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etter and be more productive, so more profitable
for the company.
If you put the right employee in the right place,
the higher returns will boost the company.
ACTING OUT
Il s’agit d’oraliser le discours préparé dans la tâche
précédente. Quels sont les besoins ?
Connaissance du sujet (cf. Your task 1, 2, 3 et 4).
Les outils pour effectuer la tâche : le lexique pour
convaincre (cf. Acting out p. 45).
La méthode (mise en évidence des faits, des causes et
des conséquences : cf. Your task 4)
S’ajouteront des stratégies spécifiques : la phonologie
(intonation, prononciation, accentuation) et la subjectivité
du discours avec l’emploi de gap-fillers (That’s
exactly what’s going to happen), (I mean / that’s
to say)(in short)(you definitely need)(I actually
think) etc.
KEyS To SUCCESS
(pp. 48-49)
TEST yoUrSElF
A strike too many (p. 48)
Les corrigés se trouvent page 190 du manuel.
ExAm pApEr
Accused over clothing factories
standards in Bangladesh (p. 49)
i. Compréhension
British supermarkets hit the news of the Guardian
Weekly published on July 20, 2007.
Allegations that three major discount retailers in Britain
are breaching international labour standards has led one
of the three, Asda – Britain’s second largest supermarket
chain – to launch an investigation into the working
conditions of its Bangladeshi garment suppliers.
Even though all three have signed the Ethical Trade
Initiative set up to protect the rights of employees, there
is evidence to suggest that these guidelines are not
being adhered to, and that the majority of employees
are overworked and underpaid in a bid by the factories
to reach their quotas stipulated by the retailers.
There are also eye-witness accounts of physical and
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verbal abuse, intimidation tactics, and unlawful
dismissals by the supervisors within the factories – all
in direct breach of international laws, and all giving a
bad name to the three British retailers. The problem
is that investors will always look for the largest profits,
whatever the cost to the workers, and so the wages
must be kept low to stay in business.
I personally find it revolting to sponge on miserable
people to make money. It is necessary to regularly
check on whether or not the standards are complied
with by subcontractors. When looking for suppliers
abroad, managers know labour costs are lower, so
why be so hypocritical? (210 words)
ii. Traduction
Les employés des usines fabriquant des vêtements
pour George à Asda, Tesco et Primark ont avoué
que leur salaire était si bas que, malgré 80 heures de
travail hebdomadaires, ils avaient du mal à subvenir
aux besoins de leur famille. On a aussi fait état de
maltraitance et d’incivilité de la part des surveillants
et de cas d’ouvriers renvoyés pour avoir pris un congé
de maladie.
iii. Expression
1. Though by law Western countries have to adhere to
certain criteria when trading with other countries, they
can still exploit the fact that employees in developing
countries, having a lower standard of living, will accept
proportionally much lower wages and work longer
hours than those in developed countries. Western
countries will also exploit a Third World country’s need
for dependable business by demanding the cheapest
possible product− at the expense of the welfare and
rights of the worker− as a means of gaining the highest
possible profit margin. (88 words)
2. Contract: to be signed by both Employer and
Employee:
a. The employer and all employees have the right to
form and operate or have access to trade unions, free
from discrimination or intimidation of any kind.
b. All employees will have proportional set wages
which will conform to standards set by Bangladeshi law,
and will be equal to or higher than a “living wage”.
c. All employees will have regular compulsory breaks
during work hours.
d. All employees will be entitled to accumulative
paid sick leave and paid vacations every year, to be
taken at any time within reason and with suitable
notice beforehand, and without fear of intimidation
or repercussion of any kind from the employer.
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