Many of the clothing items in our wardrobe were produced in Bangladesh and Honduras, and we decided to research them to have a better understanding of the factories our clothes were made in, and the people who run them. On these page we have included statistics about the minimum wage, the work hours and civil unrest and other issues.

  To show how difficult the life of a textile worker is in Bangladesh, we decided to make a comparison between a first world country's (Canada) workers and a comparison to the average worker in Bangladesh.

Average/Minimum wage:  $320/month, or around $8 an hour
Average hours/week:  40h
Civil Unrest:  There are occasionally union strikes and people protesting and demanding for better work conditions or wages, but most people are relatively content with their jobs.

  First world country workers receive a reasonable payment and can survive on their own at minimum wage working for 40 hours a week. Workers have rights, and laws forbid child labour. People rarely have violent protests or riots and do not work in crowded and unhealthy environments. Employers must be fair to their employees, and are not allowed to exploit them or treat them poorly. Overall life when being employed in a first world country is much better than life as the average Bangladesh worker.