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I’m sure it’s relatively the same life expectancy regardless of industry there…

​@@chriswren1825No. The average life expectancy in India is 71 years. And 72 years in Bangladesh

Fake propaganda

It’s almost like they know but dont care

😂😂

It's directed for you, not them 😂

when?

Reminds me of the old head I used to work with that had a hole cut into a mask for cigarettes.

It's really shtty to live to here) that's everyday life for us.

Same thought came to mind 😢😢😢 Truly disheartening I’ve never liked leather and never will.

@@krispykruzer: If we’re going to slaughter animals for food, shouldn’t we also use the leather?

Indian sub continent has a massive population, a lot of the problems simply wouldn't exist if these people simply had fewer children.

Avg british system

True

Worse how😮? Ethiopia has one of the cheapest electricity rates in Africa, with the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa

@@Davisjunga He is not talking about rates, he is talking about smells. I have visited the tanneries site once and believe me, it smells horrible.

@@Davisjunga And I've got a nice red jumper. Not relevant when the video is about Bangladeshi leatherworkers.

@@DavisjungaThe video is about how terrible the working conditions are in Bangladeshi leather factories, not Ethiopia.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for maintaining consistent quality and being as objective as possible.

not my problem, its indians problems

I feel so sorry for the people in your countries, and major companies who pay the lowest cost.

Between this and the sip breakers, and the plastic that other countries dump on Bangladesh, I am seriously concerned for the people of your country.

*ship breakers

I'm Bangladeshi. Someday i will get into these businesses. And i'm going to change the culture and save life.

Its the government, they are greedy and corrupt. Pouring profits over longterm sustainablity

What's the standard of living in Vietnam

@@gameZA40 What matters is where the standards are with each month. If you live in a rural area, you have to spend at least ~$200 on basic energy, clean water, food, and fuel costs. Regarding incidental and entertainment expenses. up to 250-300$ (if you save) In industrial areas, it's >$300 for similar basics. But the cost of entertainment, social interaction, and other incidental expenses can reach up to 400-500$. When you live in a city - a commercial center like Saigon, costs can be 30-40% higher than living standards in industrial zones if you do not save, or do not need to save. I can say that many Vietnamese-speaking sources or individuals talk about their living standards proudly as if they were living in paradise, always having an income of over 800~1000$/month. That is the standard of living where in Vietnam you can be considered well-off or rich. I won't complain about this group's statements that are spread on the internet. After all, common workers have a basic salary of 250-300$/month, so they won't have time to brag on the Internet. about their living standards while they have to work overtime 16 hours/day and 7 days a week to increase it to 400-500$/month And if a person lives in the countryside, their income will be fixed at 150-250$/month.

@@gameZA40 What matters is where the standards are with each month. If you live in a rural area, you have to spend at least ~$200 on basic energy, clean water, food, and fuel costs. Regarding incidental and entertainment expenses. up to 250-300$ (if you save) In industrial areas, it's >$300 for similar basics. But the cost of entertainment, social interaction, and other incidental expenses can reach up to 400-500$. When you live in a city - a commercial center like Saigon, costs can be 30-40% higher than living standards in industrial zones if you do not save, or do not need to save. I can say that many Vietnamese-speaking sources or individuals talk about their living standards proudly as if they were living in paradise, always having an income of over 800~1000$/month. That is the standard of living where in Vietnam you can be considered well-off or rich. I won't complain about this group's statements that are spread on the internet. After all, common workers have a basic salary of 250-300$/month, so they won't have time to brag on the Internet. about their living standards while they have to work overtime 16 hours/day and 7 days a week to increase it to 400-500$/month And if a person lives in the countryside, their income will be fixed at 150-250$/month.

I mean, based on their economy? Eh

Who said 90 cents? And convert 1USD=BDT you will know the currency value. 1USD=110+TK as of today

Everyone can help make a better world, even little by little. Recycling diminishes the effects of waste on the environment, because we will be using the materials again or dispose of them with minimal impact. Meanwhile we see his country's gov at least trying to solve the tannery problems but they are tied when the industry brings so much money and can't invest on newer, safer tech.

So? These "documentaries" make you feel kind of guilty, make you think " oh, I have it so good, I shouldn't complain about my life" ? What a nonsense. Your ancestors have lived tough life and fought bitterly for your better life.

​@@NothIng-bd9ci I don't think our ancestors ever had us, their future grandkids, in mind when fighting wars with each other for the sake of religion and implanting their traditions on others, they never thought of their actions when finding ever more toxic ways to destroy everything, even ourselves and even culture, for profit; they never thought what we would go through in the future. They just wanted to opress their undesirables, ingrain their religion in society, make reaps of money, breed to keep the power in the family, and make monuments - have legacies - so everyone would talk of them. The future NEVER mattered for our ancestors. Except for the few that kickstarted the human rights movements and the ones that figured we are changing the world in a global scale. But we learned from our "selfish ancestors" to hate with passion the "aw*ken ancestors". In the end, we do not need to feel tethered to this mythological creature called "The Ancestors". Real life ancestors are just people doing people things. Be grateful to "individuals" and "groups of people" that did stuff you find good, as the collective "The Ancestors" do not exist.

Recycling can be an utter waste of time. I was told by a worker from McD's, not to bother separating my plastic from other waste ( as they ask you to do in their restaurants.) She said in all goes in the same bin out back.

@@museonfilm8919 Good thing it happens at that specific McD's only, for as much as you were told. It would be nice to check if it's true. By the way, many people that see recycling as some political statement will tell all shorts of stories to discourage everyone of doing the right thing. It's all about some people not believing climate change is real or that it's some "shadow new order government's ploy for mass control" and forcing others to join the cult. They will even say it's devilish and the trans are behind it or something. The poor sods...

All nice and organic too

They use urine now...

A lot safer than the chemicals they use now.

Yes that's why they invented perfume in France... Because of the tanning process for leather... rich people complained about the smell of their leather gloves

​@tanet I don't think hthats true. Leather is washed thoroughly after tanning so it shouldn't smell at all

Yup, I live in bangladesh and you are completly right. We didn't choose be born here. Please cherish your country after seeing this ).

Even luxury brands. Where do you think the leather for Vuitton or Hermes is coming from ? Italian leather is costlier...

Smells like Islam.

I hope that future Bangladeshi can improve the country and remove all the corrupt practices.

How the hell can you meet demand as new markets emerge if we don’t exploit some workers? It’s the natural order of the global economy.

Every business which requires semi-processed raw materials runs like this. From the lithium batteries in EVs to the leather used in European haute couture companies. Shopping "ethically" or whatever nonsense you spout to shift the blame of the monstrosities of capitalism on the non-existent sociopathic consumer is laughable. The exploitation of labour is everywhere around us, in almost all products not just some specific "fast fashion" bullshit. And God isn't coming to rectify the high and mighty injustices of this world anytime soon, so projecting your hopelessness on religiosity won't change anything and won't make anything better.

@@gaeig preach

@@CamAteUrKFC no one cares that you lack empathy receptors and you grew up without a father figure.

@@gaeig thank you for your wise wisdom

why?

​@@jasonvoorhees5640You didn't hear the part where they said "pneumonia" and "bronchitis"?

Thanks for watching!

The rich people live, right there. They are called bosses..

But the problem is, it won't stop while corporations are making massive profits. If the workforce start to demand more money, the corporations can simply choose somewhere else to exploit people. It's a vicious circle.

Have you purchased/worked with Leather processed in Bangladesh then??

Maybe after 3 generation

After 3 gen hope banBangladesh will get highher than western nations​@@rayhans7887

We don’t dream of leaving our country unlike some of you. We’ll stay here and try our best to make things better for our countrymen. Bangladesh will prosper in the hands of the new generation.

If everyone left their country, where would the country be left as....the reality is some of the ones who move abroad then make enough money to take it back and open these kind of factories, exploiting their own people for maximised profits.

Yup, give it 100 years or so. They'll catch up.

How do you think the people of Bangladesh will move "up" if people are paid low wages to such an extent that they have no savings left to invest in the future of their children? And of course, the workers mention countless times that regulation laws regarding minimum wages are almost broken every time every worker gets paid. You know what will ACTUALLY happen? An elite class of local industrialists will grow up and concentrate power and then use that power in all sorts of ways to ensure the peasants stay as peasants and keep bringing money for them. It's easy to spout bourgeois nonsense from countries which were able to afford both capitalism and good standards of living by decades and decades of colonization and slavery.

Bruh Egypt is same as Bangladesh Egypt & Bangladesh have almost same HDI,Per Capita and smaller economy than Bangladesh.

@@gaeig They will move up the same way other countries have moved up, and the same way they have already been moving up for several decades. If you saw what life was like in Bangladesh 30-40 years ago, you'd understand. And just for the record, I have lived in the developing world for almost 30 years. I know what it's about from first hand experience.

@@pjacobsen1000 Yes living and working amongst amongst the local bourgeoisie gives all foreign workers a (dangerously delusional) sense that holistic development is really taking place in Bangladesh and India atleast, because without any government restrictions the bourgeoisie is the greatest beneficiary of exploiting these people who have neither education, nor land or money So telling you or any Westerner the truth will only hurt the local bourgeoisie because all the major exporters of say, Bangladeshi products are European(companies) whose profits would be hurt if their activities were exposed to out-of-touch with reality western bourgeoisie sensibilities. And I am a Bengali from the Hindu majority Bengali speaking region just across the border so I know far better than you what life on the ground really is like and the colonial history which made Bangladesh so poor in the first place Also, I don't whether you are a capitalist or haven't the need to bother about the radically different histories of different regions of the developing world before the adoption of mostly free market export-oriented capitalism which in turn inform their "success" but just because "other countries did it" doesn't mean all developing countries will reach the same economic stage by adopting the same economic policies and if that's the best argument you have to believe Bangladesh will achieve some utopian economy and standard of life, then either you are extremely deluded or in extreme denial.

Nobody cares

@@martinh619 you don't care so much that you took the time out of your day to tell everyone "HEY LOOK AT ME, I DON'T CARE". Kinda reminds me of a toddler throwing a temper tantrum.

Still first world country people cries for being depressed

those folks and their colleagues in the garments industry are working tirelessly in this same fashion to meet the requirements of your so called first world countries. People of BD barely consume those leather and garment products, they all are exported to your first world countries. they have to work in such a way as there is no other way around. your first-world country companies always look for cheap labor, if some african country now offers cheaper labor than BD, they will shift their orders to there which will make these workers in BD unemployed. i undoubtedly know you belong to usa cause such asinine statements are only expected from ignorant usa citizens who think the usa and some part of europe are the whole world and people from the rest of the world live in the same way they do. grow up, see the world, understand people and first put american and european leather, garment and consemic companies who manufacture their products in BD into your blacklist of do-not-buy.

Yes much needed

We eat a lot of cows.

Slaughterhouses, where you get your usual beef

Kinda crazy considering Hindus view cows as sacred & as objects to venerate

​@@annieelle7501 This is Bangladesh, not India.

@@xijinpig8982 Clearly, @annieelle doesn't know that Bangladesh is Muslim while India is mostly Hindu.

This is how it was in the first world 100 years ago or more. You would have not seen it like this in your lifetime.

American tanneries are not like this. We have worker safety standards and modern equipment

It's our fault. We have nasty syndicates and corrupt middle parties