Think of that poor girl, Kadeesha. She is 14 and working to care for her sick parents. Surely, her managers will be angry and retaliate against her for moving so many hearts. I pray for her safety and prosperity.
While I 100% oppose child labor violations especially those as egregious as this I feel it’s questionable if this exposure was of benefit to her. What options does her family have to generate income? Will she now be railroaded into a life of prostitution or sold off to a rich man? I’m being completely serious. Poverty is always accompanied by less than ideal options for women even in the Western world.
Chasing those girls to their slump residential section would mean jeopardising their livelihoods as means of survivals. Are there any assurances from investigating journalists to guarantee those young girls and their families for backlash from their employers for revealing the true working conditions. I feel sorry for those young girls as they put themselves on the spotlight.
I thought the same thing. I see this is an old documentary. I hope they made sure the girls and parents didn't get harmed. Very doubtful that their conditions got better. Heartbreaking
Not only that, many documentries like this tend to push for a "shut it down" approch, which will cause the loss of job on an even wider scale. The focus on the child labor aspect, for example, is highly problematic. The solution to child labor in these places are rarely elimination, because if a child is working it is often because they have to or the alternative is even worse. That is a social economic safety net issue that would require governmental action, something the respective government might not even be able to afford due to other reasons. This is sad, unfortuante but also the reality. Safety issue, on the other hand, is a better focus. Because eliminating specific practices or slightly improving safety conditions are actually viable--in that it isn't too expensive that would cause the companies to just up and leave (remember, if they have to pay "fair" wage, they would do so elsewhere with better infrastructure. Potentially domestically so they can use that as a selling point.)
@@justanoman6497 Documentaries like these are important to raise awareness, not pushing for a "shut it down" ultimatum. Raising awareness triggers progress and improvement. Surely, social, economical and political situations will not improve overnight, but it's a start. We as consumers do also have the ultimate power of making the right choices with informed knowledge. It's our spending that drives the economy! Spend wisely.
Things like this are why I wear my clothes until I can't repair them anymore and then use the leftover fabric to make quilts. I only clothes from thrift stores, so I'm never supporting a brand or company that, for all I know, could be engaging in these practices behind the scenes. I couldn't live with myself if I contributed to what is basically modern day slavery.
How the outsourcing scam works in the west: It is the large retail corporations that sell this merchandise, and clothing is not all, that lobby the western governments for strict regulations, which gives them an excuse to close western factories and outsource their manufacturing. The stricter the regulations the better for the western corporations. This started in the early 1970s, when the G5 and G7 were created, where they began to shut down western manufacturing and move it to the east, where they found a very cheap source for labor with no regulations. These western corporations wanted an excuse to shut down their manufacturing, so they lobbied the western governments to increase regulations on everything. In the US's case, they created the EPA under Nixon, and it was in the Nixon White House where the G5 was formed. It was also Nixon that started courting the east for this very thing, and the other G5 nations soon followed suit. The retail corporations can profit way more by purchasing from manufacturers in the east, and they do not have to worry about having to buy from western factories that must comply with labor and environmental laws. If you look at what they're paying for that eastern-made clothing, you would be shocked at the markup, and that is after paying for shipping, where they can still sell it at a cheap price.
That's what happened to me. It has saved me lots of money too. Now I'll still see something in a window and knee-jerk think "omg so cute!" because it IS cute. But it's not worth it. I always tell my little six year old "A poison can be pink in colour, you still shouldn't drink it." My six year old is a little lecturing warrior now because I've had to help her break this habit too.
@@lunamoon4880 Oh my god yes! This! I've bought clothing in the past that have labels that suggest it is a quality garment. But then you notice it loses shape easily, and the contents of the fabric contain a lot of plastic. Stitches are good, but the thread quality is poor, and they come loose often. And it's not the workers' fault. When someone tells you to churn out 5 dresses in an hour for cheap, the fastest and least painstaking methods are the way to do it. In fact, I am very impressed that the workers, given their quotas and the materials they are given to work with, are able to create something that has even the quality that it does. These are VERY skilled tailors, given their constraints.
Thank you for making this film. I think more and more people should be aware of the cost of cheap fast fashion. As of myself, I remember buying H&M clothes ones - putting them on few times and then throwing away because of poor quality. From that time I learned a lesson - we are not that rich to afford cheap one-time-wearible clothes. I invest in quality and I wear that clothing several years with great quality. I have few Zara pieces - but I chose them carefully and a have been wearing them for years, they were not cheap in fact. Having watched this film I have no desire shopping at Zara again.
That blonde journalist woman is good, she's confrontational and straightforward with the questions... I've seen her bunch of times interviewing CEOs and other shady figuers ... She's great
I feel the thing needs to be "make this better" and not just "stop what you're doing" So while it's okay journalism, at what cost are they actually succeeding?
I dont buy from these stores anymore. I make my own clothes now and practice sustainable fashion. In the case I might need something more elaborate, I go to a small business fashion designer.
In North America, we have such a clothing throw away culture, large part because it is so cheap. A decent meal costs more than a good pair of pants or decent dress shirt. If fairer wages and work conditions were abroad, then retail prices would be more reflective(higher), thus we will throw away less clothing. A win win for less garbage, healthier ecology(less water/chemicals usage in production), and better World for all. Right now the big winners are the middle men and big factory management and obviously the bigger brands(Walmart, Blue Navy, Forever 21, etc.)
Blue Navy lol. I agree but people are worried about the here and now. No retailers are trying to save the planet and people aren’t going to make even more sacrifices than they already do at working-middle class. It’s a really sweet sentiment it’s just unrealistic
I have read that the average American tosses about 80 lbs. of clothing and linens into the trash each year! The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry after oil. We all need to rethink what we buy- how much, and what quality. Cheap clothes are not a bargain- they fall apart or pill up then need to be tossed. Fewer and better would be a better motto for clothing purchases. Second hand is good too.
I design, draft, and sew 90% of the clothes I wear. It is time consuming so I wear garments (around the house) until they are shredded and I only wear unstained/unripped clothes for venturing out (which isn't often so I have select items to wear when I go places.) I design clothes because I HATE FASHION! Mainly the way ready-to-wear garments _feel_ .... restrictive when I lift my arms or bend at the waist and knees .... so I craft my patterns with extra ease in the corners of the crotch and underarms as well as slight curves for added ease in the seat, knees, and elbows. The result is clothes that move with my body without added bulk. I bought a pair of coveralls from Universal Overall Company a few years ago when I worked as a landscaper.... they were only $32 ...so I thought that I was gonna have to alter them for better mobility ....but low and behold ... there was ease in all the areas that fashion neglects to provide ease in! I was so ecstatic that I called the company to compliment their pattern-makers and was told that they have been using the SAME coveralls pattern since the 1920s! It left me thinking that the fashion industry _intentionally_ cuts corners so that people are uncomfortable in clothes and keep buying more clothes ....never satisfied with any garment that they _value_ .
Excatly, I started to think really carefully what I am buying. I looked what I have in wardrobe and found many things are there still with tags... I sorted my wardrobe to make sure I can see what I have there and I only buy things if I really need. I am not minimalist but I want to make sure I can really see what I own so I don't buy same looking thing over and over...
“Zero tolerance does not equal zero risk” as he stated when the proof showed otherwise. Zero tolerance means a company should be more accountable so the risk is minimal to the workers no matter what country they are in. Taking the risk out permanently would be ideal, but as with big companies money is the object and people dispensable. They will keep lying to fill their pockets at the cost of others. Now that I know some of these names, they are on the do not buy list.
@T G Chikukwa if the company profits from it then it is absolutely their responsibility and their duty to police their employees. Choosing to be part of the global market makes you globally responsible.
The worst part is that if these kids don’t have factory jobs they are homeless and starving or even worse off. It’s a vicious cycle now that most companies use cheap labor to produce their products
We have to make our voices heard that this is unacceptable. Vote with your dollar. Shop from fair trade companies. Stop buying cheap clothing. Make it so that it becomes impossible for people to be exploited. We are just as much to blame as those greedy companies.
Shame on them not to pay adequate wages so that employees can have decent lives. If contractors are not paid enough, than they cannot pay well their employees. It is all about economy, money and greed. The people in the fashion industry that push prices low are responsible for this and deserve jail for soliciting slavery
As much as I applaud your video. I can't help but feel your rocking the boat only makes the quality of life of these children and their families only worse. I would hope that you compensated them dearly for the hardship they will endear for your sensational reporting
@@violetred1309 I have spent much time in Pakistan, it is far more complicated than is obvious. Our American greed is the main part of the problem...their desire to survive and thrive is no less their right than ours
Well, let's say the 'head companies' like Zara and stuff can stop their contract with their vendors in Bangladesh, but how about the employees in the vendor? They need to feed themselves and family and they have to work in another sweatshops :(
I realize this is a long time coming, but companies caught either violating the labour standards of their own country by using outsourcing, or not doing due diligence and conducting regular surprise investigations should be severely fined, and that money should go immediately to pay restitution for the workers and families affected. And that money should be the amount expected by the company's national standard of living, NOT the worker's national standard. So this would set the worker up with a lot of capital to actually free themselves from a cycle that they otherwise will never escape. I realize it won't save everyone, but setting a hard-line "We WILL prosecute" precedent could be the one thing that might stop this. But to be honest, I don't think this cycle can be stopped easily. People are too greedy.
If we take responsibility for our own part in this cycle we can change it. Stop buying cheap. Show companies you care about your fellow man and you will not tolerate this abuse any longer. Buy fair trade. Make it so that companies have to pay fair wages to these employees. Trust me if they choose to pull out and not sell there anymore other companies will, better companies. Humans learn to thrive as long as they are given the chance. We the consumers have made it so that the all mighty buck matters above human lives. Do better.
You must consider that the bad working conditions are due to the low prices Zara (and all the others) wants. It's all about the greed of these companies who pay nothing to the workers and keep all the profits for them, for their management and marketing. Just give them a decent wage (make the prices a bit higher for the consumers if you have to) and suddenly all those people won't need to work 72 hours a week and will find the force to fight for their working conditions. But unfortunately fast fashion is all based on our compulsive need to buy new things and to not pay anything for them...that's not how a heatlhy society works
It will become even worse with these same companies ,zara, lindex ,monoprix etc are themselves struggling with even cheaper competitors from chinese online websites. 😪
What excellent ground-level journalism. Wish Indian Mainstream media takes the same initiative to talk on these points than running behind political and Page 3 stories.
The problem is not that there are companies that employ these workers. The problem is that there is no better alternative for them to make a living. Attacking the companies that give them jobs goes in the opposite direction of solving the problem. By doing that, the only thing you’re doing is destroying the best job that the workers can currently get. Without this job they would have to do something even worse. The solution is to create better jobs, not destroying the best ones that they already have.
@@sewlybutsurelyLook at China. They went from dirt poor to middle-class in a few decades. This by according to you "doing nothing". At the same time we have poured trillions into African countries and they are still dirt poor. Do you wish Bangladesh going the way of China or Somalia?
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Amazing video with unrivaled research! I have a new appreciation of labels on garments. Can you suggest clothing manufacturers that don't have this much of a devious approach to maintain their high profit margins? Curious minds want to know...
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15 year old children working 70 hours a week to barely afford food and housing sucks and all, but most importantly.. where did you get these documents??
They should of protect these young workers Id better , it’s their only decent livelihoods for girls. So sad human misery environment destruction for Corp enormous greed.
Great information; thank you for documenting. Very sad. We can do something.... boycott new store clothing, there is new or near new secondhand market. wear clothing till threadbare.... be proud of that.
Do you care about kids who made the cheap clothe or do you buy the cheap clothe to save money to educate and feed your kids?? its a world where man eats man you either a prey or predator.
@@lakshitfogia7476 but these issues extend to food which is a necessity. Cocoa,coffee,tea,vegetables ,sugar ,fruits are brought to us by manufacturers involved in abuses/exploitation.
How many poor Bangladeshi workers lost their jobs after this investigation? Sad when Europeans whose factories also employed children and women under ghastly circumstances in factories and mines during the 1800s in England did exactly the same. Few French, Germany or the rest of EU consumers actually care a fig where their clothes are made as long as they can shop loads at Prima for their €. Sad world of the Haves & Have Nots.
I'm against child labor but there is obviously no social system or safety net for these girls. What other options do they have in order to survive? Especially with the girl with elderly parent's. I'd quit school to work too, if I had no choice but to care for my parents. Situation is sad.
I gave a thumbs up to your comment but, really like the name "The Thrifty Hobbit" Very cool sounding. Maybe you should make that your Domain name. Just a thought.
So, what are the labels, companies and buyers actual NAMES?? That is how we avoid buying them. Except of course, they simply change the name and continue the process.
So you're better off asking what companies DO NOT do this. For example, Patagonia, and, I believe, Teva are both cruelty free and sustainable. In fact, I may be mistaken, but I seem to recall hearing that Patagonia even sources its raw materials ethically (So no cotton pickers paid slave wages even) and this is why Patagonia is expensive. Because it's expensive to produce the product, given that they're conscientious. But the flip side is that a Patagonia jacket, properly cared for, will last you most of your life. So the cost per wear is actually quite low. I plug Patagonia every chance I get. So you can start there. But the list of those who manufacture ethically is very, very short compared to the list that do not.
Watching this while making my own textile items. Can only recommend learning to make things for yourself, not to replace your wardrobe (sure, you could, if you have enough time) - just to understand how highly skilled these workers are who can barely survive
I hope they did not make that poor girl lose her job and if they did I hope they paid her mother to help the house. He comes to threaten people. I hope you helped them with that goon.
Bangladesh is a SWEAT shop factory, I was surprised to see that even Philippines brands of apparel are Made in Bangladesh, they ( Bangladesh ) should IMPROVE their labor conditions.
Why not Protect the young peoples faces that have to work there still? I’m positive they are going to be reprimanded for this and nobody did anything to protect them smh
That man at Inditex wanted to know so badly how they got internal documents. He sounded like he wanted to hurt someone. What is also as tragic is that when the government does step in and fine companies the government keeps the money it does not go to the workers
Look, it's all well and good to shine a light on unethical work practices. I applaud this. However, there is absolutely no solution offered. These young girlsand boys are able to make some money for the livelihood of their families, death be damned. While you are busy shining this light and shutting down these practices by using these young ladies and boys testimonies for your leverage you provide absolutely no alternative to their income which is neccessary for their families survival. Where are your high moral standards once you have gotten these young folks fired or these companies chastised. You leave and there are no other "morally acceptable" alternatives for these folks and their families. Thanks for your journalistic effort, but....
I feel sorry for those poor girls. I am sure ones when their managers found that they spoke with TV crew they definitely punished them. I agree child labour is horrible and they should be in school, but in other way it is their income which pays food for their families.... What they will do without that... It is not policy of one factory which should change... It should all country and that looks impossible...
The reality is yes, even though this is awful everyone in the west will still continue to buy the best priced things so the cycle will always continue. If it weren’t like this then an iPhone would cost $9,000 usd…. Are you REALLY ready for the alternative?
People don't need be ready, they should deal with it!! I wouldn't care for people's readiness at the cost of poor people's everything. We're where we are because people won't choose the alternative.
@@mostafamagdy7731 In your everyday life, are you willing to spend double for something? I get it, this is terrible but at the same time you won't care as long as you could save a few bucks. The same goes for fresh fruits and vegetables. Illegals are smuggled from different countries to pick your cherries, tomatoes, etc and nobody cares as long as the stores sells it cheaper.
How about the CEO of Apple or any of these major companies just takes a fair wage for themselves? Most of the profit tends to go to the top. Apple's CEO made almost $100 Million last year. If he took a salary of $1 million a year imagine how many people could be employed at a livibale wage in India. We have to understand that these companies are enslaving the world so a very small amount of people can stack unimaginable amounts of wealth.
@@tcorey22 Well, you can say the same thing about yourself. If you live in they US/UK, you have plenty enough money to feed families in struggling countries around the world for years. But you don't. Why? because when it comes down to it, the individual will say, "it's not my problem" and keep the money. Greed is our nature.
actually, that might not be entirely true. The other day, I found a sustainable cell phone company called Fairphone. I don't know how good they ACTUALLY are yet, but the information I've found is promising. Their phones are as good as any other droid, and they cost a lot less. I'm not sure exactly how they're managing this, which is why I'm giving the caveat. But, you know, if you're willing to have something that is really good enough for your needs but not the ABSOLUTELY TOP QUALITY BEST, then yeah, it seems like this works.
It's funny how somebody else can figure out these problems but it's corporations can't figure out their own problems disgusted corporations you make us sick you treat people like humans not like they're trash
I think it is crazy that these companies and most all companies do not even make their own products, such as Apple with Iphones, they hire it out to other companies to make. If they made their own products on their own property they could oversee all of this without any doubt of child labor laws being violated.
i would totally love to live in a shack in a shanty town on the wrong side of the tracks. i think its honorable that they are working to support their families and they have self pride. they don't seem like they complain about working 12 hr days 6 days a week. commendable.
I know you feel you are doing something good but making people lose and quit there jobs are not a good thing. Work with the companies to enforce better conditions like better working hours and a respirator for all sand blasters. And any other bad conditions. You can not just wreak someones life with a film and run.
Here we are blaming a store in another country (I absolutely do not support this practice regardless) when we should be blaming the parents for having children that they can't afford to feed and then using those children to work to pay rent while they sit in a shack all day. And we should be blaming the nations whose leaders turn a blind eye to these working conditions, both Bangladesh and any country or business that receives textile production from these countries. The Bangladesh government should be held responsible, not just fast fashion companies.
I feel sorry for those girls...and if the only better choice they have...then I hope they were not fired after the company learned that you were there to expose them. I feel sorry for these girls and the environment where they are and I don't condone child labor and all sorts of abusive labor practices...but, what other choices do these girls have???
They only have that choice because we made it so. We continue to give our money to the greedy companies who keep people down. Do better, buy fair trade. Don't allow this to happen. We can do more then just feel sorry for people. Let your actions do the talking. Let your money save the world.
@@violetred1309 The problem with "fair trade" is that they are rarely produced in regions like these that actually need the money. Because if you have to pay fair wage etc anyway, you'd go somewhere with better infrastruture. The unfortunate reality is that most consumer action would either do nothing or actually make things worse for people living in these imporvished regions. That's not to say there are no organization who goes the extra mile to set up shop in an improvished region, but you would have to dig deeper than the fair trade label, to find where it sources thing and how. Good luck with that. The only real source of intervention would be by the governments, doing so systematically. So you have to exercise your power as a voter, not a consumer. Even then it is only possible, not probable. As international intervention is difficult to say the least. Unfortunately, it's just not in the interest of the national government to better improvished nations. There is a reason why the US, for example, focus on China and Russia, whose people are somewhat oppressed to be sure but still lead far better lives than these places. It's not because the US government want to help the people of those nation(by bringing them freedom etc etc), but because those countries are actually a threat to its own economical and military position in the world. If they actually wanted to help "people", there are lower hanging fruits. So unfortunately, this is a complicated issue with no easy solution, at least I can't think of one. Anyone who tell you there is one is selling you sneak oil for their own interest, the solution being more likely a case of "out of sight, out of mind" that does more harm than good. This piece of "jouranlism" for example, is entirely for their own ego, fame and kudo points. It will far more likely do more harm than good, especially in the way they did it. Had they merely recorded and reported to let "us" know about the situation, that would have been fine. But chasing the employees and confronting the companies will only do harm to the workers, not help them. The reality of their "achievement", in shutting down specific factory/workshops, is that many lose jobs and starve.
It's very simple... IF the companies insist on maintaining a "no child labor" rule... A kid like khadeeja or others may not find work to take on for the sake of survival and for their families.. I'm not pro child labor, but I'm against 100% forceful ban, otherwise they will starve and die. If you wanna ban child labor, give children a better alternative to help themselves and their families!! School education" doesn't cut it, not even in developed countries these days.
How about the big corporations and companies just stopped making such LARGE profits instead of charging consumers more. Clothing is a big problem because of consumers though, which gives the companies the incentive to keep generating revenue year after year while their costs are less and less.
So I think it's a bit of both. I buy from some very sustainable companies. The difference in the treatment of workers across THE ENTIRE SUPPLY CHAIN and not just the tailors, really does increase the cost of production a lot. But take a company like Patagonia (which I'm plugging up and down this comments section) - yes their clothes are a bit pricey, but they DO manufacture pretty sustainably and across the entire supply chain, and the cost of those clothes is still not as high as some other sustainable companies like to charge. They also use more environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques, which drives cost way up. Pollutants are used so often in textiles because they're cheap and easy. You also have to remember that the to-market cost of a garment isn't just manufacturing it. It has to be shipped AND the employees in the west (designers, retail employees, advertising, IT etc.) are ALSO paid better than those staff in other companies. So yeah, by the time the garment is ready for sale, a LOT of people around the world have been paid. These employees also work reasonable working hours in safe and well maintained conditions. All this adds up. I don't mind paying a bit extra for Patagonia anyway. The garments last forever. I mean FOREVER. You actually spend a lot less buying clothing when it doesn't require replacing every couple of years.
@@BeckBeckGo I agree, but lower income people cannot afford Patagonia. it is a conundrum: cheap clothing is what people can afford, but it wears out quickly and you need to buy more. I wish people would rethink things, buy fewer and better things, also buy second-hand.
I am really shocked all biggest company Europe or America they have to more responsible for working condition and labour safety. in Bangladesh after Rana Plaza incidence I knew what is behind luxury. I am requesting all International brand please walking for those people who are suffering....
People please be happy with your life if you live in the vest or have a good home with fresh water and a warm bed and a okay good paying job with some benefit if you become sick or something else…. 😔 these girls and the lifestyle they have damn
It’s a terrible disease the Turkish government should ban it it is not worth a life just to discolour designer jeans life any life is worth more my heart goes out to the families who have lost loved ones to this madness
It's a noble thing you've tried to do, but aside from not providing the names of the fashion brand and their companies, the question really is: Why do impoverished people not practice contraception? One of the greatest hardships, most spiritually irresponsible acts is for a man & a woman, is to call forth a soul from the spiritual into the physical, without the ability to financially care for that child. I get that perhaps the only joy of the very poor is the act of making love in an otherwise miserable existence, nor am I against the family in any way; but Contraception needs to be shouted from the rooftops in all impoverished countries including the USA. As the old saying goes: "Can't feed 'em?-Don't breed 'em.
Ask yourself how come your here and conceived. There is no such thing as certainty in any one’s life essentials. Jobs and Careers . Ignorance is not Bliss. Love cannot Stop Loving Life for All .
@@JessicaMarinaRushie They don’t even have time to Worship God And Be with families and Friends. No Answers of true Followers-of God even in their Community Country ??? Our God Is Love Life Not contraceptions . Read the Bible.
Why are random curious people going to investigate and not major officials from these companies and key officials working for the UN? Why aren't they the ones doing their actual jobs? Naturally if you send people on your behalf, they will lie if they are paid to lie, or if they don't care enough.
Investigative Journalism is good for the society as long as they don't hurt the the innocents. I fear and believe that, only for this report many of the suppliers will lose their contracts for the next year. Same will happen with the workers working there. 'No Order, No Job'. 'No Job, No Earning' 'No Earning, No Support for the Family, No Food, No Medicine, No ......' The Buyers will surely find a new supplier for their 'Cheap Cloths' at any other corner of the world. The same circle will repeat again and again as long as the 'Famous Brands' don't realize the cost of 'Cheap Cloth'. Many poor people survive with the little income from these garments in Bangladesh. I'll suggest the Brands to increase their product price & ensure strict compliance from the Suppliers instead of cancelling the orders.
I'm happy to bring this topic,but I'll be more happier if the Names, and which company is doing this.and if its very famous so everywhere and everyone can bought them.
Rain, what do you want to happen. So that these companies will terminate their contracts with these factories exploiting children? Would the children then have no job and have to become street beggars or thieves? This would really help them. Right?
10:10 how does 8 to 5 work out to a 60 hour week? One hour for break, 8 hours a day, 6 days a week. That's only 48 hours. Do the weeks in Bangladesh have 9 days each? Poor underpaid exploited workers. Why don't you just report the 17 year old girl. The company would fire her. She would really appreciate your wonderful help.
This is bad journalism. Why do you not cover the faces of your sources? You know they will be targeted after you've left. This is very irresponsible of the crew.
Bangladeshi still living in Bangladesh. Can confirm this is still 75% accurate. The child labor issue has decreased a bit but other than that everything is as it was.
Children working, even working long hours, is not a moral problem. It's just the way the world is and has always been. Instead we need to look at the great progress being made as the countries become richer and more and more parents can allow themselves to send their kids to school for longer and longer.
Wear what you have! Re-instate the tradition of hand-me-downs for kids. Most of what we buy is a want, not a need.
I remember my mom made me a dress with the curtains 😄
Exactly
What happens is many people are replacing the word want with NEED.
People have a hard time deciphering the difference between a ‘WANT’ & ‘NEED’ ‼️🤦🏾♀️
All of our problems are class based and a bid issue is that so many have adopted upper class mentality, keep faking it till you make it guys.
Think of that poor girl, Kadeesha. She is 14 and working to care for her sick parents. Surely, her managers will be angry and retaliate against her for moving so many hearts. I pray for her safety and prosperity.
Amen.......no weapon formed against her and her family and coworkers shall prosper.
To me this loocked like 2 adults exploiting their child
@@kel7588wtf. The person is suffering and there what u have to say. Why don’t the owner of the weapon help her?
While I 100% oppose child labor violations especially those as egregious as this I feel it’s questionable if this exposure was of benefit to her. What options does her family have to generate income? Will she now be railroaded into a life of prostitution or sold off to a rich man? I’m being completely serious. Poverty is always accompanied by less than ideal options for women even in the Western world.
Chasing those girls to their slump residential section would mean jeopardising their livelihoods as means of survivals. Are there any assurances from investigating journalists to guarantee those young girls and their families for backlash from their employers for revealing the true working conditions. I feel sorry for those young girls as they put themselves on the spotlight.
I thought the same thing. I see this is an old documentary. I hope they made sure the girls and parents didn't get harmed. Very doubtful that their conditions got better. Heartbreaking
Not only that, many documentries like this tend to push for a "shut it down" approch, which will cause the loss of job on an even wider scale. The focus on the child labor aspect, for example, is highly problematic. The solution to child labor in these places are rarely elimination, because if a child is working it is often because they have to or the alternative is even worse. That is a social economic safety net issue that would require governmental action, something the respective government might not even be able to afford due to other reasons. This is sad, unfortuante but also the reality.
Safety issue, on the other hand, is a better focus. Because eliminating specific practices or slightly improving safety conditions are actually viable--in that it isn't too expensive that would cause the companies to just up and leave (remember, if they have to pay "fair" wage, they would do so elsewhere with better infrastructure. Potentially domestically so they can use that as a selling point.)
@@justanoman6497 Documentaries like these are important to raise awareness, not pushing for a "shut it down" ultimatum. Raising awareness triggers progress and improvement. Surely, social, economical and political situations will not improve overnight, but it's a start. We as consumers do also have the ultimate power of making the right choices with informed knowledge. It's our spending that drives the economy! Spend wisely.
Things like this are why I wear my clothes until I can't repair them anymore and then use the leftover fabric to make quilts. I only clothes from thrift stores, so I'm never supporting a brand or company that, for all I know, could be engaging in these practices behind the scenes. I couldn't live with myself if I contributed to what is basically modern day slavery.
If everything we are affording at a low price is coming at a big price for others, shopping can never be as fun as earlier.
now some tshirt are expensive but the quality is bad :(
How the outsourcing scam works in the west: It is the large retail corporations that sell this merchandise, and clothing is not all, that lobby the western governments for strict regulations, which gives them an excuse to close western factories and outsource their manufacturing. The stricter the regulations the better for the western corporations.
This started in the early 1970s, when the G5 and G7 were created, where they began to shut down western manufacturing and move it to the east, where they found a very cheap source for labor with no regulations. These western corporations wanted an excuse to shut down their manufacturing, so they lobbied the western governments to increase regulations on everything. In the US's case, they created the EPA under Nixon, and it was in the Nixon White House where the G5 was formed. It was also Nixon that started courting the east for this very thing, and the other G5 nations soon followed suit.
The retail corporations can profit way more by purchasing from manufacturers in the east, and they do not have to worry about having to buy from western factories that must comply with labor and environmental laws. If you look at what they're paying for that eastern-made clothing, you would be shocked at the markup, and that is after paying for shipping, where they can still sell it at a cheap price.
That's what happened to me. It has saved me lots of money too. Now I'll still see something in a window and knee-jerk think "omg so cute!" because it IS cute. But it's not worth it. I always tell my little six year old "A poison can be pink in colour, you still shouldn't drink it." My six year old is a little lecturing warrior now because I've had to help her break this habit too.
@@lunamoon4880 Oh my god yes! This! I've bought clothing in the past that have labels that suggest it is a quality garment. But then you notice it loses shape easily, and the contents of the fabric contain a lot of plastic. Stitches are good, but the thread quality is poor, and they come loose often. And it's not the workers' fault. When someone tells you to churn out 5 dresses in an hour for cheap, the fastest and least painstaking methods are the way to do it. In fact, I am very impressed that the workers, given their quotas and the materials they are given to work with, are able to create something that has even the quality that it does. These are VERY skilled tailors, given their constraints.
Thank you for making this film. I think more and more people should be aware of the cost of cheap fast fashion.
As of myself, I remember buying H&M clothes ones - putting them on few times and then throwing away because of poor quality. From that time I learned a lesson - we are not that rich to afford cheap one-time-wearible clothes. I invest in quality and I wear that clothing several years with great quality.
I have few Zara pieces - but I chose them carefully and a have been wearing them for years, they were not cheap in fact. Having watched this film I have no desire shopping at Zara again.
I boycott them since years
That is so nicely said !
That blonde journalist woman is good, she's confrontational and straightforward with the questions...
I've seen her bunch of times interviewing CEOs and other shady figuers ... She's great
I feel the thing needs to be "make this better" and not just "stop what you're doing"
So while it's okay journalism, at what cost are they actually succeeding?
I dont buy from these stores anymore. I make my own clothes now and practice sustainable fashion. In the case I might need something more elaborate, I go to a small business fashion designer.
In North America, we have such a clothing throw away culture, large part because it is so cheap. A decent meal costs more than a good pair of pants or decent dress shirt. If fairer wages and work conditions were abroad, then retail prices would be more reflective(higher), thus we will throw away less clothing. A win win for less garbage, healthier ecology(less water/chemicals usage in production), and better World for all. Right now the big winners are the middle men and big factory management and obviously the bigger brands(Walmart, Blue Navy, Forever 21, etc.)
We're wasting way too much stuff. I have a personal boycott on buying anything I don't consume immediately.
Blue Navy lol. I agree but people are worried about the here and now. No retailers are trying to save the planet and people aren’t going to make even more sacrifices than they already do at working-middle class. It’s a really sweet sentiment it’s just unrealistic
I have read that the average American tosses about 80 lbs. of clothing and linens into the trash each year! The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry after oil. We all need to rethink what we buy- how much, and what quality. Cheap clothes are not a bargain- they fall apart or pill up then need to be tossed. Fewer and better would be a better motto for clothing purchases. Second hand is good too.
I design, draft, and sew 90% of the clothes I wear.
It is time consuming so I wear garments (around the house) until they are shredded and I only wear unstained/unripped clothes for venturing out (which isn't often so I have select items to wear when I go places.)
I design clothes because I HATE FASHION! Mainly the way ready-to-wear garments _feel_ .... restrictive when I lift my arms or bend at the waist and knees .... so I craft my patterns with extra ease in the corners of the crotch and underarms as well as slight curves for added ease in the seat, knees, and elbows.
The result is clothes that move with my body without added bulk.
I bought a pair of coveralls from Universal Overall Company a few years ago when I worked as a landscaper.... they were only $32 ...so I thought that I was gonna have to alter them for better mobility ....but low and behold ... there was ease in all the areas that fashion neglects to provide ease in!
I was so ecstatic that I called the company to compliment their pattern-makers and was told that they have been using the SAME coveralls pattern since the 1920s!
It left me thinking that the fashion industry _intentionally_ cuts corners so that people are uncomfortable in clothes and keep buying more clothes ....never satisfied with any garment that they _value_ .
Excatly, I started to think really carefully what I am buying. I looked what I have in wardrobe and found many things are there still with tags... I sorted my wardrobe to make sure I can see what I have there and I only buy things if I really need. I am not minimalist but I want to make sure I can really see what I own so I don't buy same looking thing over and over...
“Zero tolerance does not equal zero risk” as he stated when the proof showed otherwise. Zero tolerance means a company should be more accountable so the risk is minimal to the workers no matter what country they are in.
Taking the risk out permanently would be ideal, but as with big companies money is the object and people dispensable. They will keep lying to fill their pockets at the cost of others.
Now that I know some of these names, they are on the do not buy list.
Companies can't and shouldn't be policing factories in another country because it be responsibility of the country government to do so.
@T G Chikukwa if the company profits from it then it is absolutely their responsibility and their duty to police their employees. Choosing to be part of the global market makes you globally responsible.
The worst part is that if these kids don’t have factory jobs they are homeless and starving or even worse off. It’s a vicious cycle now that most companies use cheap labor to produce their products
We have to make our voices heard that this is unacceptable. Vote with your dollar. Shop from fair trade companies. Stop buying cheap clothing. Make it so that it becomes impossible for people to be exploited. We are just as much to blame as those greedy companies.
Shame on them not to pay adequate wages so that employees can have decent lives. If contractors are not paid enough, than they cannot pay well their employees. It is all about economy, money and greed. The people in the fashion industry that push prices low are responsible for this and deserve jail for soliciting slavery
Sometimes contractors do get money enough, they just don't it on to the workers. They know people are desperate
@@drylandtouristpop9827 so sad either way
Shut
U voted for this system
Hypocrites
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As much as I applaud your video. I can't help but feel your rocking the boat only makes the quality of life of these children and their families only worse. I would hope that you compensated them dearly for the hardship they will endear for your sensational reporting
@Ken Win - I'm sorry, "sensational"? You don't believe this story is accurate?
@@violetred1309 I have spent much time in Pakistan, it is far more complicated than is obvious. Our American greed is the main part of the problem...their desire to survive and thrive is no less their right than ours
This is appallingly sad 😮😢 all for the sake of a bloody piece of clothing Sweat shops !!!!🕷️🕷️
Shallow people just like to shop. They have a hole in their soul. They should work a year in this condition. Excellent journalism!
I hope everyone sees this.An excellent documentary thank you.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO...
Thrift store shopping 🤜🏼🤛🏽
Well, let's say the 'head companies' like Zara and stuff can stop their contract with their vendors in Bangladesh, but how about the employees in the vendor? They need to feed themselves and family and they have to work in another sweatshops :(
Can't win.
I realize this is a long time coming, but companies caught either violating the labour standards of their own country by using outsourcing, or not doing due diligence and conducting regular surprise investigations should be severely fined, and that money should go immediately to pay restitution for the workers and families affected. And that money should be the amount expected by the company's national standard of living, NOT the worker's national standard. So this would set the worker up with a lot of capital to actually free themselves from a cycle that they otherwise will never escape.
I realize it won't save everyone, but setting a hard-line "We WILL prosecute" precedent could be the one thing that might stop this.
But to be honest, I don't think this cycle can be stopped easily. People are too greedy.
@@fritzosimona3608 But loads of people do, it's just noone purchases from those firms because they aren't as cheap
If we take responsibility for our own part in this cycle we can change it. Stop buying cheap. Show companies you care about your fellow man and you will not tolerate this abuse any longer. Buy fair trade. Make it so that companies have to pay fair wages to these employees. Trust me if they choose to pull out and not sell there anymore other companies will, better companies. Humans learn to thrive as long as they are given the chance. We the consumers have made it so that the all mighty buck matters above human lives. Do better.
You must consider that the bad working conditions are due to the low prices Zara (and all the others) wants. It's all about the greed of these companies who pay nothing to the workers and keep all the profits for them, for their management and marketing. Just give them a decent wage (make the prices a bit higher for the consumers if you have to) and suddenly all those people won't need to work 72 hours a week and will find the force to fight for their working conditions. But unfortunately fast fashion is all based on our compulsive need to buy new things and to not pay anything for them...that's not how a heatlhy society works
It will become even worse with these same companies ,zara, lindex ,monoprix etc are themselves struggling with even cheaper competitors from chinese online websites. 😪
What excellent ground-level journalism. Wish Indian Mainstream media takes the same initiative to talk on these points than running behind political and Page 3 stories.
It has been 10 years since this documentary. Any updates?
The problem is not that there are companies that employ these workers. The problem is that there is no better alternative for them to make a living. Attacking the companies that give them jobs goes in the opposite direction of solving the problem. By doing that, the only thing you’re doing is destroying the best job that the workers can currently get. Without this job they would have to do something even worse. The solution is to create better jobs, not destroying the best ones that they already have.
Best comment.
That is the true fact.
So do nothing then?
@@sewlybutsurelyLook at China. They went from dirt poor to middle-class in a few decades. This by according to you "doing nothing". At the same time we have poured trillions into African countries and they are still dirt poor.
Do you wish Bangladesh going the way of China or Somalia?
From my experience the smaller the company the greater ethics. So maybe let's try looking for smth more carefully and buy products that last
I would say it is a significant accelerator of landfills, even disease. Their partnership is a ticking time-bomb: it is anathema of development.
Narrator..
Is A - Class..
Rich Get Richer..
In My 50's Appreciate my Cosy Laid Back life..
May the impoverished Regardless of Land - Flag - Currency - Religion - Colour - Gender - Age..
Reach the Friuts of Life..
In Swahili..
Ubarikiwe..
( Bless You )..
Amazing video with unrivaled research! I have a new appreciation of labels on garments. Can you suggest clothing manufacturers that don't have this much of a devious approach to maintain their high profit margins? Curious minds want to know...
endever, you make watching your videos great, reason being you translate in voice what most would put up subtitles, there are a lot of people that cannot read or write, so you are making videos watchable for the dyslexic community, thank you 💖😉😘👍
15 year old children working 70 hours a week to barely afford food and housing sucks and all, but most importantly.. where did you get these documents??
Prons from other channels like dw documentary
@@jesset3395 you realize these are uploads from a tv show right? Is from the uk
They should of protect these young workers Id better , it’s their only decent livelihoods for girls. So sad human misery environment destruction for Corp enormous greed.
What? Answer that question and wind up like Julian Assange or worse.
That's great and all, but we can't stop buying if WE DONT KNOW WHAT COMPANIES DO IT
Basically they all do it, the worst of all is Nike.
@@fritzosimona3608 - With that attitude, you're part of the problem, not the solution.
@@Fjodor.Tabularasa Not all. You're better off finding the list of those that don't. That list is out there.
Always love the voice and humor of this narrator
Great information; thank you for documenting. Very sad. We can do something.... boycott new store clothing, there is new or near new secondhand market. wear clothing till threadbare.... be proud of that.
Do you care about kids who made the cheap clothe or do you buy the cheap clothe to save money to educate and feed your kids?? its a world where man eats man you either a prey or predator.
Necessity and luxury are different things
@@lakshitfogia7476 but these issues extend to food which is a necessity. Cocoa,coffee,tea,vegetables ,sugar ,fruits are brought to us by manufacturers involved in abuses/exploitation.
Top notch journalism!
It would be great if you provided the names of these greasy corporations
How many poor Bangladeshi workers lost their jobs after this investigation? Sad when Europeans whose factories also employed children and women under ghastly circumstances in factories and mines during the 1800s in England did exactly the same. Few French, Germany or the rest of EU consumers actually care a fig where their clothes are made as long as they can shop loads at Prima for their €.
Sad world of the Haves & Have Nots.
I wondered that too all probably goT fired
I'm against child labor but there is obviously no social system or safety net for these girls. What other options do they have in order to survive? Especially with the girl with elderly parent's. I'd quit school to work too, if I had no choice but to care for my parents. Situation is sad.
I gave a thumbs up to your comment but, really like the name "The Thrifty Hobbit" Very cool sounding. Maybe you should make that your Domain name. Just a thought.
So, what are the labels, companies and buyers actual NAMES?? That is how we avoid buying them. Except of course, they simply change the name and continue the process.
They were mentioned in the video. Monoprix, Zara H&M, Ikea.
it's more than this. It's most.
So you're better off asking what companies DO NOT do this. For example, Patagonia, and, I believe, Teva are both cruelty free and sustainable. In fact, I may be mistaken, but I seem to recall hearing that Patagonia even sources its raw materials ethically (So no cotton pickers paid slave wages even) and this is why Patagonia is expensive. Because it's expensive to produce the product, given that they're conscientious. But the flip side is that a Patagonia jacket, properly cared for, will last you most of your life. So the cost per wear is actually quite low. I plug Patagonia every chance I get.
So you can start there. But the list of those who manufacture ethically is very, very short compared to the list that do not.
@@BeckBeckGo Yeah probably. That is how capitalism works.
Watching this while making my own textile items. Can only recommend learning to make things for yourself, not to replace your wardrobe (sure, you could, if you have enough time) - just to understand how highly skilled these workers are who can barely survive
This is my favorite narrator
Let's pay fare wages for what we buy.
Fair wages=higher cost. Are you really ready for that? Imagine paying double for everything you have now and that would be an optimistic consequence.
@@TheKing-vb2bw It does. But it also means longer lasting garments. Until you can afford these, buy secondhand, or swap with friends.
48:00 this guy is a classic spin doctor. You can literally see the wheels turning in his head. Basic fixer.
Real good Documentary 💯 educational 😌
There is not alot of things better than watching some spokes person panic, knowing they cant explain why things are they way they are.
Poor girl, she's way ahead of her years and if she doesn't do it, the whole family will starve, too much for one little girl/boy
I hope they did not make that poor girl lose her job and if they did I hope they paid her mother to help the house. He comes to threaten people. I hope you helped them with that goon.
Bangladesh is a SWEAT shop factory, I was surprised to see that even Philippines brands of apparel are Made in Bangladesh, they ( Bangladesh ) should IMPROVE their labor conditions.
Why not Protect the young peoples faces that have to work there still? I’m positive they are going to be reprimanded for this and nobody did anything to protect them smh
This film is from year 2011…. Maybe the working conditions are better now…
nope. only worse
No. They’re definitely way worse . We have shein and other fast fashion that we didn’t have in 2011
@@lplache This. They're so much worse now. Shein hauls dominate tiktok. What do you think?
In 2013, a year after this dropped, 1000 people were killed in a factory collapse
So after that things have probably improved but even then
That man at Inditex wanted to know so badly how they got internal documents. He sounded like he wanted to hurt someone.
What is also as tragic is that when the government does step in and fine companies the government keeps the money it does not go to the workers
Look, it's all well and good to shine a light on unethical work practices. I applaud this. However, there is absolutely no solution offered. These young girlsand boys are able to make some money for the livelihood of their families, death be damned. While you are busy shining this light and shutting down these practices by using these young ladies and boys testimonies for your leverage you provide absolutely no alternative to their income which is neccessary for their families survival. Where are your high moral standards once you have gotten these young folks fired or these companies chastised. You leave and there are no other "morally acceptable" alternatives for these folks and their families. Thanks for your journalistic effort, but....
Fearless journalism 🙌🏽
I feel sorry for those poor girls. I am sure ones when their managers found that they spoke with TV crew they definitely punished them. I agree child labour is horrible and they should be in school, but in other way it is their income which pays food for their families.... What they will do without that... It is not policy of one factory which should change... It should all country and that looks impossible...
The reality is yes, even though this is awful everyone in the west will still continue to buy the best priced things so the cycle will always continue.
If it weren’t like this then an iPhone would cost $9,000 usd…. Are you REALLY ready for the alternative?
People don't need be ready, they should deal with it!! I wouldn't care for people's readiness at the cost of poor people's everything.
We're where we are because people won't choose the alternative.
@@mostafamagdy7731 In your everyday life, are you willing to spend double for something? I get it, this is terrible but at the same time you won't care as long as you could save a few bucks. The same goes for fresh fruits and vegetables. Illegals are smuggled from different countries to pick your cherries, tomatoes, etc and nobody cares as long as the stores sells it cheaper.
How about the CEO of Apple or any of these major companies just takes a fair wage for themselves? Most of the profit tends to go to the top. Apple's CEO made almost $100 Million last year. If he took a salary of $1 million a year imagine how many people could be employed at a livibale wage in India. We have to understand that these companies are enslaving the world so a very small amount of people can stack unimaginable amounts of wealth.
@@tcorey22 Well, you can say the same thing about yourself. If you live in they US/UK, you have plenty enough money to feed families in struggling countries around the world for years. But you don't. Why? because when it comes down to it, the individual will say, "it's not my problem" and keep the money.
Greed is our nature.
actually, that might not be entirely true. The other day, I found a sustainable cell phone company called Fairphone. I don't know how good they ACTUALLY are yet, but the information I've found is promising. Their phones are as good as any other droid, and they cost a lot less. I'm not sure exactly how they're managing this, which is why I'm giving the caveat. But, you know, if you're willing to have something that is really good enough for your needs but not the ABSOLUTELY TOP QUALITY BEST, then yeah, it seems like this works.
It's funny how somebody else can figure out these problems but it's corporations can't figure out their own problems disgusted corporations you make us sick you treat people like humans not like they're trash
I think it is crazy that these companies and most all companies do not even make their own products, such as Apple with Iphones, they hire it out to other companies to make. If they made their own products on their own property they could oversee all of this without any doubt of child labor laws being violated.
Thanks for the documentary. This eye opener will make me more responsible. I will not buy these brands.🤗😊
This is why corporations are so gross..there is no accountability..they run like a psychopath..compartmentalizing all the damage they do.
i would totally love to live in a shack in a shanty town on the wrong side of the tracks. i think its honorable that they are working to support their families and they have self pride. they don't seem like they complain about working 12 hr days 6 days a week. commendable.
Ayyy no!!
Me da mucha lástima por esos muchachos que estaban durmiendo en el suelo ,junto a las máquinas,
😡🤬🤬🤬😡
God bless for your work.
I know you feel you are doing something good but making people lose and quit there jobs are not a good thing. Work with the companies to enforce better conditions like better working hours and a respirator for all sand blasters. And any other bad conditions. You can not just wreak someones life with a film and run.
i hope they dont take this documentary out again
Here we are blaming a store in another country (I absolutely do not support this practice regardless) when we should be blaming the parents for having children that they can't afford to feed and then using those children to work to pay rent while they sit in a shack all day. And we should be blaming the nations whose leaders turn a blind eye to these working conditions, both Bangladesh and any country or business that receives textile production from these countries. The Bangladesh government should be held responsible, not just fast fashion companies.
That outlook is so simplistic and ignorant, that it's almost cute.
After watching this its no longer fun shopping at that affordable high quality clothing store in Nairobi.
They don’t even provide clothes for the poor children that work for them
I feel sorry for those girls...and if the only better choice they have...then I hope they were not fired after the company learned that you were there to expose them.
I feel sorry for these girls and the environment where they are and I don't condone child labor and all sorts of abusive labor practices...but, what other choices do these girls have???
They only have that choice because we made it so. We continue to give our money to the greedy companies who keep people down. Do better, buy fair trade. Don't allow this to happen. We can do more then just feel sorry for people. Let your actions do the talking. Let your money save the world.
@@violetred1309 The problem with "fair trade" is that they are rarely produced in regions like these that actually need the money. Because if you have to pay fair wage etc anyway, you'd go somewhere with better infrastruture. The unfortunate reality is that most consumer action would either do nothing or actually make things worse for people living in these imporvished regions. That's not to say there are no organization who goes the extra mile to set up shop in an improvished region, but you would have to dig deeper than the fair trade label, to find where it sources thing and how. Good luck with that.
The only real source of intervention would be by the governments, doing so systematically. So you have to exercise your power as a voter, not a consumer. Even then it is only possible, not probable. As international intervention is difficult to say the least.
Unfortunately, it's just not in the interest of the national government to better improvished nations. There is a reason why the US, for example, focus on China and Russia, whose people are somewhat oppressed to be sure but still lead far better lives than these places. It's not because the US government want to help the people of those nation(by bringing them freedom etc etc), but because those countries are actually a threat to its own economical and military position in the world. If they actually wanted to help "people", there are lower hanging fruits.
So unfortunately, this is a complicated issue with no easy solution, at least I can't think of one. Anyone who tell you there is one is selling you sneak oil for their own interest, the solution being more likely a case of "out of sight, out of mind" that does more harm than good.
This piece of "jouranlism" for example, is entirely for their own ego, fame and kudo points. It will far more likely do more harm than good, especially in the way they did it. Had they merely recorded and reported to let "us" know about the situation, that would have been fine. But chasing the employees and confronting the companies will only do harm to the workers, not help them. The reality of their "achievement", in shutting down specific factory/workshops, is that many lose jobs and starve.
Hollywood stars pimping these brands, shameful!
I was looking for this comment. No one talks about it. Shameful!
It's very simple... IF the companies insist on maintaining a "no child labor" rule... A kid like khadeeja or others may not find work to take on for the sake of survival and for their families.. I'm not pro child labor, but I'm against 100% forceful ban, otherwise they will starve and die. If you wanna ban child labor, give children a better alternative to help themselves and their families!! School education" doesn't cut it, not even in developed countries these days.
How about the big corporations and companies just stopped making such LARGE profits instead of charging consumers more. Clothing is a big problem because of consumers though, which gives the companies the incentive to keep generating revenue year after year while their costs are less and less.
We can't control what corporations do. We can only control what we do.
STOP BUYING.
So I think it's a bit of both. I buy from some very sustainable companies. The difference in the treatment of workers across THE ENTIRE SUPPLY CHAIN and not just the tailors, really does increase the cost of production a lot. But take a company like Patagonia (which I'm plugging up and down this comments section) - yes their clothes are a bit pricey, but they DO manufacture pretty sustainably and across the entire supply chain, and the cost of those clothes is still not as high as some other sustainable companies like to charge. They also use more environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques, which drives cost way up. Pollutants are used so often in textiles because they're cheap and easy.
You also have to remember that the to-market cost of a garment isn't just manufacturing it. It has to be shipped AND the employees in the west (designers, retail employees, advertising, IT etc.) are ALSO paid better than those staff in other companies. So yeah, by the time the garment is ready for sale, a LOT of people around the world have been paid. These employees also work reasonable working hours in safe and well maintained conditions. All this adds up.
I don't mind paying a bit extra for Patagonia anyway. The garments last forever. I mean FOREVER. You actually spend a lot less buying clothing when it doesn't require replacing every couple of years.
@@BeckBeckGo I agree, but lower income people cannot afford Patagonia. it is a conundrum: cheap clothing is what people can afford, but it wears out quickly and you need to buy more. I wish people would rethink things, buy fewer and better things, also buy second-hand.
One down vote your map showes TAIWAN as part of China
I am really shocked all biggest company Europe or America they have to more responsible for working condition and labour safety. in Bangladesh after Rana Plaza incidence I knew what is behind luxury. I am requesting all International brand please walking for those people who are suffering....
I will never buy Zara ,ever again !
i don't see the ending of this, if Bangladesh tightens its laws, those big company will just find other cheaper suppliers from other countries
The only labels I purchase are vans & converse.. Gonna have to research
Excellent Effort 👌
Really well done program. Witty commentary and music.
People please be happy with your life if you live in the vest or have a good home with fresh water and a warm bed and a okay good paying job with some benefit if you become sick or something else…. 😔 these girls and the lifestyle they have damn
Who is the Narrator here on this Excellent report? Gary Gibbons?
It’s a terrible disease the Turkish government should ban it it is not worth a life just to discolour designer jeans life any life is worth more my heart goes out to the families who have lost loved ones to this madness
Buy local or pay the expense of Ethical, have less, and enjoy the space in your home and schedule
It's a noble thing you've tried to do, but aside from not providing the names of the fashion brand and their companies, the question really is: Why do impoverished people not practice contraception? One of the greatest hardships, most spiritually irresponsible acts is for a man & a woman, is to call forth a soul from the spiritual into the physical, without the ability to financially care for that child. I get that perhaps the only joy of the very poor is the act of making love in an otherwise miserable existence, nor am I against the family in any way; but Contraception needs to be shouted from the rooftops in all impoverished countries including the USA. As the old saying goes: "Can't feed 'em?-Don't breed 'em.
Ask yourself how come your here and conceived. There is no such thing as certainty in any one’s life essentials. Jobs and Careers . Ignorance is not Bliss. Love cannot Stop Loving Life for All .
I think in India contraception is seen as a taboo, kind of like they are cheating god or something strange like that.
@@JessicaMarinaRushie They don’t even have time to Worship God And Be with families and Friends. No Answers of true Followers-of God even in their Community Country ??? Our God Is Love Life Not contraceptions . Read the Bible.
@@jillphilips3788 Your religion is not the only religion... just saying.
Cuz in islam, jus have baby, allah will take care of em...its what my M friend said is taught in mosque
Why are random curious people going to investigate and not major officials from these companies and key officials working for the UN? Why aren't they the ones doing their actual jobs? Naturally if you send people on your behalf, they will lie if they are paid to lie, or if they don't care enough.
Investigative Journalism is good for the society as long as they don't hurt the the innocents.
I fear and believe that, only for this report many of the suppliers will lose their contracts for the next year. Same will happen with the workers working there.
'No Order, No Job'.
'No Job, No Earning'
'No Earning, No Support for the Family, No Food, No Medicine, No ......'
The Buyers will surely find a new supplier for their 'Cheap Cloths' at any other corner of the world. The same circle will repeat again and again as long as the 'Famous Brands' don't realize the cost of 'Cheap Cloth'.
Many poor people survive with the little income from these garments in Bangladesh. I'll suggest the Brands to increase their product price & ensure strict compliance from the Suppliers instead of cancelling the orders.
This documentary shows how exploitative practices are in India and Bangladesh. This is an excellent documentary.
I like the narrator he have alot of dark humor jokes.
I'm happy to bring this topic,but I'll be more happier if the Names, and which company is doing this.and if its very famous so everywhere and everyone can bought them.
I am totally agree with you.
Rain, what do you want to happen. So that these companies will terminate their contracts with these factories exploiting children? Would the children then have no job and have to become street beggars or thieves? This would really help them. Right?
6 days a week, 12hrs a day
NOT IN AMERICA ...32 HRS OVER TIME a week
i would be rich in due time... but dead sooner.
...and who told you that God didn't answer? He knows what you are going through, he listened and the answer, given, is on its way...
The narrator is amusingly serious
Omg over whelming very sad poor ppls work many hours survived inhumane conditions of factory not providing better condition please stop slavery🙏😇🙏
abuse and poverty is a way life in a lot countries I really feel it should be that country govt not the business that set the rules
10:10 how does 8 to 5 work out to a 60 hour week? One hour for break, 8 hours a day, 6 days a week. That's only 48 hours. Do the weeks in Bangladesh have 9 days each?
Poor underpaid exploited workers. Why don't you just report the 17 year old girl. The company would fire her. She would really appreciate your wonderful help.
They supposedly get off by 5 pm but they showed that employees work at least 1.5-3 hours more everyday... they dont get paid for overtimes...
i don't see what's wrong here as that's how we work back here in africa apart from being underage
2011 but uploaded in 2022.... hahaha this documentary now is usless
Greed..greed ..greed..on every level.
greed causes all of these sufferings....
This is bad journalism. Why do you not cover the faces of your sources? You know they will be targeted after you've left. This is very irresponsible of the crew.
Poor people involved in making these discounted clothes are more intelligent and interesting than the goons gobbling up fast fashion
We should be paying them to film them
This Doc is clearly years old
Bangladeshi still living in Bangladesh. Can confirm this is still 75% accurate. The child labor issue has decreased a bit but other than that everything is as it was.
Did you manage to better the lives of all these boys you interviewed or are they now just exposed them so that they now jobless!!?
I hope they are all safe
Children working, even working long hours, is not a moral problem. It's just the way the world is and has always been. Instead we need to look at the great progress being made as the countries become richer and more and more parents can allow themselves to send their kids to school for longer and longer.