Title: Identify ethical issues pertaining to employment in the apparel, accessory, and textile industry.
Course: Introduction to Fashion Careers (19201-36) > Section: Identifying Necessary Skills for Career Success

Identification should include

- false or misleading advertising
- sweatshops and examples of other unacceptable working conditions
- other labor issues (e.g., hours, worker rights, salaries)
- employment laws (e.g., equal opportunity, safety)
- knockoffs/counterfeits
- trademark/patent/copyright infringement
- environmental concerns (e.g., effect of the manufacturing facility on the citizenship)
- other dishonest financial or business practices.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- What are ethical standards?
- What ethical standards are the basis for laws and policies related to the fashion industry?
- What are the legal and ethical consequences of failing to meet standards for working in the fashion industry?

Communication

- How can one learn how and when to communicate ethical standards to others in the apparel, accessory, and textile industry?
- Why is confidentiality important in the apparel, accessory, and textile industry? What ethical practices ensure confidentiality of workplace information?

Leadership

- What ethical standards are needed by leaders in the fashion industry?
- Why might coworkers have ethical standards that conflict? What leadership skills can help to resolve these conflicts?

Management

- What resources can help establish ethical standards?
- How can one identify inconsistencies between ethical standards and personal actions?
- How can the fashion industry expert work toward consistency between standards and actions?