I salute the sorting facility boss. He look like a decent man, offer health coverage for his workers, offered a job for a widow, he treat them good and listen to there request (refused the bankers offer since there workers didn't like it)
Brutal Colonisers born in suppressed colony in next life and Suppressed Slaves from Colony born as Brutal Colonisers in next life , Cycle continues ..... Nature Balance takes place .....
don't be so sure. paycheck in an envelope is a sign of skirting taxes. this kind of stuff is popular here in Eastern Europe as well. it's a shitty thing to do. trust me on that.
Yet he still lives in a slum. There are hardly any white people 'keeping them down' and they still live in slums. They're on government assistance here, and they're on government assistance there. Come on, black people. You gotta get your shit together.
Esteban Rincon 😂 what do you know! Who said white people "keeping them down?" oh maybe they are by dumping those unwanted clothes =competing with local businesses, how do they stand a chance? Why don't you give him a chance to finish the house and furnish the surroundings? or at least say something nice for his hardwork it must be so easy for a spoiled brat with everything to say. some have to earn it silly.
This is why you don't see any locally produced products for the masses, because they can't compete with this. on the surface this looks good but it's keeping down local producers who could have grown to employ such people.
True. That's why I like to buy imports of traditional goods from all around the world. (From as fair sources as I am able.) If we have an interest overseas, we can keep tradespeople employed. It won't help the local population much right away, but maybe seeing others make a living with their craft might get some interest locally.
that's why Rwanda banned this. Senegal needs to follow suit and ban these clothes, then support businesses like the one in this documentary to manufacture instead of importing used clothes.
@@qoboningiza9851 Senegalese government has no power, its France who has it, the same with all French colonies which is why they are the poorest in Africa.
*Huge correction* @4:18 people do not throw those closes away, we donate them ! People are aware that the clothes get distributed or sold for a small price. They do not throw them away, but bring them to donation boxes, that are located near shopping centers or churches, etc..
@epSos.de I think her meaning is that such clothes still in excellent condition are even donated/given away to begin with. In Africa, you use the life out of your clothes. Hence this may be the source of her shock....
People in richer areas do throw their clothes away - I watch a ton of dumpster diving and scrapping videos to see the name brands some with the tags in the garbage at the curb or in the dumpsters behind huge chain stores - tossing their inventory - with many slashing them so nobody can return them!! Old Navy for one.
@Lov!ingL!fe - you are looking at it as negative. They may get the clothes for free but shipping, packaging and handling do cost fees so making some money for you hard work is ok. The people get what they want as a result and people get jobs and can support their families so it is not a negative thing. It is saving these clothes from going to waste and giving people jobs. It's a good thing.
I am senegalese and even if I can afford new clothes, I absolutely love going to the second-hand market just because you find nice stuff at a very good price. I had no idea where the clothes are coming from so this documentary is very interesting. Thank you journeyman Pictures.
This documentary is really uplifting. I feel so happy to see people from poor communities strive to improve their lives and become successful in their endeavor
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@@crzyrdr marry your women in two three or four if you can't give the justice marry only one I think he nows what he is doing do this when your young and able so you benefit when your old and can't work he is a a wise young man and will have many children if god wills it
@@Commentator541 Family planning is and stays the best thing to get out of poverty , to give good education and to progress in life. The difficulty is the religieus beliefs, the government (who don't benefit from people that are more outspoken, richter and self-sufficient) so i thing as long as you don't have a decent education system, religious dogma's and government who only benefits to keep people stupid and poor nothing will progress.
I know exactly where these clothes come from. They come from the Salvation Army. I am Canadian and have literally seen them take out storage rooms full of clothing. I asked about it and was told, by the Africans who were picking them up, that they send them overseas by the boatloads.
+Pen ML most of these clothes come from charities that sell them. East african community has banned them. the EAC has started a process by first over taxing them then banning them completely. the economic zone has opted to beef up local local manufacturing
Africans don't need clothes. They need clean water, access to education, agriculture and housing. Clothing is secondary and just a way to make church-goers feel better about being wasteful with clothing.
varun009 africans can make their own clothes! there were many clothes factories in many african countries before being destroyed by charities and cheap imports from the east, there still some though
What really pisses me off is the poor in Canada can no longer afford to shop at these thrift stores. SALVATION army needs to be investigated on many different levels. The public need to know what happens with their donations and who prospers from them.
U need a mortgage to shop at a oxfam shop in the UK it cost as much as new stuff the days are gone when you could find cheaper there but we do have primark store's
At 16:08 and 16:17, you put 'flirt' in the subtitle, thats not what she said, she said they like to dress up. Dress beautifully is the word she used, not flirt
Yes ! I was looking at the comments to see if someone commented on "pacas" . Although in Latin America they bring clothes that is bought, usually from thrift stores, in the US. It's not donated for free.
I can't even begin to explain how impressed I am with this documentary. Despite being an African country (please note that there is no racism in my tone while saying so), there are no cliches present of stupid and mindless fighting, drug abuse, civil wars, et al. Just a bunch of people who are going about their regular lives and making an earnest effort every day to better their lives and carve out a honest and decent future like any other people around the world or, perhaps even better. Thank you for bringing forth a highly civilized side of Africa. I wish you all the best wishes that I can gather my Senegalese brothers. And much love and appreciation to you all for setting an example of simple living and high thinking for the rest of the world to emulate. - From India.
Second Hand Clothing is very popular in the USA. I'm sure Europe has many second hand clothing stores also. Senegal is doing what people around the world do.
I remember when I was a child there were stalls selling 2nd hand clothes that were coming from America. Because it was after the war people were buying them. My mother would what she liked and alter them as she knew how sew. It was fine. Now the market shifted to Africa. There is nothing wrong to it. It saves people money and helps the environment. There are second hands stores all over America. It’s is not degrading, and I visit them occasionally and find good buys. Even though I can afford to buy new clothes I think people should be thrifty. At times I bring good discarded clothes because I hate to throw them in the garbage.
This is one of the best video documentaries I’ve seen. Putting a solution to needs from the young man that also helps the community. I pray for their safety!!! God Bless Them All!!!! All of them trying to make a difference in their lives and their country!!! GREAT!! Except for those trying to get in on their livelihood.
thank you for this excellent video. you'll be surprised you could find brand new clothes, sealed in their original packages with price tags, thrown into recycle bins.
This guy Aliou hustled and became successful, the type of jobs he did, the young Senegalese people won't do them and complain about how they can't find jobs , blaming the government etc.... Now others who are not Senegalese like Aliou do make just by doing jobs that the local reject because they think they are too good to do them and then end up being employed by an Aliou.
So the spinning Jenny was invented in1764 with the first water powered cotton mill, power looms 1784 by 1820 hand spinning had pretty much disappeared in the UK. So you hope to retain an industry that is 200 years out of date and compete with SE Asia / China. Better many people are employed in the second had markets and better for the environment
charity clothes and textiles imported to Afrika have destroyed the local textile industry in almost all african countries! Nobody should donate their old clothes...a huge industry lives out of selling so called "2nd hand clothes"
Developing countries need to understand one thing, Senegal like many other under-developed countries will never make a step forward so long they keep importing cheap trash from Europe; without industries, manufacturing, processing and textile included, an educated masses, competent governance most Africans will remain poor in perpetuity. Importing millions of tons of cheap second hand clothes has and will forever damage Senegal economy, which has at one point a flourishing textile industry, I believe one of the largest in Africa called Sotibal, which has now gone belly-up due to the importation of cheap second hand clothes. I first visited Senegal in 1983, it had then a vibrant educated population and many light and medium industries included textile. In 2016, when I last visited Senegal I was shocked with the level poverty and decay of course due to various factors, included the importations of second hand cloth, second hand cars, cheaply made Chinese trinkets, second hand Europeans waste, which led to Senegal light industries to be disseminated most if not all those industries are gone. In fact Senegal now ranked among the world poorest country from where they once were. Second hand clothes are bad for Senegal or any other developing country. Fact in Africa wages are low enough to attack garment industries wile creating millions of jobs. That model is far better for Senegal’s economy in the long run than the second clothes market is capable of providing. Second hand clothes should be bared from entering Senegal for they carry diseases, not to mention hygiene standard, who knows what is luring in these old, worn out possibly dirty clothes; and women wearing second hand underwear, talk about unhygienic.
1)Yes, they need to develop their own industries, HOWEVER, cheap imported clothing is not necessarily a bad thing: You can have the best of both worlds by taxing it and investing the money into education and other branches of the economy. 2)Errrr, you do know "washing" exists as a thing, right?
The lady is right - Senegalese women are pretty and flirtatious! They dress beautifully, too, and good luck trying to take advantage of them in the market! Full respect to them and to the country of Senegal, which is probably the most stable and tolerant one in North or East Africa.
I'm glad to see that these clothes are not ending up in landfills b/c I heard that was a common item. But it's crazy to see how much people spend when they originally buy these clothes! I can't shop anyway, but if I could I'd shop 2nd hand, except for winter boots.
this shows doing business trade,being a merchant or what u call an entrepreneur in the modern day is always better than being a worker,employee even in the 3rd world.even in the early days of america 200 years ago in the 1800,where the first fortunes were being built by the likes of vanderbilt,when america's population was only 4 million and most people lived in the countryside and rural villages and less than 10 percent lived in cities.when new york was a up and coming port city,where the ports was bustling with shipping,and broadway was teeming with shops and commerce and activity and endless construction of new brick houses to replace the shanty town,the american's insastiable appetite for commerce and profit.and centuries before that the predecessors like the Fugger family and banking cartels the likes of rothschild. 450,000 francs CFA in 45 days,i bet most of the africans have never seen money like these in their lives,iv seen tons of videos like these about poverty,people risking their lives trying to eke out a miserable existence,gold mines,emerald mines,fishing,child labour,slave trading,coal mines,from bangladesh to india to africa to asia,who knew the secret out of this misery and suffering would be to trade and barter,buy and sell things,a quick mind for numbers and opportunity,first onions and potatoes then second hand clothing.before u know it u are out of the dregs and hellhole of society,on ur way to building an empire,helping tons of people out,employing them,mentoring others and giving other shopowners credit.
God bless this wise mother who is eager to educate all her children, I salute her!! Little by little and the country will be full of educated people and develop, I really wish that to Senegal and whole Africa!!
Jeanette Waverly fascinating sure, but it’s disgusting at the same time!!! Western countries have made Africa their dump site hiding behind “we are helping them” Bullshit!!!! I’ll stop there.
@@1Steph same thing I said. Killing ppl export not educating them on manufacturing and economical exports, send/hand "down" their cloth they farted in only for the country to send them the resources to do it all over again. Bullshit they treat their dogs better than that.
@@shernettelayne3962 I'm not sure but leave it with me and I'll find out from our shipping agent. I can tell you that we ship to Africa from Spain and costs around 2000 euros for a 40 ft sea container which works out around 0,09 cents per kilo. Which is cheap.
i wonder if senegal would put money into making high end clothes for the western market, it would prorbably be just as cheap to have work shops there just like asia, and it would help the economy.
Journeyman, just discovered your channel, interesting... when you said that the lady gets paid insurance at her job, I had to backtrack to be certain that I heard you correctly. Was that factual or were trying somehow to pacify conscience?
I am a dumpster diver. I took it very seriously to the max potential for about 7 years. A lot of the items you donate (other than clothing) to Goodwill go straight into the dumpster. Depending on their inventory and the inventory needs of other nearby Goodwill stores. It comes down to available space and feasibility of shipping. They can afford to throw inventory away cuz they know that dumpster full of shit is going to be replaced with more donations before they even come and empty it. But what do you care? The biggest reason most of you donate to goodwill is convenience of disposing of your clutter. Box it. Drop it. Done. Most don't even bother with the tax deductible form. I used to average $40 - $50 a week out of their dumpster in brass, copper, stainless steel, gold, and aluminum. Until a friend of mine got arrested, fined $700, and sat a week in jail, for getting caught in their 6 lid dumpster. The manager called the cops. Then I stayed away from that dumpster, cuz the cops had a hard on for it after that.
I now host Clothing swaps with friends...bring what you don't want and take want you like...we make a social event out of it too! Also I try not to buy new clothing or appliances etc but rather go to small second hand stores. There are thrift shops that are very good for helping people.
I did my M.A Thesis on Second-hand clothing in Zambia. I focused on female retailers in the northern province of the country. This reminds me of my stay in Zambia as a researcher. Very interesting documentary!
Matitu_jr Have you published your findings so far? I would love to read because I have a plan to conduct research similar to your topic in my country. Literature review and research methodology are on the way. Thank you in advance. Greetings from Cambodia
It is informative and interesting too. To know the people and their day to day activities cultural, commercial and customs and also their economic activities. U Tube has provided very convenient way of knowing the things by sitting at home.
I'm in mass. Usa. I used to volunteer at a thrift shopthat was attached to a non profit homeless shelter. People would donate, we would sort and sell what we could. there was a company that used to come and take the excess clothing and compress it then ship it " overseas" now i know where. i dont know if this is good or bad but if people can make out from it im ok with it. I hear they do the same thing with electronics and that child labor is involved and the recycling poisons everybody with lead cadium and toxic smoke from burning of coated copper wire. Thanx for posting this documentrary.
I don't understand why all these countries with the second hand clothes aren't using the remnants and items no one wants and stuffing them into mattresses frames? Or cutting them up and sewing them into blankets?? Is no one else thinking this?? You can even use clothing to repair areas of the island where the rocks are-- put the clothes over the rocks, cover with dirt, the weeds etc will grow over and the roots will grow into the clothing layers creating a living wall. They could be using the clothing as stuffing inside walls to create insulation. And why is no one weaving strips of fabric into rugs?! They have all these bare dirt floors and they could be essentially making their own carpets. The problem is not resources-- it's resourcefulness.
I don't see why a textile industry is preferable to the used clothing market, unless they're concerned that Europeans will suddenly become less wasteful and stop donating perfectly good clothes.
so people die to make the clothes by thousands every years. then it's not sold because it's out of season? then it's sold for pennies. allowing jobs for some and high end clothes for the poor.
They should build small steam or gasification plants to run the mills on waste materials instead of petrol/diesel, you can build a gasifier out of scrap metal which will produce a syngas that can run a standard petrol/diesel generator which could run a weaving mill.
