Church World Service

 “Facts Have Faces.”  These are downloadable or can be ordered.

·         Caution: Children at Work

United Nations Cyber School Bus

·         Rights at Work- An interactive computer based activity for younger students

This unit from the Education for Justice website deals with CST and the rights of workers, transnational corporations, sweatshops and fair trade.

This website contains many excellent resources around labor issues including prayers and other worship resources.  There is also an extensive document with multiple resources for Catholics entitled Putting Labor into Labor Day Services.

Theology Library

This site has articles and church documents and statements that relate to the issue on labor.

There is another on agriculture.

Sweat Free Shopping Guide

This is an abbreviated guide for buying clothing which is made in sweat-free conditions.

Responsible Shopper

This website allows you to compare the labor practices for various companies according to category (clothing, book retailers, etc.)

Trading Trainers

This is a simulation game for older students (Age 13+) about globalization by using the examples of poor families making “trainers” (i.e. sneakers, athletic shoes) and still being poor.  It includes extensive directions which will need some “translation” into American terms.

The Paper Bag Game

A simulation for ages 9+  using a situation from India about how hard it is to get ahead.  It includes some hands-on manufacturing of small paper bags out of newspaper.  If you have trouble getting to the whole unit through this link, hit ESC and it should go into the pdf format displaying the whole unit. The unit does not include directions how to make a paper bag.  You need to devise that yourself.

Global Exchange - Sweatfree Toolkit

This is a resource for launching a sweatfree campaign.

Sweatshop Quiz- Archdiocese of Newark, NJ

This quiz is part of the initiative the archdiocese took  on sweatshops to find out the source of Catholic schools uniforms.

This 25 page resource "Fair Trade and Our Buying Choices"  deals with Fair Trade.  It includes stories for the reasons behind the Fair Trade movement as well as the future of the Fair Trade movement.  For those interested in Fair Trade, there is a wealth of background information as well as resources for learning more.

Adult

Catholic Campaign for Human Development

This website contains a great deal of information about poverty in the United States.

When it comes to discussing minimum wage vs. fair wage, the poverty tour gives some idea of what families are up against if they are living on minimum wage.

American Friends Service Committee

This website has several campaigns around economic justice issues in the U.S.  It includes worship materials as well.  Notably there are resources for Living Wage Worship Services and Events.

This resource from the Education for Justice website has loads of information about minimum wage and living wage issues.

This website offers many resources on minimum wage and living wage including a 41 page resource with facts, activities and prayer and worship resources. 

United Nations Cyber School Bus

This is a unit for students grades 5-12 on poverty.  Each unit has four sections: explanation, class activity, service project, internet connections.  There is a lesson on work and economic security.

Just News is a publication of the Office of Justice and Peace for the Diocese of Richmond.  Each issue is devoted to a single topic.

There is an issue devoted to Work and Labor Unions.