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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 ------------------------------------------------------ #Leather #RiskyBusiness #insidernews 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 Wars ...   Inside Putin's Bunkers And Arctic Bases Across Russia | Decoded Marathon    • How Putin Controls Every Aspect Of Russia ...   Is This Amelia Earhart's Missing Plane? | Insider News    • Is This Amelia Earhart's Missing Plane? | ...   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

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