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The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work

• Sweatshop
• Trafficking
• Disenfranchisement
• Exploitation

This image best represents...

• Trafficking
• Sweatshops
• Exploitation
• Supply Chain

Sweatshops were mostly used for making...

• clothing
• steel
• books
• automobiles

What does 'TNCs' stand for?

Which of the following are the characteristics of sweatshops?

• Very long working hours

• Acceptable pay

• Child labour exploitation

• Dirty and unhygienic living environment

TNCs often pollute or damage local environments because they (choose 1 answer only).

• Respect workers' rights

• Take advantage of less strict laws

• Respect the local environment

• Protect lifestyles

Which one of the following is a negative consequence of globalisation for less-developed countries

• Enhanced cultural uniqueness

• Skills transferred to domestic workers

• Improved terms of trade

• Wider income inequalities

What type of person would be typically employed to work in a sweatshop factory?

• Poor, low skilled, young and uneducated

• rich, has higher order skills, lacks manufacturing experience

Nike was created in the United States, but what percentage of its workers operate there today?

• 23 per cent.

• Only 1 per cent.

• 17 per cent.

Which of the following is NOT a transnational corporation (TNC)?

• Local newsagent

• Shell

• Ford