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

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.

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Subject(s)Cross curricular
Author(s)Barbara Crowther, Andrew Croggan
Age11-14
Published1996
Published by
Shelf referenceA 330.9 CRO
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8dun

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