Resource Title

Trading Trainers Game: a simulation game about working hard for a living and staying poor

Summary

We all own a pair of trainers, but do you know where and how your trainers are made? This free 14-page game highlights the situation facing many poor countries that manufacture trainers – where working hard for a living does not equate to earning a fair amount – Christian Aid.

Resource Details

Author: Andrew Croggon and Barbara Crowther
Publishers: Christian Aid, CAFOD
Country of Publication: United Kingdom (UK)
Year: 1996
Page Count: 14

Curriculum Subjects: Business Studies, Civic Social and Political Education, Economics, Geography, Religious Education
Intended Audiences: 12-15 Years, 16+ years, Adult and Community Settings, Higher Education, Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle, Transition Year, Youth Groups
Formats: Activity Pack, Game
Topics: Culture, Ethical Consumption, Fair Trade, Injustice, Post Primary, Trade, Youth

Description

The Trading Trainers Game is a simulation game set in an imaginary shanty-town in Latin America. It is about working hard and staying poor – making trainers to sell in the local market. It explores the way that unfair trade and unstable economics affects the lives of ordinary people in developing countries. Although developed in 1996, this game still has relevance in today’s unequal world. The resource is complete with instruction on how to play the game and materials required to play, role cards, Bank of Cafod ‘money’ and links for further information.

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