issues to be considered in ethical manufacturing?
Part 1 – Essay Questions
1. What are the issues to be considered in ethical manufacturing? How can a
company balance the need for competitive prices with paying factory workers a living wage and providing safe, respectful working conditions? How do companies balance transparency
of manufacturing information and company confidentiality?
2. Outline the ethical dilemmas of “knockoffs” and the practice of fashion industry copying. How do “knockoffs” harm the industry and economy and how do they help the industry and
economy? How would the global economy be affected if “knockoffs” were eliminated from the marketplace? Give at least 3 examples of how “knockoffs” harm the industry and at least 3
examples of how“knockoffs” help the industry and economy.
