First assignment of group n° 075

Resources used by the team

NAME OF THE MEMBER OF THE TEAM	ACCESSED RESOURCES
Valentine Moren	Videos: Video 1 : - Latitude responsable : potters for peace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yidvs1JvS6E Video 2 : Katja Hansen : the cradle to cradle concept in details. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM20zk8WvoM Video 3 : - les barbares attaquent le retail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBeEAjr7Z6o Book : Global gâchis waste, Tristam Stuart Documents: Article 1 : « Improving conditions for women workers has a domino effect », Dan Rees, The guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/women-garmet-workers-conditions Article 2 : « Apple under fire again for working conditions at Chinese factories », Agence France Presse, The guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/19/apple-under-fire-again-for-working-conditions-at-chinese-factories Article 3 : « IKEA Imagines a World Without Textiles—And It's Just as Painful as You'd Think », KC IFEANY Fast Company. http://www.fastcocreate.com/1681190/ikea-imagines-a-world-without-textiles-and-its-just-as-painful-as-youd-think Article 4 : « Recovers.org Is Making Donations More Efficient », Caitria O’NEILL and Alvin LIANG, Fast company. http://www.fastcompany.com/3014806/recoversorg-is-making-donations-more-efficient Article 5 : Bangladeshi factory workers locked in on 19-hour shifts, Richard Bilton, BBC website http://www.bbc.com/news/business-24195441
Khaled Ghazi	Videos: Video 1 : Les barbares attaquent le luxe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCtCt4ctrY4&index=33&list=PL_e3KIBwbAbWjYcbEvovqo293d-yIGbPB Video 2 : Cruel sera le réveil, le crash pétrolier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxC6ZOHZA0E Video 3 : Latitude responsable - Pesinet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MMjUih03xA Book : The Third Industrial Revolution, Jeremy Rifkin Documents: Article 1 : « Working conditions in the fashion industry: news and resources round up », Emily Drabble, The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2013/may/19/fashion-industry-garment-factory-collapse-teaching-news-resources Article 2 : 2. « How Verité Is Improving Labor Conditions At Your Favorite Companies », Ariel Schwartz, Fast Company. http://www.fastcoexist.com/1678471/how-verit-is-improving-labor-conditions-at-your-favorite-companies Article 3 : « Textiles manufacturers can't avoid circular economy principles forever », Claudia Cahalane, The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/textiles-manufacturers-circular-economy-business-model Article 4 : "Bangladesh garment factories still exploiting child labour for UK products", Miles Brignall and Sarah Butler, The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/06/bangladesh-garment-factories-child-labour-uk Article 5 : "Poverty and Low Earnings in the Developing World",Gary S. Fields, Cornell University ILR School. http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1151&context=workingpapers
Hugo Tran	Videos: Video 1 : Textile : la colère des exploitées - Envoyé Spécial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxo66Q7rSMM Video 2 : 7 jours BFM: Bangladesh, morts pour nos habits? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjkQcIUBYbo Video 3 : L'exploitation des travailleurs du textile dans les pays pauvres - TV5 Monde https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5aPaw5Kl-8 Book : Biomimétisme, quand la nature inspire des innovations durables, Janine M. Benyus Documents: Article 1 : « Pas de répit dans l’exploitation des ouvriers du textile d’Asie » by Charlotte Cieslinski http://rue89.nouvelobs.com/2013/12/31/repit-lexploitation-ouvriers-textile-dasie-248684 Article 2 « Despite Low Pay, Poor Work Conditions, Garment Factories Empowering Millions Of Bangladeshi Women » by Palash Ghosh http://www.ibtimes.com/despite-low-pay-poor-work-conditions-garment-factories-empowering-millions-bangladeshi-women-1563419 Article 3 : Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work , Fay Hanleybrown, John Kania, & Mark Kramer, Stanford Social Innovation review. http://ssir.org/articles/entry/channeling_change_making_collective_impact_work Article 4 : The Instant-Gratification Guide To Being Happier At Work , Gwen Moran, FastCompany, http://www.fastcompany.com/3050228/know-it-all/the-instant-gratification-guide-to-being-happier-at-work Article 5 : Chinese Working Conditions Raised ... Along With the Price of Gadgets? », Kit EATON, FastCompany. http://www.fastcompany.com/1667154/chinese-working-conditions-raised-along-price-gadgets
Remi Fernandes	Videos: Video 1 : Marcin Jakubowski : https://youtu.be/S63Cy64p2lQ Video 2 : Latitude Responsable Danone Communication: https://youtu.be/4pUd7eCf7Sg Video 3 : Les barbares attaquent l'agriculture: https://youtu.be/fMgTUhSFsd0 Book : innover au service de l'intérêt général, Editions Vuibert, Barthélémy, A. et Slitine, R. (2011), Entrepreneuriat social Documents: Article 1 : Anniversaire du Rana Plaza : la responsabilité des multinationales pas encore à l’ordre du jour en France: http://multinationales.org/Anniversaire-du-Rana-Plaza-la Article 2 : Le pari de l'économie circulaire: Alternative économique septembre 2015 n349 Article 3 : Cotton in the South: is a new sustainable textile industry rising? http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/jul/29/farm-cotton-tshirt-local-jobs-nafta-north-carolina-sustainable-industry Article 4 : Have garment factory working conditions improved since Rana Plaza? http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/garment-factory-working-conditions-rana-plaza-collapse-unions Article 5 : Textile industry embraces a growing opportunity in the CE100: http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/news/textile-industry-embraces-a-growing-opportunity-in-the-ce100
Gautier Pelsy-Johann	Videos: Video 1 : Les barbares attaquent le textile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLkVqCpRQ00 Video 2 : Ted Talk : Esther Duflo – des expériences sociales pour combattre la pauvreté https://www.ted.com/talks/esther_duflo_social_experiments_to_fight_poverty?language=fr Video 3 The circular economy: https://youtu.be/N-cWaRRLh3k Book : Un million de révolutions tranquilles : Travail, argent, habitat, santé, environnement… B. Manier Documents: Article 1 : What are the biggest problem in the world? https://80000hours.org/articles/cause-selection/?gclid=CNOY6b34o8cCFSsEwwod-VMH_Q Article 2 : Les pays émergents : performance ou développement ? http://www.laviedesidees.fr/Les-pays-emergents-performance-ou.html Article 3 : Using Design Thinking to eradicate poverty creation : Standford Social Innovation Review http://ssir.org/articles/entry/using_design_thinking_to_eradicate_poverty_creation Article 4 : -Wearables could make it impossible to keep your hangover secret at work : Guardian Sustainable Business http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/sep/30/wearables-companies-smart-devices-health-wellbeing-privacy Article 5 : Sustainable development goals: what business needs to know : Guardian Sustainable Business http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/sep/24/sustainable-development-goals-business-sdg-targets
Jean-François Boulanger	Videos: Video 1 : Les Barbares Attaquent l'Education ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoOAEIoJrjc Video 2 : Les Barbares Attaquent l'emploi ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVOHJx_hPLE Video 3 : Prêt à jeter - l'obsolescence programmé: https://youtu.be/5eSoBBapXCg Book : Cradle To Cradle - William McDonough La nouvelle société coût marginal zéro - Jeremy Rifkin Documents: Article 1 : Made in Britain: UK textile workers earning £3 per hour: http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/sustainable-fashion-blog/2015/feb/27/made-in-britain-uk-textile-workers-earning-3-per-hour Article 2 : Mela wear can close the loop for cotton textiles: http://www.nesta.org.uk/mela-wear-can-close-loop-cotton-textiles Article 3 : Brazil's textile industry: a world of untapped potential: http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/blog/brazil-textile-industry-potential Article 4 : Inside Nike's Struggle to Balance Cost and Worker Safety in Bangladesh, Shelly Banjo, The Wall Street Journal. http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303873604579493502231397942 Article 5 : Working conditions in the Bangladeshi garment sector: social dialogue and compliance, Riccardo David Mariani, Fabrizio Valenti, Fairwear website. http://www.fairwear.org/ul/cms/fck-uploaded/documents/countrystudies/bangladesh/WorkingconditionsintheBangladeshigarmentsectorSocialdialogueandcompliance.pdf
Quentin Codevelle	Videos: Video 1 : Les barbares attaquent hollywood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9b_HlQu3YI Video 2 : TEDxKC - Marcin Jakubowski - Civilization Starter Kit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S63Cy64p2lQ Video 3 : Jacqueline Novogratz: Une troisième voie pour réfléchir à l'aide humanitaire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4m6j7rSyzY Video 4 Liberate your company!: Isaac Getz at TEDxESCP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVBddXmynSc Video 5 : Project ReDesign Renault Internship - The Future of mobility: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVoENm4eEcM Book : L’innovation jugaad redevenons ingénieux, Navi Radjou, Jaideep Prabhu, Simone Ahuja Documents: Article 1 : 3 Ways To Be Happier At Work: http://www.fastcompany.com/.../3-ways-to-be-happier-at-work Article 2 : After The Disaster, Looking For Success Stories In Bangladesh: http://www.fastcoexist.com/3020771/after-the-disaster-looking-for-success-stories-in-bangladesh Article 3 : What Is The Best Country In The World To Work?: http://www.fastcompany.com/3029724/work-smart/what-is-the-best-country-in-the-world-to-work Article 4 : Textile : les ouvrières asiatiques en lutte pour un salaire vital: http://multinationales.org/Textile-les-ouvrieres-asiatiques Article 5 : Un an après le Rana Plaza, Auchan et Carrefour pas prêts à assumer leurs responsabilités : http://multinationales.org/Un-an-apres-le-Rana-Plaza-Auchan

1. What Problem do you want to solve ?

The problem we want to solve is the working conditions in the newly industrialized countries such as East Asia countries in the textile industry. By trying to solve this problem, we also try to defend other values because the working conditions undermine ethic and Human Rights in those countries.

This problem can be illustrated by some figures: China for example is the number one producing textile in the world followed by Bangladesh, Vietnam and Pakistan. Moreover China produces 33% of the worldwide textile exports and 44% of the European market. Then, children and women represents 62% of the workers in 2014.

Finally, the lack of security is obvious when we consider accidents that occurred such has the Primark factory that collapsed and killed 1100 people in Bangladesh in 2013. Even if some standards like the Norm Reach against the use of chemical products exist, some companies ignore them and it can cause serious health problems to the workers. Our main credo here is to raise customers' awareness of the working conditions and everything they affect in the NIC.

2. Why does this problem exist?

We live in a capitalist world where profit-making is the number one rule. This is not just a fact, this is a sad reality. From this point we have been witnessing, for the past decades, an absolutely intolerable and inhumane behaviour in the textile industry. With a sleek of economies of scale and a price competition that are more and more exacerbated, the globalization phenomenon has definitely anchored itself in the global landscape. This partly explains the resort to producing at a very low price in the NIC, where companies have to deal with a not always educated workforce. Also, the lack of jurisdiction in this area should be duly noted. This is mainly what have led the textile industry to what it is nowadays. Furthermore, the present day societies, as any neoliberal society, follow the same pattern, the same outlines. They are manipulated by the media. To incite people to consume and to generate profit, the media do not hesitate to misrepresent the cruel reality. But they can try to spin it every which way they like, it does not change facts. For the past years you have been aware of this reality but you felt powerless? You had great ideas but you thought it was hopeless? No more excuses! Today, together, it is our responsibility to put an end to this issue.

3. What breakthrough are you commited to creating?

We aspire to operate a shift in order to end this humanitarian disaster. Regarding this scourge, we have settle three objectives for the improvement of this current issue: In one hand, our objective is to make people who do not feel concern about this phenomenon realize what is happening, and on the other hand incite them to act and become part of the solution. Secondly, for people who are aware of the issue, we would like to create and offer them a tool. This one will provide a continuous flow of transparent information concerning working conditions. We will also offer them the opportunity to be involve in the struggle and be part of a community. Finally, about the companies, the objective is to set up a balance of power, which will help find a breakthrough in the textile industry.

Obviously, the coordination of those three ideas will lead to a healthy situation. Indeed, this scheme seems to be the only way for customer to feel less guilty and more involved in that issue.

Freedom of purchasing, duty to act.

Experts :

1. Laurent Pelsy-Johann: Coordinateur international de la direction qualité, développement durable durable du groupe mousquetaire.

2. Expert de l'ARACT: association régional de l'amélioration des conditions de travail du Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

3. Contact potentiel en tant qu'analyste en coordination avec l'organisation mondial du travail.

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