[Solved] Global Closet

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**The Global Closet**

1. Where were your clothes made? Make a list of the nations represented in your closet. Which regions are most frequently represented?

2. Is there a difference between where an item is made and where it is assembled? Does the label indicate where the fabric, or certain parts of the item, originated?

3. Why should we care about globalization and clothing production? In one or two sentences, use the terms capitalism, outsourcing, and corporate conscience to evaluate the global commodity chain related to clothing.

**Once “Made in the U.S.A.”**

1. How many of those items were made in the United States? How many were made elsewhere? Were any handmade?

2. What do these clothes, compared to your own, reveal about the globalization of the garment manufacturing industry over the past several decades?

**Are Your Favorite Brands “Sweat Free”?**

1. What brand did you study? What do the pro-labor organization websites say about this brand?

2. What is your brand’s stance on sweatshop labor? Do workers who make your favorite products earn a living wage or have safe working conditions?

3. Whether for profit or for altruistic motives, corporations are expressing conscience in new ways, making steps, however small, toward good global citizenship. In your opinion, what would good citizenship look like for consumers?