Social Issues
Design & Technology: AQA GCSE, topic 2.3.3
Social Issues in the Design and Manufacture of Products
It is important for paper manufacturers to ensure safe working conditions, fair pay, and good relations with local communities.
Working conditions
- It is incredibly important to ensure there are safe working conditions and fair pay for workers who manufacture paper.
Local community
- Sometimes the support of local companies and local workers help to increase the economic value of that town/city.
- An example of how local paper companies try to make an impact is by producing Christmas cards with the card they manufacture and Christmas crackers with the paper they produce.
- They make this available to consumers too which is a nice gesture to the local town that they are based in.
Malpractice
- Some paper companies have been under the spotlight for their lack of health and safety for employees.
- A fire broke out in a paper mill company that led to resources and paper being destroyed, health and safety concerns for employees and environmental impact on the local area including mammals and birds.
Test yourself on Social Issues
What is a big health and safety concern in paper mills?