5 Of The Most Dangerous Jobs In The World | Big Business | Business Insider

At the center of many billion-dollar industries are workers that risk their lives making, mining, and moving our products. From scaling palm trees for acai to mining sulfur in an active volcano, these workers make little profit for their risky work. We dive into five of the most dangerous jobs in the world.

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[alisonhowat]

"risk" is misleading, because it implies that it can be evaded. Doing a job that digs you an early grave is not a risk, it's a sacrifice.

[emilgabriel]

Once again it is proven that modern society is nothing without this kind of hard working people that risk their health and their lives to provide goods for us. the sad part is that almost always they are underpaid and exploited. Huge respect and a big thank you from my side

[MMNN]

It's so disturbing and upsetting that billion dollar industries like for sulfur can't spare any of that money to give workers safer gear, which would be the bare minimum of what they should get

[popinjay]

i am constantly reminding myself to be grateful, watching something like this is important for me to remain grateful. people literally sacrificing their lives for their family

[j_travels]

Earlier this year I visited the Sulphur Mine at Ijen. To see these men working so tirelessly in such dangerous conditions was just unbelievable. Spending only 1-2 hours around the crater, I was struggling with the level of toxic smoke filling the atmosphere. I can't even begin to imagine how it must be for the men who work here for decades

[huangcynthia]

5:47 "A symbol of how Mistar provides for his family's lives, while it slowly takes his." this man is truly a hero

[SanDiegoKid]

Whenever I find myself complaining about my cozy life and comfortable job, I always come across stories like this that provide perspective on how others live.

[jillj]

Do we know the companies involved? We need a list! This is outrageous! These workers need to be protected (with paid for protective gear, etc.), and given a MUCH higher wage!

[theherd]

These workers are beyond amazing. The horrible things they do for very little pay is so unjust. The sulfur miners have the worst possible working conditions. Driving away in the morning and his wife on the porch saying goodbye was so sad. What can you say.. “have a good day at the volcano”?

[jorgegandara]

30 years waking up at 2 am for working in a volcano... and his wife still wakes up with him and prepare him the breakfast and say goodbye. Now that's a marriage.

[RTSFirebatYT]

The terrible thing about the Sulfur Miners besides the fact they aren't given any safety gear, is the lack of a simple pulley or conveyor belt system to carry those heavy loads up. The people buying the Sulfur could easily spend a tiny amount for something but instead they forced to do a needlessly dangerous trip back up the slope. Anything to increase their profit margins 😑

[holyheretic]

Holy moly, their aim was freaking amazing! I'd be tossing blocks then walking to pick it up every time lol

[focusezz]

these jobs really gives you perspective on how easy we have it in our modern world. I have nothing but the utmost respect for these people that do these jobs, it is their sacrifice that allows the rest of us to work and complain about our easygoing lifestyles.

[themisthomassin]

"A symbol of how Mistar provides for his family's lives, while it slowly takes his." - That really got some tears rolling

[Sylvan]

What the acai-farmer sad at the end was really nice, he is poor but his rich in his spirit!
I think everyone should take note from this quote!

[ggrvdlq]

Wow! All I have to say is thank you to all the extremely hard working people that do these jobs, so that these products can be made. You all have my utmost respect.

[milkbread]

Really makes me ashamed of all the times I've complained at my cozy desk job :(
Huge respect to them, I pray they can be paid a lot more and safety equipment and medical.

[jeffreyhartwig]

In the 1980's I worked in a oil refinery in Southern California. We had a Sulphur plant, it was a dangerous but we had many safety accommodations such as hazmat suits and we would wear mask that had air pumped into it for us to breathe. Much respect to those Indonesians to sacrifice themselves for their livelihood and families in this way.

[neilperez]

it really just makes you want to think and realize how good you have it, some of you may not, but even so, you should still be grateful for what you have, even the little things.

[Lawrence]

5 out of 5 of these examples entail products that are highly expensive on the market, and yet these people are paid almost nothing. There needs to be a reassessment, it's disgusting.