Exercises
1. Countries and income
Click on "The Guide" to Asia week's Salary Survey 2000, where you can choose to see a list of countries, sorted by salary and different types of job. Remember that the survey dates a couple of years back and that salaries may have changed since the survey was carried out.
- Choose three countries and compare the salaries for a "bank manager", a "civil engineer" and a "doctor".
- The figures are given in US dollars - you may wish to calculate the amounts into your own local currency.
- Find out how much money a manager in a bank, an engineer and a doctor earn in your country. You may want to contact a trade union to find out the exact amount.
- Discuss the difference in salaries in various countries.
2. Child labour in Pakistan
Read the article about child labour in Pakistan
- Find Pakistan on a map. Find facts about Pakistan at CIA's homepage and write at least five important keywords about the country.
- Discuss what ILO (International Labour Organization) and other organisations do to improve conditions for child workers.
- Why does it take so long time to get child labour stopped?
3. Price
Find Indonesia on a map. Find facts about Indonesia at CIA's homepage and write at least five important keywords about the country.
- Calculate the price of the shoes from Clean Clothes Campaign into your own local currency. You may use the Universal Currency Converter on the Internet: http://www.xe.com/ucc/.
- Calculate how much money sport shoe use for wages. Also calculate what all the other expenses are in your own local currency.
4. Personalities
At Young Asia Television's homepage http://www.yatv.net/pages/youtpersonalities01.htm, you can meet a group of young activists who work to improve rights and the environment in Asia.
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