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This just shows that hard work isn't always the road to success. Just like people in Africa who mine cobalt for peanuts while companies make billions.

Never have I ever thought I'd want something to be expensive.

I broke so many of these "bottle bangles" all through my life. There are even dances we do that require breaking our bangles. I just can't believe that so much risky work goes into such cheap things that most people care little for. Most of us have racks and racks and racks of one time use bangle sets.

"when people are asleep that's when we go to the factory".. A sentence never hit this hard before.. it's deep on so many levels.

I grew up with friends who had so many of these fragile bangles. I never knew it was such a tough job to produce.

The workers choosing not to wear uncomfortable protective gear is only because they have no idea about the health risk they are putting themselves in just to eliminate a bit of discomfort. The factory owners bending so conveniently to the worker's 'discomfort', is a direct reflection of how labour laws are totally disregarded. It's his responsibility to educate the workers on the health risks and make them wear the safety gear. If proper labour laws were implemented, and had he been held liable for the injuries and health problems the workers suffered, he would have forced them to wear the safety gear. It's not such an impossible conundrum

Amazing to watch how the bangles are made and heartbreaking to hear how little piss poor money the workers make. Risking severe burns, the crap they breath in, the sheer heat. We don't appreciate the things we use and consume on a daily basis. We don't think about how much effort, hardship, injuries, sacrifices, energy and time went into making it and what the people went through to make it possible for us to have those items in our lives. One grain of tiny rice takes the farmers about 6 months to grow! So do not waste food. Happy New Year! (2023 is a day away)!

I just couldn't stop my heart from aching for these people. They are putting there heart, soul and health in making bangles and yet are not paid properly for their craft. I wish we could do something for them

After watching this, I will forever treasure & take great care of my Indian glass bangles, gifted by my husband’s Indian coworkers. Didn’t realize how much work, hard labor, skilled craftsmen & women & children, energy, resources,… it takes to produce these bangles. Thank you.

I remember having learnt a chapter in my 11th/12th CBSE English text, named ‘Lost Spring’. The chapter was about children working in the dangerous bangle factories of Firozabad. Glass bangles have a huge fan base in the country but hardly anyone knows the toil that goes behind!

My grandfather (rest his soul) got bangles imported from Agra to his shop. I asked my mom why he stopped when I was born and now I know the reason. It’s heartbreaking that I broke some of these bangles and supported a business as cruel as this one. I hope there can be a safer way to manufacture them.

India has thousands of engineers if only they can come together to create a new n easier manufacturing process that improves health n safety of the workers that would be life changing

I remember having a chapter in my 12th's English named 'lost spring'. I nearly had cried after acknowledging their health risks and the poor environment. I hope if they're well educated on this manner or atleast the ministry should take any such step. While they risk themselves the companies make crores, the type of hardwork which gives barely anything eventually other than losing eyesight.

Chronic exposure to silica dust causes a lovely condition called silicosis. Its essentially your lungs losing elasticity over time, your lungs basically scar over more and more making it harder and harder to breathe. It takes years to develop, but since its just an accumulation of damage from breathing the dust, anyone who works here for any decent amount of time has this damage to some degree. Its pretty much unavoidable. This is like the equivalent of working with lead or cancer causing chemicals or radium without protection. And yes, all you really need to combat it is proper respiratory protection, because the dust is only really dangerous when breathed in (eye stuff aside). Its mechanical damage, its not like its poisonous or anything. The way we deal with this issue in ceramic studios is literally just to constantly flood the floors with lots of water and wash them every day. If its wet and cant disperse into the air, its harmless. These people will have significantly shortened lives, from something that is totally preventable with proper ppe. Just to make jewelry...

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I never knew it's that's difficult.I love bangles .Hats of to the all the people who give us These beautiful bangles.💜🇵🇰

When I was a child I was friends with a little girl originally from India , she gave me beautiful glass bangles for my birthday and her parents sent some delicious Indian food with her. I still have them 30 years later except for the one that broke. It makes me appreciate them more, I never realized it was so hazardous to make them, or how little the workers made

So many issues can be resolved in this factory, just like they switched from coal to gas, they must bring in discipline approach furnace from left, leave from right. They desperately need process improvement. They need safety guidelines so that they get used to wearing protective gear - it can't be optional. Factory owners must be made responsible to provide quality safety material.

Now I realize how precious these bangles are, I will appreciate it with my heart n thank to these people for their dedication God bless them