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A Tannery Worker Poisoned by Toxic Chemicals (Extra Scene from 'Toxic Tanneries')
In this extra scene, VICE News correspondent Tania Rashid meets 17-year-old tannery worker Mohammad Rahman, who has developed a series of health problems from working in the leather industry in Bangladesh.
Toxic Tanneries Poisoning Workers in Bangladesh
VICE News correspondent Tania Rashid traveled to Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, and visited the leather tanneries to investigate the toxic conditions in which workers produce the leather that is exported all over the world.
Tanneries in Bangladesh Are Spewing Toxic Waste and Making Workers Sick
An estimated 22,000 cubic meters of chemicals and liquid toxic waste flow every day from factories into the main river in Dhaka, the hub of the country's leather industry.
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