Justice versus Conscience

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.)

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.

“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.

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….

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

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 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???

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.

Good video!! Very attractive from start to finish. However, the wisest thing that should be on every smart individuals list is to invest in different streams of income that are not dependent on the government to generate money, especially now business and investing is the easiest way to make money regardless of what party makes it to the oval office.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO…

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.

These young girls have to work and these kinds of investigations could jeapodise that. One way or another they could lose their job. Seems to me that these guys should have got these big clothing firms in on it before snooping around. These big companies could insist that there are changes but then those young girls would earn less. We, as consumers, can’t always pay top dollar. People need to be encouraged to buy less. Vicious cycle

Really well done program. Witty commentary and music.

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.

Top notch journalism!

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.

you can’t blame the supplier, it is the corporate, who profit from exploitation of the poor by paying as low wages as possible for maximum profit for shareholders, it is best to build it in our own country for less carbon footprint, if you are concern about enviroment health of earth, instead of importing from third world, plus its solves your own country from unemployment.

Ayyy no!! Me da mucha lástima por esos muchachos que estaban durmiendo en el suelo ,junto a las máquinas,

There is not alot of things better than watching some spokes person panic, knowing they cant explain why things are they way they are.

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.

I am so sad for humanity. Yet I am not sure how to help.

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?

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.

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.

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.

It would be great if you provided the names of these greasy corporations

That’s great and all, but we can’t stop buying if WE DONT KNOW WHAT COMPANIES DO IT

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??

After watching this its no longer fun shopping at that affordable high quality clothing store in Nairobi.

It has been 10 years since this documentary. Any updates?

Let’s pay fare wages for what we buy.

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.

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

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

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

You guys think you have a good thing by exposing all these. But, unfortunately, this means all those will lose their job. It pains to see those underage girls working like slaves. But shooting and show is just a way for you guys to earn money by ruining someone else’s. It is not the solution. Big brands won’t be impacted by these. It is us the consumers who needs to stop buying, but will we?

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 )..

I love this channel so much

This film is from year 2011…. Maybe the working conditions are better now…

Best solution is to increase pay to those worker. 3rd world country, sometime company, contractor… Get pay big. But they only pay their employee minimum wage set by that country. I live in vietnam you know.

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.

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 don’t see the ending of this, if Bangladesh tightens its laws, those big company will just find other cheaper suppliers from other countries

i hope they dont take this documentary out again

We should be paying them to film them

Despicable!

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!!?

The Government of every nation knows they need to promote laws to protect their peoples. Why the people choose not to force the issue …. I just don’t know.

The only labels I purchase are vans & converse.. Gonna have to research

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.

2011 but uploaded in 2022…. hahaha this documentary now is usless

Slavery always will be the capitalism basis… Luxury companies does have the same practice.

Ya gotta love the liberal Millenials wearing their sand blasted jeans demanding demanding high minimum wages in America and ignoring the workers that made those jeans. I guess it is ok to allow people to make less money in one day than the hourly American worker.

Didn’t they ban the sand blasting of jeans? Maybe it was a different documentary I watched

Don’t buy clothes u don’t need

For babies? Lol! No, you could fit a whole baby into those shorts, maybe children wear but not baby

We bangladeshi peoples can just watch

Cheap labour and profit….

This Doc is clearly years old

Damnit they just keep taking all these 2010-12 etc videos and re-upload them with 2021-22 on them! Booo!

Bangladesh man women work in foreign brand garment unit at 100dollar a month. Millions Bangladesh people migrate to all Islam,non-islamnation for any job and send foreign currency. India 7times bigger produce cotton, thread,clothes, garment that r used in country.

You are creating bad issues for the local workers! They could lose their jobs! Unless you are paying these girls enough to get them out the slums, please don’t go about things the way you are!! You are showing these girls faces meaning problems for them! When this documentary comes to air their goes their jobs! Think! Stop using these kids for publicity!

They probably got her fired

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.

whats the song in the end>?

Guess you have a better work for the girls .

Vote with your wallet if you seek cheap price of course it’s not a shock people are working in slave conditions

One down vote your map showes TAIWAN as part of China

It terrorists clothes that we are buyers here in Canada

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.

Who is the Narrator here on this Excellent report? Gary Gibbons?

مرحبا لا يستحق ان تعبد مخلوق ضعيف لم يخلقك فقط خالقك يستحق العبادة وحده لا شريك له من فضلك تعرف عن الاسلام ولن تندم اني ناصح لك امين و شكرا

why is the video quality so low?

Old video

Rabbit in headlights

The script/narrator is terrible.

Whoever made this should consider becoming a comedian.

CHILD LABOR should not be tolerated. Give the minors their right to live their teens and not to compel them to work to earn a living. Every company must ensure that no child be employed. Let`s break this norm.