Working In Asia's Largest Slum (Poverty Documentary)

Six young fashion lovers visit India to learn how the clothes they wear are manufactured. The group are put to work in the backstreet factories of Dharivi, Asia's largest slum.
Six young fashion lovers swap shopping for the factories and backstreet workshops of India to learn how the clothes they wear are manufactured. The group embark on the most shocking leg of their journey so far in Mumbai, as they are put to work in the backstreet factories of Dharivi, the largest slum in Asia. But when they stumble across child labour they are forced to delve a little deeper and find out the extent of the problem and what is being done to prevent it.

From Blood Sweat, And T-Shirts S1 EP3, last aired Dec 2008 on BBC

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[lacymacdougall]

"How can you live in these conditions??"

Um did she really just ask him that? Wow.

[conniekabasharira]

"How can you live like this?" How can they not? Given the same circumstances in life, born in a poor family, you would do anything to feed yourself and family. Education, religion and culture play an important role in building sustainable societies, the government should tackle those ones first.

[bobjolly]

Why are they surprised of the horrific conditions? It’s been well known forever

[abcake]

The 3 women are walking around India acting like Karens.. complaining to the wrong people completely, storming out of factories, saying the place smells and what not.
It was actually hard to watch considering most of these people have no other choice and those 3 privileged women walked in and complained to no end... Yeah it's bad and they shouldn't be in those positions but it is a poor country, the government keeps slums like this alive, aswell as every country buying these goods. But what is the alternative... It's the only way they make money. Awful awful awful.

[togclipsofficial]

It's quite amazing how disconnected these people are. You don't know why they put up with it? Maybe it's because they don't have a choice. It's either this or you and those you care for literally can't survive.

[kyleallen]

Not one comment about how GENUINELY AWESOME, HARDWORKING, GRATEFUL AND KIND INDIAN PEOPLE ARE. I love people from India. The many cold-hearted people around the world could learn a lesson from the India citizens

[realSethMeyers]

She should have stopped pushing when it came to the child worker. The kid clearly doesn't need a white savior waltzing in and taking away his job. He's trying to eat and feed his family. What's her alternative? When the kid inevitably gets fired for bringing trouble, is she going to personally cover his expenses after she flies home?

[UnperfectSinner]

The kids painting the school was heart warming they may be poor, but they are rich in spirit God bless them.

[bobjolly]

The children...it’s just heartbreaking

[migoreng]

ok but it's always weird to me how brits go to india for poverty tourism... as if this is not directly caused by colonialism...

[britishtaco]

Going into someone else's country and saying its disgusting etc is frankly embarrassing and so disrespectful. These women need to get a grip, never left Luton until filming this lol

[gavinmellon]

This isn't a problem that is happening overseas. It's going on right here in the UK. Boohoo fell foul over slave labour practices used by a number of their Leicester suppliers.

[yukiefromoz]

I'm surprised the clothes reaches the shops overseas in clean condition.

[ann-mariepaliukenas]

Stacey learnt loads from this and became famous with her own series of investigative research.

[josie_]

These womens’ attitudes really grate on my nerves. Do they understand how PRIVILEGED they are, especially to the people who live there?? Their attitudes are equally as disgusting as the conditions the locals work in.

[UnperfectSinner]

Many people say " I can't change my circumstances, but I can change my attitude.

[utubemf]

Horrible conditions and so little pay. But oddly I’m seeing people smile. The guy talking about making money to take care of family … that’s the thing. They appreciate things, they want to take care of family. Their priorities are so different from most of ours. I got a lot out of this doc. Thk you!

[Iamtheliquor]

The big question is why does the Indian government financially fail these kids families but can afford a space programme.
SMH

[EwasteJD]

The ladies faces reaction makes me laugh a thousand times. That's the reality of life.

[ayronsmama]

These brats are so concerned about what is being paid per item made, I truly wonder if they would speak differently if more was paid?