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Article Selection[edit]

Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1[edit]

Article title: Textile industry in Bangladesh
Article Evaluation: The introduction of the Wikipedia article shows good relevancy to the topic and touches upon the different statistics involved within how big and important the textile industry is to Bangladesh. It also includes some of the international organization policies as well as different diplomatic relations that greatly affect the area of topic and gives good background information of the stakeholders. While important, the information on the early history of textile production in Bangladesh is perhaps too in-depth where it distracts the reader with too much non-relevant information. Additionally, the employment section statistics should be more up to date. For example, the estimation of children engaged in child labor statistics should be more recent than in 2013. The report from McKinsey in 2011 that details how Bangladesh was the 2nd largest RMG manufacturer is helpful, but there could be a more recent report that would be more beneficial. It would also be relevant to see more than criticism drawn towards specific examples of companies about their involvement in such controversies. Perhaps a section about how they are improving these worker's conditions after these scandals would give the article a more neutral stance.
Sources: https://www.unicef.org/protection/57929_child_labour.html

Option 2[edit]

Article title: Fashion activism
Article Evaluation: The introduction was clear but very uninformative. It seemed to be missing information on the true definition of Fashion Activism. In the introduction, the authors briefly explain where the word was coined from. As of right now there is only one main section, “Fashion Design Items That Influenced Socio-Political Events.” Instead I feel like the authors can include a History section where authors can go more in depth on why the word or movement started and factors that influenced it. In addition, the last sentence in the introduction about Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hat seemed unnecessary and could be repositioned to the section where all the examples were posted. The three examples were clear and to the point. The authors lack more information and could use more sections. All the links tagged work. The authors also use a neutral tone and it did not sound like they were trying to convince the readers. The talk page is completely clear and has not been touched. It is also said that the article has not received a rating on quality or importance.
Sources: https://www.academia.edu/3681413/Fashion_Activism_-_Evaluation_and_application_of_fashion_activism_strategies_to_ease_transition_towards_sustainable_consumption_behaviour

Option 3[edit]

Article title: Fashion Revolution
Article Evaluation: The beginning of the article is relevant to the topic but further sections are not. They do not provide further insight into the movement or enhance learning about the topic. This includes the section that covers worksheets students have used in school on the topic. Additionally, the article is written in promotion of Fashion Revolution instead of taking a neutral stance on the issue. It could benefit from the removal of language that promotes the movement and the addition of a section that includes any drawbacks the movement may have. This could help neutralize the page’s content and change the page from promotional to encyclopedic.
Sources: https://issuu.com/fashionrevolution/docs/fr_fashiontransparencyindex2017

Option 4[edit]

Article title

Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh

Article Evaluation

The order of the sections listed in the article can be changed to make the article easier to read and more engaging. This is the order of the sections currently listed in the article:

Creation of the accord
Terms
Signatories
Rival American Plan
Developments since 2013
2018 Transition Accord
History of the Accord
References It will be better if we start the article with section (2) to complement the brief overview of the Accord from the intro section. After that, we can combine sections (1) and (7) since both topics are related to each other and continue with section (5) and then (6).

More information can be added to each section. While it is nice to keep the article compact, a lot of the sections provide only brief explanations without touching the details on each topic. This is especially true for the section explaining the terms of the accord and for the sections explaining the background of the accord. Lastly, one topic that I feel is missing from the article is the enforcement and implementation of the accord. It will be great if the article also brings up the condition of the garment factories and workers in Bangladesh after the signing of the accord.

Sources

https://bangladeshaccord.org/updates/news

Option 5[edit]

Article title: 2013 Dhaka garment factory collapse
Article Evaluation: An area that this article could improve is its sources. As mentioned in the Talk page, some lines are not supported by any sources or fail to be backed up by a reputable source. The article could also improve the section “Academia” by talking more about the impact of the findings of the NYU research paper on the fashion industry.
Sources: https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_047408.pdf; https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/style/survivors-of-rana-plaza-disaster.html