Educational Work at Universities - Educational Modules & Workshops © FEMNET Support for university teaching For many lecturers at colleges and universities, sustainability perspectives are an integral part of the study design. In university teaching, lecturers can receive support from FEMNET: with workshop offers and freely available educational materials. Workshops at universities © FEMNETOur workshops and lectures strengthen higher education: Specially trained speakers convey the content of the educational modules in a target group-oriented and participatory way, using diverse and competence-oriented methods (web quest, analyses, role-playing games, learning courses, small group work, theme tables, world café, quizzes, PowerPoint presentations). We are happy to advise you on the choice of topics or adapt the content of individual modules to your requirements. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. In addition, we offer to develop and accompany semester projects together with lecturers. FEMNET speakers for educational work Our Speaker network It is organized nationwide. Each of them has professional qualifications and practical experience: in the textile and clothing industry as well as in political education. The commitment of our speakers is the foundation of our impact. Our topics at a glance Working conditions in garment factories in Asian countries International Labour Organization (ILO) core labour standards Working conditions, working hours, pay, overtime, health and safety at work Women's rights and gender discrimination in the textile and clothing industry Women and men in the textile and clothing industry Women's rights in general Gender Discrimination and Violence (GBVH) Gender-Equal Health Protection (G*OSH) Approaches to protecting against GBVH and strengthening women's rights Purchasing practices of large companies and their impact Impact of competitive situation and delivery times Slow, fast and ultrafast fashion as a trend and the discount principle Role of marketing, corporate social responsibility and purchasing within a company Measures to improve working conditions Ecological and social product labels and standards Categorization of seals and certifications Criteria for assessing credibility The most important seals in the clothing market Challenges of the "Sealing World" Consumer behaviour, used clothing and alternatives Fashion consumption and its effects – overproduction, plastic waste, etc. Alternative strategies – Circular fashion, design strategies, etc. The path of old clothes Returns and the handling of actually perfect goods Environmental and social standards in cotton cultivation Cotton farming – costs for people and the environment Social (and ecological) aspects of cotton farming Seal for organic and fair cultivation Camp Labour – Working conditions in spinning mills Working procedures and working conditions in South Indian spinning mills The Camp Labour system: Exploitation of young women International and national labour standards and violations Political and civil society solutions Rights of children and mothers in the clothing industry: India and Bangladesh Gender pay/care gap International legal situation – working conditions, ILO agreements, supply chain law, children's and women's rights National legal situation in India and Bangladesh Reality check labour rights violations Gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in the workplace Definition Gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) Forming and spreading GBVH in the textile and clothing industry Measures to eliminate GBVH in the textile and clothing industry Living wages Minimum wages vs. subsistence wages Calculation models of living wages Current situation of subsistence wages - Fashion Checker Ways to strengthen livelihood wages Transparency in the supply chain Transparency at the levels of traceability (requirements Transparency Pledge and Fashion Checker) and disclosure of working conditions (codes of conduct and social audits, ILO core labour standards, voluntary approaches) Alternatives to Codes of Conduct and Social Audits (Workers-Driven Social Responsibility, Worker-Based Monitoring, Community-Based Monitoring) Developments for the digitization of traceability (blockchain models). Voluntary approaches to greater transparency State Supply Chain Act Climate Impact & Climate Justice Climate (in)justice in the fashion industry Climate impacts on the basis of the textile chain Climate compatibility of individual fibres Seals and their defined standards as well as CO2Balance sheet Action alternatives and requirements for different stakeholders The German Supply Chain Act: A corporate contribution to the protection of human rights or an empty promise? The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights The German Supply Chain Ordinance Act (LKsG) The EU Supply Chain Act (CSDDD) Occupational safety in the clothing industry, using Bangladesh as an example Existing occupational safety agreements (International Accord, Bangladesh Accord and Pakistan Accord) Current status of accident insurance schemes (EII = Employment Injury Insurances) in different production countries Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) in Bangladesh back
