example of a way in which they can be sorted. Click on each of the headings and all the cards within that category will appear. Discuss the reasons for your grouping of the cards.

  2. Factory example Elizabeth/MEDCs Factory conditions Jayna/LEDCs. Lesson Five

  3. Factory example Shirt production may be £4 instead of £11. Factory set to move to China. “Taking the work to a country where the terms and conditions of employment are inferior. Factory closed its doors in March 2007. Loss of 300 jobs. Environmental cost of now shipping a shirt half way around the world will be costly. Operations as the current factory started in 1989. Switching production of polo shirts from Treorchy to China after deciding that the South Wales plant is not commercially viable. Company made £170 million (estimate) the previous year.

  4. Information about Jayna/LEDCs Jayna is 15 years old. Jayna would like to give up her work in a factory and go home but she can’t afford to. The money paid on clothes doesn’t go to the factory workers it goes straight to the brand. Can produce cheaper goods and then make a profit on them. Cheaper to run in other countries such as Asia. Work in Asia/China is cheaper due to a low skilled workforce. Jayna barely earns enough to pay her rent. Jayna moved away from her family a few months ago as there was no work in her village. Jayna’s company provides accommodation, but it is small and she shares it with 5 others.

  5. Elizabeth/ MEDCs Elizabeth is looking for other sewing work but all the factories are closing. Standard of living is very high in the UK. People expect and want too much in the UK. Elizabeth lives with her husband and has 3 children. Elizabeth left school with few qualifications; she worked in a factory making polo shirts. Elizabeth can no longer afford to go on holidays abroad every year.

  6. Information about the factory conditions Can employ people under 16 The benefits such as maternity leave and sick pay don’t exist so the company saves money. If asked to work overtime, you can be sacked if you refuse. You earn £4 a day for working for 12 hours. You work 12 hours a day, 6 days a week.

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