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Bangladesh leather industry exposes workers to toxic hazards

Hazardous working conditions at leather tanneries in Bangladesh are causing problems.

03/30/2017 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Bangladesh leather industry exposes workers to toxic hazards

Clip: 3/30/2017 | 8m 5s

Hazardous working conditions at leather tanneries in Bangladesh are causing problems.

Rotting animal hides and toxic chemicals. That's the stench emanating from a neighborhood in Bangladesh’s capital, where hundreds of leather tanneries are packed into two square miles and workers, toiling away under horrific conditions, don’t know the full danger they face. Hari Sreenivasan narrates this report from producer Justin Kenny and photojournalist Larry Price.

03/30/2017 | Rating NR

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