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Bloomberg

Ethical Issues Plague Fast Fashion

Higher Ed
Jul.17 -- Shares in online clothing retailer BooHoo plunged earlier this month after a report some of its U.K. suppliers were paying workers as little as 3.50 pounds an hour, less than half the minimum wage. The company now says it’s...
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Curated Video

Small Businesses React to Calif. Wage Increase

Higher Ed
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus052256California lawmakers on Thursday approved the nation's highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour to take effect by 2022 after it was hailed by Democrats as an example to the nation as it...
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Jacob Clifford

Market and Minimum Wage: Econ Concepts in 60 Seconds

11th - 12th Standards
Watch this savvy economics instructor as he explains the direct and inverse relationships between wages and the quantity of workers demanded and supplied in a resource market.
Audio
Backstory Radio

Back Story Radio: Fair Wages: A History of Getting Paid (Rebroadast)

9th - 10th
BackStory Radio episode airing after the 2014 Obama Inaugural address calling for an increase in minimum wage explores the idea of fair wages and the struggles presented in American history. Audio and transcripts are provided in segments.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Deadweight Loss: Minimum Wage and Price Floors

9th - 10th
Find out how a minimum wage might effect the labor market. [9:06]
Instructional Video
Vulcan Productions and Cinelan

We the Economy: The Value of Work?

9th - 10th
Why is minimum wage important? In 2013, Seattle became ground zero for the heated national debate about increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour. "The Value of Work" gives voice to supporters and the opponents, including the mayor, an...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Nyc Family's Struggle to Survive on a Fast Food Salary (2013)

9th - 10th
Between food, housing and baby supplies, Shenita Simon struggles each week to support her family of seven. The 25-year-old from New York makes $8 per hour and is one of the fast food workers nationwide advocating for higher wages. [8:44]