Identification should include

environmental degradation (e.g., toxic chemicals used in textile production)
counterfeit goods (e.g., knockoffs, forgeries)
ethical treatment of employees (e.g., abusive employment practices including unhealthy, unsafe, and undignified working conditions in factories; child labor, general exploitation in the industry; labor laws)
marketing practices (e.g., bait-and-switch tactics, misrepresentation of product quality or safety, breach of consumer privacy).

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

How does counterfeiting of luxury fashion items hurt designers? How does it hurt consumers?
What factors have caused clothing prices to decrease dramatically in recent years? To what extent may unethical practices play a role in this price decrease?

Communication

How can large design companies communicate their support of ethical practices in the fashion industry, such as environmental protection and improvement of working conditions for production employees around the world?
How can fashion consumers communicate their support of ethical practices in the fashion industry?
How can fashion employees communicate the unethical practices of fellow co-workers?

Leadership

What can an individual designer do to promote more ethical production and buying practices within the industry?
How could designers promote the environmentally friendly practice of garment recycling?
How has the United States improved fashion industry working conditions in the past century (e.g., safety devices installed, sanitation was improved, passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act)?

Management

What unethical environmental and safety practices should fashion design managers avoid?
What are the consequences of using unethical marketing strategies for the consumer, merchandiser, and manufacturer?