I took fashion design classes in high school and wanted to pursue a career in fashion but as I got more in depth as to where most fabrics come from, I was like nah. It's one of the main reasons I still also thrift shop as much as I can to this day.
That's good bc it means you're not supporting those companies as much but it doesn't affect the sweatshop laborers. Maybe putting some of the savings into high impact poverty alleviation charities like anti malaria bed nets would have a small effect. Not to discount what you're doing, thrift shopping is great :)
its very ironic that buzzfeed made this cause i can name countless videos that include fast fashion hauls for challenges & encourages people to buy unethical stuff from unethical brands.
True, but it's still good to hear her story. This will make me change my ways atleast a little, and I feel it will do that to others as well. Something about her authenticity and genuine pain makes me want to make a change, and surely that is a good thing?
In my Indian household, we purchase clothes and wear them until they wear out. Then such clothes are reserved for wearing when we want to go just around the neighborhood or short distances. After that we wear them inside the house. When they finally tear, we use them as cleaning rags.
I’m Indian as well but I was born in England and my parents do the exact same thing! My dad still has t shirts from the 1990s that he still wears and he says they are “retro” 😂😂😂
As an asian indian, I really don't understand the concept of just throwing away your clothes, just completely changing your wardrobe cause the season is over or its outdated. Here we use the clothes till we can't use them, and after that they're used as washclothes, mops. The ones that don't fit are given to younger people in the house or to cousins. We never just throw clothes away or put them in charity.
Totally agreed, but now even Indian middle class and upper middle class people are just following the same trend. Also not to forget the thousands of "fashion influencers " who do these clothing hauls every 15 days.
I live in North America and I view clothing the same way as you. Not everyone here is in to fast fashion, but unfortunately most are. All my life I’ve owned a small wardrobe and wear my items until they wear out.
So a couple of things. 1. Her story is sad yet Empowering, no child or anyone should have to go through this. 2. I find it hella ironic that this story made it on to this platform when literally if you were to pull up their site, there would be an article that says “30 cool products you can buy from ....” all of its fast fashion and its to blame. So if they want to take her story seriously and others, how about actually having the people that post those articles do adequate research on where the products come from.
This is an eye opener. I hear “sweat shops” and “child labor” a lot but those felt empty. This paints an awful picture behind those words and made me understand it’s true meaning.
definitely, until people come out and share their stories, things like this feel so far away? if that makes sense? since a lot of us can’t imagine something like that happening to us we don’t really feel like it’s actually happening to a person somewhere out there
I just wrote a 5000 word paper on exactly this --> Why the western world is addicted to fast fashion, the effects on the environment and the effects on unethical slave labour. I submitted it 2 days ago. I wish I could have quoted this video. Truely an inspiring women, I am so glad you have made such a positive impact. This issue needs to stop!
@Somebody Else materialism yes but also social status plays a huge part, looking and fitting in with the wealthy kids or following the trends to seem like you have money, or that you are clean and organized, smart, etc. it's peer pressure and social media influence
@Jenny Wei I believe it's different now. I've seen so many people buy trends just to wear it ONCE for a picture or Douyin video, and then donate/resell it the next day. It truly is awful.
As great thrift shopping is, it's not actually a solution as many people are claiming in the comments. Thrift shopping is a great alternative to environmental waste and prolonging the lifespan of a piece of clothing. However, a lot of the clothes people buy from shein, romwe, h&m, forever 21, and other fast fashion brands end up going to thrift stores. Furthermore, people who shop for fast fashion don't feel as guilty because they're donating their clothes. As a result, the clothes are still being made at sweatshops from slave labor. Perhaps the quantity of pieces having to be made are lowered because of thrift shopping, but the conditions that the workers are in, are still the same. What needs to happen is reform of factory conditions and how the fashion industry source their products.
Totally agree! Really well worded. Also just wanted to add on: to the people that do think they get a pass for donating clothes, you don't. About 80% of donated clothing never even makes it to stores, it's just tossed in a landfill. So most of the clothing you're donating is just contributing to more waste. Instead try to exchange the clothes personally, ask friends or family, sell them online, hold a garage sale, upcycle the old clothing into something new (turning a t shirt into a bag through sewing, use fabric scraps to stuff a throw pillow, etc)
@@jenniferkaechele3576 I’ll further piggy back off your comment! So much of it is sent overseas after being donated, but because it’s often such poor quality, it ends up in garbage heaps polluting developing countries without adequate facilities to process so much waste. The Australian ABC recently wrote a great article on it. It was eye opening.
I understand that donating your old clothes to thrift stores is not an ethical solution because the garment was still made from slave labor. But if you buy secondhand clothes isn’t that the most ethical option (obviously not if you still overconsume)?
I think places like India need to change their laws and protect their people, it's awful the police don't care to do anything to protect these children.
@@lisekrull8252 That and there is ethical brands out there. Plus handmade/custom made outfits from local sellers. Although you’d have to check where they get their fabric from. Sewing yourself is probably the best if you can develop the skills. However buying like that can be expensive and some people can’t afford it (especially with growing kids), so thrift shopping is better than going for new cheap clothes, but it’s just piggy backing off of the bigger problem. It’s better to try and normalise owning fewer, but higher quality clothes that last a long time and are produced ethically.
lol 😆 you say that while you likely own a ton of clothes, makeup made through animal testing. etc, dont act like your better and actually care about these issues
"If you don't know where your clothes or things come from... you might be consuming suffering.” Nasreen’s story is both heartbreaking and inspiring. It tells us the horrific realities of child labour that still exist today with a glimmer of hope. What an amazing transformation! Wishing her all the best and continued success for her business 🧡 It takes all of us to end violence against children!
In 2012 she would probably be just 16/17 and published in Forbes magazine! People that come from solid and supportive backgrounds can't even do that at such an young age, let alone be a child worker and someone who ran away from their home. She's fukin amazing! A true role model I would say. Powerful.
Wow, she is so beautiful, so intelligent, sensible, sensitive, and personable. I feel really touched and cried with everything she told us. She needs to keep working hard for herself and honestly she can be such a powerful influence for thousands
“I felt like a machine.” No one should ever feel like this. The people with enough financial stability must do their part to avoid fast fashion and instead opt for clothes that you and your family own as well as borrowed, swapped, and lastly thrifted clothes and accessories!
I have lowered my fashion consumption these past couple of years. This video just sealed my decision to further lower it and upcycle my old clothes or research if I need to buy at all.
This is so sad 😞 people should stop buying fast fashion clothes. Edited: Yes I know most people can't afford expensive clothes. But there should be clothes at an affordable price and also last long enough to save you more money. And also thanks for your comments and likes, I know we all want good things to happen!
I have very little disposable income as a college student. I can't afford anything that's not fast fashion. My family is low income as well, I have never been able to buy many clothes
There needs to be a balance of people getting the wage they deserve to be able to live and remove them from poverty and vulnerablity trafficking predators, but also not over producing clothes as much of it ends up in landfill, but also not making it so expensive that it's unaffordable. Many more expensive clothes tend to be better quality and last much longer than those in fast fashion, so it works out in the long term - and many of these more ethical and better quality clothes also end up in sales. Charity shops are also a good way to buy cheap clothing but not impact on the businesses that take advantage of cheap labour. No one should benefit from someone suffering.
This is why I can't bring myself to buy clothes often. I only buy new clothes when my old ones are falling apart. I can only afford inexpensive clothes and I hate buying them knowing where they come from. I'm so sorry you had to live like this. I hope your future life will be better and be happy
I went clothes shopping years ago and came across idk if they were ethical fashion. They were charging over a hundred dollars for a shirt that was thin. The best thing I can do is learning how to patch up my clothes the best I can and thrift.
Dont feel that guilty i blame rich kids that buy 200 pieces of clotles a month, cuz they are cheap and instragramable, i think they know they just dont care, im so poor i can not afford a 100usd tshirt so, the only thing i do is buy as least as i can, i dont even buy clothes in months cuz i take care of them , buy some people specially young dont want to repeat clothes
This is so upsetting and eye-opening, to hear it directly from a survivor. So happy to see that she turned her life around and is giving back to others. She's amazing
The term 'forced marriage' needs to stop since it doesn't reflect what it really is: repeated rap*s. I am so glad she survived and escaped her repulsive situation.
those who can only afford fast fashion prices are not the main contributors to the fast fashion industry. they truly wear the clothes they buy because it's all they can afford. of course, being aware of how frequent your purchases are is something that should be considered more often. the people who buy massive hauls from fast fashion brands are the people influencing the industry the most, as well as influencers who promote these brands/trends. if you have the money to avoid buying fast fashion, invest in higher quality and more sustainable pieces.
Completely agree. To add to your argument, even if you are buying sustainable clothing only, if you own 100 Patagonia sweaters that is still unnecessary overconsumption that just helps perpetuate everyone's desire to buy more of what they need. Whether you are buying fast fashion or not, as long as you only buy clothes that you will wear the life out of, that's what's most important. Consider buying secondhand first (I am a huge fan of Poshmark) and consider repurposing your current items or reselling it on Poshmark/FB marketplace too after you fall out of love with the piece of clothing. Buying new should be the last resort!
However we should still encourage lower income people to look for sustainable alternatives (to the extent it’s possible to them). I see that type of argument being used by a lot of lower- and sometimes even middle income people to avoid all responsibility. I know that that’s not what you’re trying to say. I think we should collectively try to change the way our culture views clothing instead of excusing our fast fashion purchases.
We should all consume less and that includes lower income people. However I understand how that can feel difficult to lower income people because they’re already marginalized in society, and that can make it difficult to start that sort of movement.
Yeah but a lot of brands that are expensive also have accusations of using child labor or having employees who are basically slaves... I buy some clothes from the brand Shein, they have accusations of using child labor but tbh I'm not gonna pay more for clothes that could also be coming from suspicious labor
@@sofia-wn2xv i see what you're saying. when i said invest in higher quality more sustainable pieces, i meant investing in smaller businesses or vintage pieces/reworked pieces. even a lot of luxury brands dont have higher quality. to me, higher quality means ethically sourced, ethically produced. if anything, just try to be more aware of what you're purchasing and where it's coming from. i usually ask myself if i truly need something. if i really wanted an item from a suspicious brand, id take a picture and save it in an album for 30 days (or more). if i truly liked the piece, i would still like it in 30+ days. this way, i wont impulsively buy something from their brand, and that id actually wear the thing often. anyways, i understand where you're coming from! id just try to be aware of how frequent my purchases are from these unethical brands.
This is why I stopped shopping fast fashion and overall things I do not need (also for the environment). I rather fix and patch up my clothes instead of buying new ones that kids and people like her had to make with low life quality. Social media is toxic, it tell you, you need this and that to be happy and pretty blah blah, not true. You can wear simple clothes and still be the happiest and most beautiful person in the room.
Thank you for sharing your story, beautiful girl! So brave and strong. I’m sorry for your suffering, no child or person should have to endure that. My heart goes to you
Saw her speak at my school today, her story is so inspiring and opened my eyes on what goes on behind the scenes of all the cheap clothes I see online. I remember while the video was being played during her speech, ads kept popping up about advertising cheap online shopping… I can’t believe how any child can go through so much but it’s so common 😭
I recently learned how to sew by taking a beginner's class in late 2020. So far, my skills is still at a basic level. I used to learn basic sewing in highschool for 3 years because it was mandatory for girls to learn lifeskills like sewing. But I regretted not taking it seriously because the beginner's class almost cost me around 1K for 4 basic clothes (blouse, shirt, dress and a pair of pants). When I got into college, I finally learn the term 'sweatshop' and 'child labour'. I was horrified, but I didn't know how to contribute to solving these issues. But it was when I realized it was hard to find the right size and fit for my clothes because I'm 5'6. I'm from a Southeast Asian country so I'm on the taller side for women there. Anyway, when I started learning to sew, I realized and came to appreciate the craftsmanship, the patience it needed and just how expensive it is to be ethical and sustainable with your clothes. But at the same time, it gave me a great sense of appreciation for handmade clothes and I respect those who do this for a living. It's just heartbreaking to know there's still sweatshop workers and modern day slavery happening. My advice is: if you have the tenacity/patience/can afford to learn sewing, please do so. You'll learn how to source fabric sustainably, upcycle your old clothes into something new, try to thrift shopping if you can and definitely support local, handcrafted businesses. I just hope there'll be more people who can wake up to this and start making changes at an individual level.
I love her so much. And I love how she said, "Alone I can do something, but together we can do massive things" instead of saying alone she can't... because alone, she DID do something... really great, big, amazing things. I love that she has that confidence, hope, and drive. She knows she is capable of doing great things, and that by more people being involved the greatness will be amplified.
This reminds me how lucky I am to have been born into a free country. This is so sad, I pray one day no woman or child will be forced into any of these things.
i’m from bangladesh, and a lot of sweatshops are there. some of my family members work there, and they don’t get paid a lot, so we have to send them money quite often. there’s nothing wrong with that, but since they don’t make much they can’t really buy many meals, and the money we said takes a while to go through. also, it’s very polluted in bangladesh, so it’s difficult to go to the fish boats and work.
I CRIED when I heard her story! My heart goes out to you I AM SO PROUD OF YOU! I am so so so proud of all you have achieved you beautiful smart intelligent intellectual hardworking girl! May you continue to bring forward the change you have fought for ♥️
I don't know how to boost the algorithm on youtube but i guess a comment may help. This video needs to be seen by the most people possible. This issue is so real and yet so overlooked !
This was brilliant, I'm so glad she survived and got help. Look at what a difference she made and continues to make. It's a beautiful turn around. Many great blessings and continue to change other women's lives. 🙏🏾
Thank you for your story! I showed this to my son, and told him, this is WHY I thrift. As a young Mother, I thrifted from necessity. I could only afford thrift shop prices. Now, I do it so I am not a contributor to child labor and sweatshops, and to also keep the items I thrift out of landfills. You are a survivor and inspiration.
What this young woman made to help more women is just beyond amazing. I have no words. I will continue to be part of a solution to this problem, like she said 'together we can make a massive change'.
This is the most heartbreaking story, I hate this. I'm buying from her and sharing this story. I'm so sad this this is the story of so many but most with a negative ending
As hard as it was. She ran away from a bad situation and got job that kind of saved her from that. Many people in these situations need these jobs just to survive.
please stop the shein craze. its okay for poor people to buy one or 2 peices from HM. But if you can spend 200 dollars on Zara, you can spende 200 dollars on something better
I dont think you understand economics. 200 dollars on zara - 20 pieces (for example). 200 dollars on some expensive indie store - 6 pieces. Besides zara has good quality stuff so its a win-win there.
@@s.a1233 But do you need to buy 20 different pieces? Look into capsule wardrobes or minimal wardrobes. There are people that are thriving despite not owning a lot of clothes.
The only way we can end fast fashion in America is by moving our factories back here where we can insure safe labor practices. Yes clothes would cost more but they would be less disposable.
Thank you for this amazing video and for sharing your incredible story. I am a young European diplomat who works on Asia and these issues. I will never forget your beautiful testimony and personality. You're not alone in this fight!! Let's move forward!!
This is what happens with stores like Zara or H&M, the clothes are usually made in rural areas where you can get more child labour employees and since they live in rural areas they don't really understand how much money they should actually earn as a pose to what they currently earn. Its easy to get children to work as in rural areas child labour is normalised, and since children "don't understand" how much they should actually work its easier for the people who are selling the clothes
I wish everyone in developed countries would open their eyes and hearts and make an impact. I buy my clothes at Avocadostore and hope that I can trust their fairfashion standards. I wish it was more transparent.
Nasreen Sheikh, "The Lord bless you and keep you the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and GIVE YOU PEACE!" Praying for all there experiencing that every day I pray about this! Joel 2:25-32 “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming [a]locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. 26 You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame. 27 Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the Lord your God And there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame. New King James Version 25 “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming [a]locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. 26 You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame. 27 Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the Lord your God And there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame.
I admit your courage but moreover i appreciate what you did to the society for women empowerment. Plus tou taught me a lesson... to help people in need👏👏👏
I am very happy and grateful for the fact that step by step those wonderful but tormented people can step up and share their truth and story with the world now that our society has become a little more open-minded. With baby steps, we can evolve for the better. Such a strong woman. My heart goes out to her and every person who is suffering or suffered before. ♥️
I took fashion design classes in high school and wanted to pursue a career in fashion but as I got more in depth as to where most fabrics come from, I was like nah. It's one of the main reasons I still also thrift shop as much as I can to this day.
You can still do fashion design! I run an upcycling clothing brand with my best friend! :)
That's good bc it means you're not supporting those companies as much but it doesn't affect the sweatshop laborers. Maybe putting some of the savings into high impact poverty alleviation charities like anti malaria bed nets would have a small effect. Not to discount what you're doing, thrift shopping is great :)
I only buy thrifted clothes, here we call them "ukay-ukay." now I know I'm on the right path in not supporting fast fashion
Textiles are a big thing in India and Nepal
People want to feel that by doing thrift shop, they magically avoinding supporting the industry, someone bought that before you
its very ironic that buzzfeed made this cause i can name countless videos that include fast fashion hauls for challenges & encourages people to buy unethical stuff from unethical brands.
True, but it's still good to hear her story. This will make me change my ways atleast a little, and I feel it will do that to others as well. Something about her authenticity and genuine pain makes me want to make a change, and surely that is a good thing?
@@walksthroughlife900 yeah thats true
In my Indian household, we purchase clothes and wear them until they wear out. Then such clothes are reserved for wearing when we want to go just around the neighborhood or short distances. After that we wear them inside the house. When they finally tear, we use them as cleaning rags.
I have clothes that I outgrew, mom is saying instead of throwing them make pillows 😂😂
This is the right way of doing things
I’m Indian as well but I was born in England and my parents do the exact same thing! My dad still has t shirts from the 1990s that he still wears and he says they are “retro” 😂😂😂
@@cxffaye I mean he isn’t wrong about the retro t shirts tho lol. They never go out of style
As an asian indian, I really don't understand the concept of just throwing away your clothes, just completely changing your wardrobe cause the season is over or its outdated. Here we use the clothes till we can't use them, and after that they're used as washclothes, mops. The ones that don't fit are given to younger people in the house or to cousins. We never just throw clothes away or put them in charity.
Totally agreed, but now even Indian middle class and upper middle class people are just following the same trend. Also not to forget the thousands of "fashion influencers " who do these clothing hauls every 15 days.
This is how it should be
what’s an asian indian may i ask? aren’t indians asian
I live in North America and I view clothing the same way as you. Not everyone here is in to fast fashion, but unfortunately most are. All my life I’ve owned a small wardrobe and wear my items until they wear out.
@@eternaImidnight Im half Chinese half Indian and people call me Asian Indian, so I think it means half east asian and half Indian.
So a couple of things. 1. Her story is sad yet Empowering, no child or anyone should have to go through this. 2. I find it hella ironic that this story made it on to this platform when literally if you were to pull up their site, there would be an article that says “30 cool products you can buy from ....” all of its fast fashion and its to blame. So if they want to take her story seriously and others, how about actually having the people that post those articles do adequate research on where the products come from.
Also she is probably not getting paid to put her story up either. buzzfeed is known for stealing content.
@@angellover02171 I never knew that.
This. Talk about this. Right here.
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This should be the top comment.
This is an eye opener. I hear “sweat shops” and “child labor” a lot but those felt empty. This paints an awful picture behind those words and made me understand it’s true meaning.
definitely, until people come out and share their stories, things like this feel so far away? if that makes sense? since a lot of us can’t imagine something like that happening to us we don’t really feel like it’s actually happening to a person somewhere out there
Same here 😓
@@jules6578 yeah that’s so true because we’ve had a choice our whole lives so it’s hard for us to imagine what not having any other choice feels like.
@@jules6578 I love your profile picture hahah
same... after watching this and investigating a bit I decided to stop shopping at SHEIN, which I did fairly regularly until now
Now i feel terrible for my shopping choices. I am so so so deeply sorry! My heart is breaking for all these people. Please spread awareness!
Same :(
I just wrote a 5000 word paper on exactly this --> Why the western world is addicted to fast fashion, the effects on the environment and the effects on unethical slave labour. I submitted it 2 days ago. I wish I could have quoted this video. Truely an inspiring women, I am so glad you have made such a positive impact. This issue needs to stop!
@Somebody Else materialism yes but also social status plays a huge part, looking and fitting in with the wealthy kids or following the trends to seem like you have money, or that you are clean and organized, smart, etc. it's peer pressure and social media influence
@Somebody Else yess exactly
I wish I could read the paper! I really would like to know the reason behind this issue
@@GraceMaplegem same here!
@Jenny Wei I believe it's different now. I've seen so many people buy trends just to wear it ONCE for a picture or Douyin video, and then donate/resell it the next day. It truly is awful.
As great thrift shopping is, it's not actually a solution as many people are claiming in the comments. Thrift shopping is a great alternative to environmental waste and prolonging the lifespan of a piece of clothing. However, a lot of the clothes people buy from shein, romwe, h&m, forever 21, and other fast fashion brands end up going to thrift stores. Furthermore, people who shop for fast fashion don't feel as guilty because they're donating their clothes. As a result, the clothes are still being made at sweatshops from slave labor. Perhaps the quantity of pieces having to be made are lowered because of thrift shopping, but the conditions that the workers are in, are still the same. What needs to happen is reform of factory conditions and how the fashion industry source their products.
Totally agree! Really well worded. Also just wanted to add on: to the people that do think they get a pass for donating clothes, you don't. About 80% of donated clothing never even makes it to stores, it's just tossed in a landfill. So most of the clothing you're donating is just contributing to more waste. Instead try to exchange the clothes personally, ask friends or family, sell them online, hold a garage sale, upcycle the old clothing into something new (turning a t shirt into a bag through sewing, use fabric scraps to stuff a throw pillow, etc)
@@jenniferkaechele3576 I’ll further piggy back off your comment! So much of it is sent overseas after being donated, but because it’s often such poor quality, it ends up in garbage heaps polluting developing countries without adequate facilities to process so much waste. The Australian ABC recently wrote a great article on it. It was eye opening.
I understand that donating your old clothes to thrift stores is not an ethical solution because the garment was still made from slave labor. But if you buy secondhand clothes isn’t that the most ethical option (obviously not if you still overconsume)?
I think places like India need to change their laws and protect their people, it's awful the police don't care to do anything to protect these children.
@@lisekrull8252 That and there is ethical brands out there. Plus handmade/custom made outfits from local sellers. Although you’d have to check where they get their fabric from. Sewing yourself is probably the best if you can develop the skills. However buying like that can be expensive and some people can’t afford it (especially with growing kids), so thrift shopping is better than going for new cheap clothes, but it’s just piggy backing off of the bigger problem. It’s better to try and normalise owning fewer, but higher quality clothes that last a long time and are produced ethically.
I hate that something like this still exists 😭
lol 😆 you say that while you likely own a ton of clothes, makeup made through animal testing. etc, dont act like your better and actually care about these issues
@@Curtis.Carpenter 🙄 💩
@@Curtis.Carpenter so do you expect everyone to not have any clothes? Wth.
@@Curtis.Carpenter why tf are you judging someone u don’t even know?maybe they are doing stuff to stop this madness u don’t know that
@@Mcbruuh no but buy your clothes from fair trade companies and not from h and m other companies who use child labors
"If you don't know where your clothes or things come from... you might be consuming suffering.”
Nasreen’s story is both heartbreaking and inspiring. It tells us the horrific realities of child labour that still exist today with a glimmer of hope. What an amazing transformation! Wishing her all the best and continued success for her business 🧡 It takes all of us to end violence against children!
it’s wild to see how excited she looks in those pictures of her finally breaking free
Right!!! That fire in her eyes is fierce af!!
wish nothing but the best for her. I hope she manages to find peace and feel comfortable ♥️
In 2012 she would probably be just 16/17 and published in Forbes magazine! People that come from solid and supportive backgrounds can't even do that at such an young age, let alone be a child worker and someone who ran away from their home. She's fukin amazing! A true role model I would say. Powerful.
We definetlly need to bring awareness to this topic since it's a huge problem in the south asian countries and many others.
Wow, she is so beautiful, so intelligent, sensible, sensitive, and personable. I feel really touched and cried with everything she told us. She needs to keep working hard for herself and honestly she can be such a powerful influence for thousands
“I felt like a machine.”
No one should ever feel like this. The people with enough financial stability must do their part to avoid fast fashion and instead opt for clothes that you and your family own as well as borrowed, swapped, and lastly thrifted clothes and accessories!
I have lowered my fashion consumption these past couple of years. This video just sealed my decision to further lower it and upcycle my old clothes or research if I need to buy at all.
Me too!! Great job
This is so sad 😞 people should stop buying fast fashion clothes.
Edited: Yes I know most people can't afford expensive clothes. But there should be clothes at an affordable price and also last long enough to save you more money. And also thanks for your comments and likes, I know we all want good things to happen!
Some people cant afford too
thats very true, but some people honestly can’t afford not to or dont even know about the concept of fast fashion and why its bad
I have very little disposable income as a college student. I can't afford anything that's not fast fashion. My family is low income as well, I have never been able to buy many clothes
There needs to be a balance of people getting the wage they deserve to be able to live and remove them from poverty and vulnerablity trafficking predators, but also not over producing clothes as much of it ends up in landfill, but also not making it so expensive that it's unaffordable. Many more expensive clothes tend to be better quality and last much longer than those in fast fashion, so it works out in the long term - and many of these more ethical and better quality clothes also end up in sales. Charity shops are also a good way to buy cheap clothing but not impact on the businesses that take advantage of cheap labour. No one should benefit from someone suffering.
@@beverleynunes2795 u can also try thrift store.
I hope she lives a long happy life. She has spent too much time of her life to suffering. She deserves so much greatness.
Child slavery system must be abolished completely from this world. Always remember the painting of the crying boy is still in this world 💔
like Student athletes
This is why I can't bring myself to buy clothes often. I only buy new clothes when my old ones are falling apart. I can only afford inexpensive clothes and I hate buying them knowing where they come from. I'm so sorry you had to live like this. I hope your future life will be better and be happy
I went clothes shopping years ago and came across idk if they were ethical fashion. They were charging over a hundred dollars for a shirt that was thin. The best thing I can do is learning how to patch up my clothes the best I can and thrift.
Dont feel that guilty i blame rich kids that buy 200 pieces of clotles a month, cuz they are cheap and instragramable, i think they know they just dont care, im so poor i can not afford a 100usd tshirt so, the only thing i do is buy as least as i can, i dont even buy clothes in months cuz i take care of them , buy some people specially young dont want to repeat clothes
buy used
“You don’t have to consume suffering.” We don’t. And we should not. Wishing the very best of everything to this young woman.
This is so upsetting and eye-opening, to hear it directly from a survivor. So happy to see that she turned her life around and is giving back to others. She's amazing
Someone please make a movie out of this! She's come so so far. This is something to be proud of. Very proud and in aw of her.
I’m so sorry that she had to go through this . Hope she’s happy and healthy right now
The term 'forced marriage' needs to stop since it doesn't reflect what it really is: repeated rap*s. I am so glad she survived and escaped her repulsive situation.
I didn't know India was big on rap. I thought they liked music they could dance to.
@@emusaurus haha you're so funny😐
@Ice Cream funny? Lmao I thought they were being serious but it sounded idiotic
@@emusaurus you tried
It seems like a suitable term to me.
I’m only a minute into the video and I’m already finding this a hard watch 😔
What a brave woman. I wish nothing but the best for her.
You're weak
@@emusaurus no one asked
All the RUclipsrs making money off fast fashion hauls should watch this. They’re complicit in the exploitation of these kids.
Agreed, TikTok too. They buy mass amounts over a year just to wear them on camera and seem trendy, it's asinine.
They don't care. It's a dog eat dog world and they need to eat, too.
@@emusaurus It doesnt have to be like that
@@ancientsprout it does.
"They were woven with the energy of my suffering"
“They were woven with the energy of my suffering” wow
She is so beautiful, inspirational and incredible. What a hero!❤
those who can only afford fast fashion prices are not the main contributors to the fast fashion industry. they truly wear the clothes they buy because it's all they can afford. of course, being aware of how frequent your purchases are is something that should be considered more often. the people who buy massive hauls from fast fashion brands are the people influencing the industry the most, as well as influencers who promote these brands/trends. if you have the money to avoid buying fast fashion, invest in higher quality and more sustainable pieces.
Completely agree. To add to your argument, even if you are buying sustainable clothing only, if you own 100 Patagonia sweaters that is still unnecessary overconsumption that just helps perpetuate everyone's desire to buy more of what they need. Whether you are buying fast fashion or not, as long as you only buy clothes that you will wear the life out of, that's what's most important. Consider buying secondhand first (I am a huge fan of Poshmark) and consider repurposing your current items or reselling it on Poshmark/FB marketplace too after you fall out of love with the piece of clothing. Buying new should be the last resort!
However we should still encourage lower income people to look for sustainable alternatives (to the extent it’s possible to them). I see that type of argument being used by a lot of lower- and sometimes even middle income people to avoid all responsibility. I know that that’s not what you’re trying to say. I think we should collectively try to change the way our culture views clothing instead of excusing our fast fashion purchases.
We should all consume less and that includes lower income people. However I understand how that can feel difficult to lower income people because they’re already marginalized in society, and that can make it difficult to start that sort of movement.
Yeah but a lot of brands that are expensive also have accusations of using child labor or having employees who are basically slaves... I buy some clothes from the brand Shein, they have accusations of using child labor but tbh I'm not gonna pay more for clothes that could also be coming from suspicious labor
@@sofia-wn2xv i see what you're saying. when i said invest in higher quality more sustainable pieces, i meant investing in smaller businesses or vintage pieces/reworked pieces. even a lot of luxury brands dont have higher quality. to me, higher quality means ethically sourced, ethically produced. if anything, just try to be more aware of what you're purchasing and where it's coming from. i usually ask myself if i truly need something. if i really wanted an item from a suspicious brand, id take a picture and save it in an album for 30 days (or more). if i truly liked the piece, i would still like it in 30+ days. this way, i wont impulsively buy something from their brand, and that id actually wear the thing often. anyways, i understand where you're coming from! id just try to be aware of how frequent my purchases are from these unethical brands.
This almost brought me to tears. I wish her nothing but the best in life
What a real eye opener! And what a beautiful inspiring soul. Wishing nothing but goodness with this and her endeavours.
“They were woven with the energy of my suffering.”
What a powerful and heart wrenching sentence.
She's such an inspiration. We should be grateful for the life we have and live it to the fullest!
This is why I stopped shopping fast fashion and overall things I do not need (also for the environment). I rather fix and patch up my clothes instead of buying new ones that kids and people like her had to make with low life quality. Social media is toxic, it tell you, you need this and that to be happy and pretty blah blah, not true. You can wear simple clothes and still be the happiest and most beautiful person in the room.
Patching up and restoring clothes are so underrated. Kudos to you
@@aditidas8300 thanks! Everyone should try sometime it's kinda "fun" too
This made me cry she is so strong omg 💞🥺
Thank you for sharing your story, beautiful girl! So brave and strong. I’m sorry for your suffering, no child or person should have to endure that. My heart goes to you
"They were woven with the energy of my suffering." Heartbreaking! Let's all keep that in mind before we celebrate another "bargain".
Nobody should have to live through that. The fact that she did, and that she's helping others is so inspiring. Strength to her 🙇🏽🙇🏽
Saw her speak at my school today, her story is so inspiring and opened my eyes on what goes on behind the scenes of all the cheap clothes I see online. I remember while the video was being played during her speech, ads kept popping up about advertising cheap online shopping… I can’t believe how any child can go through so much but it’s so common 😭
“I hope they can see my blood, that they can see my tears”
The fact that the only ads I'm getting during this is old navy is disrespectful.
What?
Me too it pissed me off so much I've gotten 3 Old Navy ads on this one video and I haven't even finished the video yet
Sameeeeeeeeeeee
same
Same here. All the same old navy ad. It’s annoying and angering just because of the topic this video is about.
God love this percious young lady. Prayers going up for her to have a normal, healthy, safe, long life :)
this is inhuman how do ppl put others in situations like these...i can’t believe this still exists
I recently learned how to sew by taking a beginner's class in late 2020. So far, my skills is still at a basic level. I used to learn basic sewing in highschool for 3 years because it was mandatory for girls to learn lifeskills like sewing. But I regretted not taking it seriously because the beginner's class almost cost me around 1K for 4 basic clothes (blouse, shirt, dress and a pair of pants).
When I got into college, I finally learn the term 'sweatshop' and 'child labour'. I was horrified, but I didn't know how to contribute to solving these issues. But it was when I realized it was hard to find the right size and fit for my clothes because I'm 5'6. I'm from a Southeast Asian country so I'm on the taller side for women there.
Anyway, when I started learning to sew, I realized and came to appreciate the craftsmanship, the patience it needed and just how expensive it is to be ethical and sustainable with your clothes.
But at the same time, it gave me a great sense of appreciation for handmade clothes and I respect those who do this for a living. It's just heartbreaking to know there's still sweatshop workers and modern day slavery happening.
My advice is: if you have the tenacity/patience/can afford to learn sewing, please do so. You'll learn how to source fabric sustainably, upcycle your old clothes into something new, try to thrift shopping if you can and definitely support local, handcrafted businesses.
I just hope there'll be more people who can wake up to this and start making changes at an individual level.
Wow what a wonderful woman! This made me cry! Thank you Nasreen, you are an inspiration. Blessing from Canada
What an amazing story. What a contrast to the Old Navy ad I've seen pop up nearly twenty times already today, including twice on this video.
I love her so much. And I love how she said, "Alone I can do something, but together we can do massive things" instead of saying alone she can't... because alone, she DID do something... really great, big, amazing things. I love that she has that confidence, hope, and drive. She knows she is capable of doing great things, and that by more people being involved the greatness will be amplified.
This reminds me how lucky I am to have been born into a free country. This is so sad, I pray one day no woman or child will be forced into any of these things.
i’m from bangladesh, and a lot of sweatshops are there. some of my family members work there, and they don’t get paid a lot, so we have to send them money quite often. there’s nothing wrong with that, but since they don’t make much they can’t really buy many meals, and the money we said takes a while to go through. also, it’s very polluted in bangladesh, so it’s difficult to go to the fish boats and work.
I CRIED when I heard her story! My heart goes out to you I AM SO PROUD OF YOU! I am so so so proud of all you have achieved you beautiful smart intelligent intellectual hardworking girl! May you continue to bring forward the change you have fought for ♥️
I don't know how to boost the algorithm on youtube but i guess a comment may help. This video needs to be seen by the most people possible. This issue is so real and yet so overlooked !
yea
I am so freaking proud of this woman...you go girl. You deserve all the happiness ❤️
Such a sad start of this story. But such an inspirational and powerful ending.
Damn she’s been through it. I’m happy she’s good now
This has me so emotional. She is so powerful and inspiring 💙💙
This was brilliant, I'm so glad she survived and got help. Look at what a difference she made and continues to make. It's a beautiful turn around. Many great blessings and continue to change other women's lives. 🙏🏾
Thank you for your story! I showed this to my son, and told him, this is WHY I thrift. As a young Mother, I thrifted from necessity. I could only afford thrift shop prices. Now, I do it so I am not a contributor to child labor and sweatshops, and to also keep the items I thrift out of landfills. You are a survivor and inspiration.
I wish to be like you
What this young woman made to help more women is just beyond amazing. I have no words. I will continue to be part of a solution to this problem, like she said 'together we can make a massive change'.
I wish her hope & anyone who is going through this as she went through it. There is always hope & light in the darkness.
"I felt like I was not a human, I felt like a machine" "They were woven with the energy of my suffering"
This is the most heartbreaking story, I hate this. I'm buying from her and sharing this story. I'm so sad this this is the story of so many but most with a negative ending
As hard as it was. She ran away from a bad situation and got job that kind of saved her from that. Many people in these situations need these jobs just to survive.
She went into a bad situation to another. Her situation could have vastly improved if she had been fairly for the job.
please stop the shein craze. its okay for poor people to buy one or 2 peices from HM. But if you can spend 200 dollars on Zara, you can spende 200 dollars on something better
Agreed
I dont think you understand economics. 200 dollars on zara - 20 pieces (for example). 200 dollars on some expensive indie store - 6 pieces. Besides zara has good quality stuff so its a win-win there.
@@s.a1233 But do you need to buy 20 different pieces? Look into capsule wardrobes or minimal wardrobes. There are people that are thriving despite not owning a lot of clothes.
This was heartbreaking. I am really glad that she was able to escape that life
What an incredible woman. More strength and bravery than I’ve ever had to endure in my 31 years.
wow her story is so empowering💙
This is why I buy sustainable fashion or brands that dont use child labor. I’m so sorry that you had to go through this
sending this amazing human being so much love and good vibes ❤️
She's so well educated on topics and she probably did most of that herself. amazing I wish her only the best in the future!
The only way we can end fast fashion in America is by moving our factories back here where we can insure safe labor practices. Yes clothes would cost more but they would be less disposable.
Who are the people responsible for such evil? This is so terrible!
Not people: rabid animals try to force 'marriage' on girls and women, and try to have children work.
A lot of places in South Asia have things like forced and arranged marriage
I pray for all the children who go through this every day 🙏🏽
Thank you for this amazing video and for sharing your incredible story. I am a young European diplomat who works on Asia and these issues. I will never forget your beautiful testimony and personality. You're not alone in this fight!! Let's move forward!!
My heart goes out to you and you’re a courageous young woman!❤️♾✊🏽👩🏽
This is what happens with stores like Zara or H&M, the clothes are usually made in rural areas where you can get more child labour employees and since they live in rural areas they don't really understand how much money they should actually earn as a pose to what they currently earn. Its easy to get children to work as in rural areas child labour is normalised, and since children "don't understand" how much they should actually work its easier for the people who are selling the clothes
I wish everyone in developed countries would open their eyes and hearts and make an impact. I buy my clothes at Avocadostore and hope that I can trust their fairfashion standards. I wish it was more transparent.
Nasreen Sheikh, "The Lord bless you and keep you the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and GIVE YOU PEACE!" Praying for all there experiencing that every day I pray about this!
Joel 2:25-32 “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming [a]locust has eaten,
The crawling locust,
The consuming locust,
And the chewing locust,
My great army which I sent among you.
26 You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,
And praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has dealt wondrously with you;
And My people shall never be put to shame.
27 Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel:
I am the Lord your God
And there is no other.
My people shall never be put to shame.
New King James Version
25 “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming [a]locust has eaten,
The crawling locust,
The consuming locust,
And the chewing locust,
My great army which I sent among you.
26 You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,
And praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has dealt wondrously with you;
And My people shall never be put to shame.
27 Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel:
I am the Lord your God
And there is no other.
My people shall never be put to shame.
Wow this girl is unbelievable. I am blown away. A true hero. So inspiring!
This throws light on all the issues faced by minimum wage workers in clothing / shoes industry
This is so sad! I was watching news updates on the current situation and this popped up in my feed. I cried for her :( !
she came to my school today to speak, she seems rlly nice honestly
She’s so beautiful. I’m so glad she is here to tell us her story❤️
Thank you so much for touching on the subject and increasing my awareness.
So proud of how much you’ve grown. You have not allowed your past bring you down and working to changing the future.
This is so sad man I can't :( can't believe this still exists humanity is fucked up
You’re so strong. I’m so sorry for my contribution to this system of fast fashion…
It’s really ironic that I got an ad from Shein after the video
She is brilliant. Amen, god bless your teachers.
I admit your courage but moreover i appreciate what you did to the society for women empowerment. Plus tou taught me a lesson... to help people in need👏👏👏
Thank you for being so brave and sharing your story. This is very important and I’m so glad you escaped that life. I’m with you❤️
I am very happy and grateful for the fact that step by step those wonderful but tormented people can step up and share their truth and story with the world now that our society has become a little more open-minded. With baby steps, we can evolve for the better. Such a strong woman. My heart goes out to her and every person who is suffering or suffered before. ♥️
This is so powerful, thank you for bringing your knowledge and information to the masses.
Amazing story! This should become a film!
All the rich people that do shein hauls NEED to see this 😩🙏
Slavery may be illegal in the US, but what we don't realize is that it's still legal in many other countries and we are benefitting off of it.
This is why it's hilarious when white people start a afew riots/protest then forgets about it.
Slavery is not illegal in the United States, that's a false assumption many people make.
sweatshops also still exist in the US, unfortunately. see the LA garment factory strikes in 2020