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My Underwear: Made in Bangladesh
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2 Questions…
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Where the heck is
Bangladesh?
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Who made my underwear?
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One way to find out
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GO!
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My translator Dalton arranged meetings
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Tell them I’m a journalist looking
for the factory that made my
underwear.Kelsey, I have a better
idea.
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Dalton says you would like to place an order for 50,000
units of ladies’ undergarments?
Huh?
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That’s how I became an undercover underwear buyer.
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As a big time American buyer I had a free pass into any factory.
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I visited dark factories…
…and sweaty ones.
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I saw age-old traditions
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I saw things I didn’t want to see.
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In Bangladesh you must be over15 to work.
Are these kids?
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Regardless, not having children make our clothes does not eliminate the reality that
millions of children in Bangladesh must work to help support their families.
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I met Arifa
Garment worker
Single mother of 3
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She earns $24/month
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but she spends $15/month on rice alone.
Some might think that’s enough to get by in Bangladesh…
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Still, Bangladesh needs the garment industry
*It accounts for 3/4ths of the nation’s exports
*Employs women - one of the best ways to eliminate extreme poverty
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In Bangladesh nothing is taken for granted -not a smile...
not a laugh…
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not even a single pair of underwear
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What did I learn as an undercover underwear buyer?
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When it comes to clothing…
…others make it, and… 25
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We have it made.
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27But we have more in common than you think.
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28We hope.
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