Workers’ Rights
What does Target 8.5 refer to?
Equal pay for men and women.
Name 3 things taxes are used for.
Any 3 of: healthcare, education, public safety, national defense, science, culture, judicial system, social services, pensions, infrastructure.
What is poverty?
When people don’t have enough money for food, clothes, shelter, or basic services like education and healthcare.
What is Fairtrade?
A group that helps farmers in poor countries work safely and get paid fairly.
How many SDGs are there?
17.
What does the Gender Pay Gap mean?
When men and women are paid differently for the same job.
What is a direct tax?
A tax based on income (what you earn).
What is the global extreme poverty line (less than how many $ per day)?
Living on less than $2.15 per day.
What does Fairtrade aim to reduce?
Poverty.
Who created the Sustainable Development Goals?
The United Nations (UN).
Name one right that workers have in Spain.
The right to work, a safe workplace, equal pay for men and women, or protection for young workers.
What is a progressive tax?
A tax where people with more money pay more.
What is considered poverty in Spain?
Living on less than 60% of the average household income.
In the Kenya story from your book, what was the problem with using firewood?
It created unsafe smoke and was hard work for women.
What are the 3 categories of the SDGs?
Save the planet, human rights, green economy or society, economy, environment.
What is “decent work”?
Fair pay, safe working conditions, equal treatment, and social protection.
What is an indirect tax, and where can you see it?
VAT, included in the price of goods; you can see it on receipts.
What can happen to people if they live in poverty for a long time?
They may stay sick, miss school, struggle to find jobs, or be at risk of homelessness or abuse.
What did Fairtrade provide the Kenyan farmers as clean energy?
Biogas (a renewable source of energy from organic matter).
Why do we need the SDGs?
To solve global problems like dirty oceans, hunger, lack of medicine, war, and food waste.
Besides laws, what two things support workers’ rights in Spain?
The Spanish Constitution and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 8.
Why is it important that everyone pays taxes fairly in Spain?
Because taxes fund essential services, and fair payment (based on equality and progressivity) ensures everyone contributes according to their ability.
Name one way governments can help end poverty.
Providing education, healthcare, housing, jobs, and protection from unemployment or sickness.
Why should we pay more for Fairtrade products?
It helps people work in better conditions, supports clean energy and education, and improves lives.
Name one thing you can do to help the SDGs.
Recycle, save water, use efficient machines, learn about climate change, etc.