The Bangladesh economy relies heavily on its leather sector, which employs nearly a million people. But the industry is also poisoning many of them. We followed a worker to see how he's risking his life and barely getting by.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
00:57 How Hides Get Turned Into Leather
02:56 Child Labor
03:28 The Health Risks
05:11 How Hides Are Tanned
05:50 How Workers Get Paid
07:07 The Industry’s Environmental Impact
08:28 The Industry’s Economic Impact
09:06 What Comes Next For Leather Workers
10:27 Credits

WATCH MORE RISKY BUSINESS VIDEOS:
Graphite Is At The Center Of Tech Wars Between US And China. Can Sri Lanka Step In? | Risky Business
   • Why Graphite Is The New Gold As Tech ...  
Inside Putin's Bunkers And Arctic Bases Across Russia | Decoded Marathon
   • How Putin Controls Every Aspect Of Ru...  
Is This Amelia Earhart's Missing Plane? | Insider News
   • Is This Amelia Earhart's Missing Plan...  



#Leather #RiskyBusiness #InsiderNews

Insider's mission is to inform and inspire.

Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.insider.com/news
Insider News on Facebook:   / insidernews  
Insider News on Instagram:   / insider  
Insider News on Twitter:   / insidernews  
Insider News on Snapchat:   / 5185974304  
Insider News on TikTok:   / insidernews  

How Bangladesh's $1.2 Billion Leather Industry Became So Deadly | Risky Business | Insider News