1. Name one idea you have after this visit that connects to the idea of using resources! 2. Name one idea you have after this visit that relates to the word 'population'. 3. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the top score, how would you rate the quality of the work environment you saw here, and why? 4. What does the word 'export' have to do with today's visit? 5. What do you think the level of safety is here? What makes you think this? 6. How old do you think the workers here are, on average? 7. What is one question you still have about the garment industry here in Bangladesh? 8. What types of issues does this factory cause or help solve in terms of resources here in Bangladesh? 9. What might you say about economic issues based on today's visit? Do you think the products being manufactured here help or hurt Bangladesh?
Answer one of the above questions and add two points of observation or reflection from the day abouts the two places we visited (Sterling Styles factory and Up2Date apparel office). Also you can compose a question that you may have from our flex day adventures. You should post these three items on your blog page.
1) answer a question 2) make two observations or reflections (or write your own questions that you may have) Three things in total!
Blog Answer
I will answer question 5: What do you think the level of safety is here? What makes you think this?
At Sterling Styles the level of safety was safe at times and unsafe at times. The reason why I think it was safe at times is because, they had masks on, this helps them from getting any germs from anyone who sneezed or coughed, and giving any germs to someone by coughing or sneezing. It also prevents them from taking in germs that float around or having any problems with dust.
On the other hand, the reason why I think it was unsafe at sterling styles is because there were workers without shoes on, who were working with big machines, needles and irons. If the needles or irons fall on their feet, it could cause them a big damage. Although they look like they are aware of what they are doing and how they are doing it, but accidents can happen.
Some questions I still have are:
1) How much do the workers get paid and what are their working hours?
2) When the the factory (sterling styles) hires workers, do they hire them and then teach them the required skill or do they hire people who already have that skill?
One thing I noticed at the Sterling Styles factory was that they have many different steps to complete one garment, but what was very noticeable was how at the end of everything they checked each and every garment for any needles that might have been left in the garment.
I really enjoyed our trip to the garment factory (Sterling Styles) and I found our trip very interesting. Flex Day was amazing!!!
At Sterling Styles the level of safety was safe at times and unsafe at times. The reason why I think it was safe at times is because, they had masks on, this helps them from getting any germs from anyone who sneezed or coughed, and giving any germs to someone by coughing or sneezing. It also prevents them from taking in germs that float around or having any problems with dust.
On the other hand, the reason why I think it was unsafe at sterling styles is because there were workers without shoes on, who were working with big machines, needles and irons. If the needles or irons fall on their feet, it could cause them a big damage. Although they look like they are aware of what they are doing and how they are doing it, but accidents can happen.
Some questions I still have are:
1) How much do the workers get paid and what are their working hours?
2) When the the factory (sterling styles) hires workers, do they hire them and then teach them the required skill or do they hire people who already have that skill?
One thing I noticed at the Sterling Styles factory was that they have many different steps to complete one garment, but what was very noticeable was how at the end of everything they checked each and every garment for any needles that might have been left in the garment.
I really enjoyed our trip to the garment factory (Sterling Styles) and I found our trip very interesting. Flex Day was amazing!!!
