1. How is the life of sweatshop workers in L.A. the same as those in Indonesia? How is it different?

2. Why is it that poor immigrants (newcomers) end up working at sweatshops? Why don’t they work as lawyers or doctors or at Mcdonalds?

3. Predict what’s going to happen by the end of this movie

1.ans: because they get little pay

2.ans:beacause the dont have the right papers.

3.ans:they are still going to work a swaet shops or get the right papers.

1. Who does Forever 21 blame for the sweatshops? Why?

2. What’s wrong with Forever 21′s argument?

3. Why do the workers continue to protest even if it means they might lose their jobs?

1.ans: they blame them for their clothes that they have to sell.

2.ans: forever 21's argument is wrong because it doesn't make sense.

3.ans: because they dont have the
papers.

my fishbowl

below, you'll find my fishbowl. the toughest part for me was trying to get the fish to move.

Learn more about this project

1.What does it mean to “make a decent living”? What should you be able to afford to buy?

ans: to make a different living is to make a good amount of money so you can buy what ever you want.

2.Where do your sneakers come from? Who makes them?

ans: nike

3.What is a sweatshop (take a guess, even if you have no idea)?

ans: i think it means to be in a shop and you are doing hard work.

behind the swoosh 3

i work really hard to make a dollar. i work to make shoes for more than 12 hours i feel alot of pain in my heart that i cannot supply my family, home, or myself. i work hard for everything i have wich isnt a lot i love to work but for more than i get. i love to work for nike but not for almost free .

nike swoosh

1.How much do Nike workers make in Indonesia each day? How many hours a day do they work?

ans:they get 1.25 a day. half the day

2.What is life like for Indonesian Nike workers at home?

ans: a lot of people live in one house.

3.Why won’t Nike talk to Jim or Leslie or let them visit the shoe factory?

ans:because they dont want the people to know how to make the shoes and they dont want them to notice how hard they work for a dollar.