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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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