The Dark Secret Behind Your Shiny Makeup | Undercover Asia | CNA Documentary
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- čas přidán 30. 04. 2021
- The beauty industry is hiding an ugly secret. In the forests of eastern India, thousands of adult and child miners dig for mica, the holy grail mineral which gives cosmetics and cars the iridescent shimmer.
From underground ghost mines to communities living in forests camps and crude workshops, we uncover the conflict and controversy behind the trade - as global companies continue the pursuit of radiant beauty.
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It’s so strange cruelty free brands can claim their products are free of animal suffering but not human suffering.
Some people care more about animals than other humans. It's sad really
Fair trade and cruelty free is a good thing to look for on every product
Companies even make you believe that buying plastic bottles is ok ... they will be recycled, right ?
@@NyanyiC because how stupid human can be, ofc there are
Suffering?
They are helping their parent to survive
Sad thing is that most of us feel bad after watching this but forget all about it after the next youtube video
Its also hard to tell the difference between a genuine awareness piece like this, against a produced hit piece by the corn industry against competition like palm oil.
The irony of those hit pieces being only certain richer countries should be allowed to develop their land.
Give. Us a idea of how to help them then. Help us help not forget .
Best solution? Produce less children for the next generation. It is mile difficult to do remedy how to compensate these miners on the job they do. It is the only resort they could embrace to remain surviving. May they always be safe.
that is how things are now and days
@@Llopside the worst is if you stop buying these products those people stop eating.Government should impose natality control
What that influencer forgets to realize is that if you boycott Mica you’re hurting the people that are already starving to death. Boycotting Mica is not the answer. Paying the people who pick it a lot more money and giving them protective equipment is the answer.
Absolutely right.If there is a ban on mica mining will stop, others may shift to other jobs like what happened during the pandemic.These people will suffer the same anyway
So true!
This solution seems better written down but it won't work. The mining is illegal, most officials know about it but keep quite because of bribes. The beauty industry isn't the only one using mica and this same information is being reported since years now without any solution in sight
Yes
Absolutely..... thanks for watching our hard work.
The woman said"if no one is listening,what's the point of saying all this".
It's really a heart breaking statement.
For a child to lose hope in humanity at a young age and say that “dreams don’t come true” is a very sad and unfortunate thing 😭
Well it’s true, not everyone’s dreams come true.
Happens everywhere
Tony Robbins doesn’t work in these parts of the world.
It's one of the reason I refuse to bring life to this world amongst many
It’s reality we do not live in a fantasy world, where lots of people think they are in.
Refinery featured this two years ago. I am glad there are more and more channels that are spilling the cruelty of the industry.
Yeah I remember watching that, and it’s so sad to see that barely anything has been done about the Child labour
@@marangmmelesi2007 what do you expect it's just hard for every stakeholder to move the situation. Slow and steady but something should move
People complain about about debt trap. Those hardworking Indians could use some help from China.
I can't imagine getting glass in your bare hand as you dig deep into the soil none stop.
I also understand why some people say this is why western countries want to keep poor country stay poor, it's mainly to exploit cheap labor.
@@condorX2 😂😂 bro go and check chines garbage proccesing industry it's nasty as hell
I was going to mention it as well, good to know more people r aware
Sad part is: 99% of us who are expressing sympathy for these poor miners will continue to buy makeup products. Nothing will change until and unless we change it.
Once you stop buying many of those will not have food to eat. Remember this is their source of survival.
@@Amazing-rn9sy point. Then the only solution is government has to give them some alternate income sources.
@@Amazing-rn9sy yes govt need to care more about these workers and if there is no minimum support price govt need to imolement MSP
No i do not buy makeup
I don’t wear make up at all. Neither does my mom or my sister. They may put on some lip gloss or lipstick once in a while but that’s about it.
Being a girl from Jharkhand. I just don't want to comment down a statement for their improvements, but I willingly want to change this exploiting process. It's so painful to see them at risk.
Please formulate the laws by govt at ground level.
#savejhkmicaminers
#savejharkhandmicaminers
It's so annoying how companies make rdiculous amounts of money within the billions but just refuse to pay these workers the appropriate wages they truly deserve. They are literally the back bone of the makeup industry.
How can we help guys? Besides spreading awareness and donating, what can we do?
If the skill needed to do a job is obtainable by a seven-year-old in 10 minutes of training, it is never going to be a valuable skill worth a living wage.
A major question is why a reflective component in makeup is desirable, when it looks absolutely horrible in sunshine. So distracting and artificial
@@dianahockins717as sad as it is. If we take away there jobs of mining by not buying products how else will they get money to eat? Also should not there government be at fault for not caring about these people? What about the businesses that are allowing this to happen. One way to help is threw legal ways. There government needs to make rules to help those workers. Simply by not buying products is not going to really have an impact. Even if it did it would take a while. They need corporation with local governments to really help these people. They need to create different jobs and build up their communities.
@@dianahockins717 while skilled work is indeed a lot better paid for than labour work in general, labour work is definitely also work, and it is how many people make their living. to say that labour is not worthy of a living wage is a quite harsh- working in a mine like this is essentially like working in McDonald's as a cashier, not many skills are required and the wages are certainly not great, but one should be able to at least survive on the wages.
I personally don't care for makeup as much as many others do, but the demand for such a product is not the root of the issue. In an ideal world, no workers should be exploited regardless of what material/service they produce/provide. The real question is, how can we design the industry in such a way that there are incentives for companies to improve the situations for these people at the very end of their production line.
This is a supply chain problem that needs a political solution. The only way I see it happen is when the government adopt a standard to certify only those company with adequate working environments, and limited rights to sales to these companies.
@@michellemyers8583 exactly. It’s the government fault not the buyers yet everyone wants to pass the blame and it will end up being the fault of the USA somehow and we will be the whole cause. It always happens that way. Blame the USA this is India’s piss poor governments fault not USA
Stop buying these products that make u look ridiculous anyway maybe? Lmao
I'm from Jharkhand. I've seen those mines. The main culprits are the officers hiring them exploiting the tribal population of Jharkhand at their best. They also hire children but hide them when officials come to check. Corruption is rampant and illegal selling of coals is also very common in this region. My heart goes out to those children in this sick system. They are my people, my own people.
Is there anything meaningful that we, 1000's of miles away, can do? Are there charities that focus on helping these people?
@@dvinton2151 girl, you need more than just charity. You need active regulation, government overseas on mining procedures (domestic) and standards in place for buyers (international). Standards will be pricing (factoring in ethnical labor salary while still being competitive so that companies won't look elsewhere to purchase). 5yr, 10 yr, 20yr economic plan for the country. Is the country planning one of its main economy to be based on mining?? If so, will the mining be a government run enterprise or private? after this is established (their future plans), then crack down on corruption and building up a system for mining. If there's no foresight and people in government are in it for themselves or doing to milk out as much $$ in each political term then the government and it's goals and values are unstable, selfish, and short term. It all stems from the government system. Politicians in term for 4-5 years, okay then exploit for 4-5yrs then it's someone else's problem. This is the root of the problem. Mica is just one industry. There are many more
@@dvinton2151 Tell the influencers to get involved and demand a decent wage for the people.
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I appreciate our Singapore government, they aren’t lazy n complacent
It's not wrong to like makeup. But if it comes from human suffering then we don't need it. Cruel things keep happening to people and we just keep moving on from one story to another. It doesn't feel right
Congratulations to the team who made this documentary.
This documentary has won a Japanese award.
I'm from jharkhand. So harsh reality.
Jap award there the worst buyers an China. Don't make me laugh!
What is the answer? How can people help?
As an Indian I feel shocked and dismayed our media has never hightlighted this tragedy. I will never be able to see women with shimmery make up with the same eyes again 😢
Asalamualeikum I totally agree.
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Instead of finding fault with makeup users maybe you should fault your government for segregating people just because they are Black.
@Queyah H so in this case, how are the brainwashed ones?
@@newtonmutea , Maybe! Women who love to adorn and wear so much make up should stop purchasing it because in reality they are adding to the problem of these poor people.
my shimmery make-up costs a fortune, I think the luxury companies should be obliged to pay a fair price to the workers and create normal working conditions
India is extremely corrupt, up the makeup prices and none of these people mining will see a penny of it.
Exactly. The markup on makeup is insane. $50 for a tiny amount of product, usually less than half an ounce or around 8 grams for an entire palette of eyeshadow, there is DEFINITELY room to pay these people a living wage!
@@dangerbirb4981 nah ... they're paid fairly
@@TheSouthernLady777 I think you'll find most don't actually give a fu@k.
@@babagandu you think these poor people
are paid fairly? They only earn enough to eat and live
in deplorable conditions! Shame on you! You should be
one of them to see how you would enjoy it!
Sad reality is "not buying makeup" is not going to make a difference in these business giant's lives, they will just find new victims to prey on, it will however make a difference to these people's because once they lose their jobs they don't get the basic necessities in life which is a struggle as it is
Exactly. The answer would be to buy from fair-trade suppliers, or to support startup businesses in the area so the people can have jobs with proper tools, good conditions, access to water, power and roads, and even enough income to build schools and hospitals. Not to leave them trying to farm that dried land or walk the dirt roads to the cities.
"Dreams dont come true"... she said it so deadpan but with a little smile on her face. I've been in that state, it happens when things are so bad but feel so out of your control you just feel like a helpless drone among it all. So heartbreaking :'(
$0.10 cents a kg? That's crazy they are getting scammed.
No , that’s all it’s worth, the idiots spending £40 on a Jeffree star pallet that cost him 50p to make, they are the idiots getting scammed and encouraging this industry. You can find mica here and everywhere just not in big enough quantities to pic.. Dior, lush, kylie cosmetics, kkw , James Charles, boots all brands by boots, dollar tree rimmel revlon all of them buy the talc mica raw earth, pigments glycerin all cost hardly anything then the celebrity makeup‘gurus’ or influencers rip you all off. Vegan makeup does not mean it’s cruelty free
That’s a good point. My daughter is in the beauty industry I think she should look into the skin health part instead of just putting on a clown faces 🤡
Ya think?
@@samyandkitty8399 how do you think people get rich? obviously by scamming naive people
@@samyandkitty8399 I mean sure they all might get the ingredients from the same spot but the $49+ formulas are wayyyyyyyyy better than dollar tree lmaooooo
And to think that at Sephora, a tiny palette of shimmery eyeshadow costs over $30.
you're paying for the advertising campaigns
They started sourcing mica from better sources already where there's good working conditions. The cost is going to be more for the mica and don't forget you're also paying for formulations people had to make and test for themselves since they're cruelty free
Youre paying for jeffree starr' gucci collection
The problem isn't the beauty industry. If they stop buying the mica, these people just get poorer. If they pay more for the mica, the greedy middlemen just get richer, it will not trickle down.
The real problem is complex. India spends too much effort sending rockets to Mars, and not enough on feeding/educating their population and removing corrupt businesses. Maybe these villagers need to focus on agriculture or smaller family sizes to solve the lack of food. They shouldnt have to rely on government rations. There is no simple solution and it certainly isn't a foreign made problem. The solution has to come from India.
@@wsol80 didnt you watch? The land is poor, they cant grow food on it, and even if they could, someone else owns those lands. Indian farmers dont have it any good either, because their products is also bought for cheap by big companies, and they need to purchase expensive seed each year due to monsanto's manipulating it to make the plants sterile. The solution would be labor laws and unionizing instead, it's the only thing that has ever worked in any place with massive exploitation.
While you’re concerned with the way you look, thousands are on the edge of life and fighting to survive.
I own a soap company called Elemental Suds, and this video has inspired me to refuse using mica powder in my products. In the soaping industry, it's used to get specific colors in soap. Instead, I've taken a more natural approach.
Thank you for spreading awareness of this problem.
Then these people will starve…..keep buying it just pay them more
Why stop using mica? It's the only source of income for those people, if mica demand declines, they won't be better off but worse.
Instead of stop using mica just pay them a bit
My heart sank when the 14 year old girl said; "Dreams don't come true.".
Actually in india we very poor people
@Simphiwe Ndlovu ; Unfortunately it's PPL like you ,your sisters & around the world that support this kind of industries , so that little has no future/education, stare very day @ death mines daily, what's your take on that ?
She was not lying. Brexit destroyed many dreams here but other countries civilisations suffer hell every day.
@@samyandkitty8399 ;Yes, she might have a point but , it all boils down 2 corporates knowingly where raw material are coming from & conditions of labors , take 4instants fashion industry back then (mink coats )activist did away with it , likewise , should b done
I said the same thing at same age in USA. It’s a lie they sell work hard and you can be anything you want. Bs I couldn’t even qualify for a loan for medical school. Pell grant will only help you with 5, 000 a year for 4 yearswhich is only 20% of yearly tuition and Med school is also 8 plus years. I wasn’t amazing enough to get more than a 600 dollar scholarship to some obscure religious college.... I’m now stuck at Walmart I had a tbi in 2006 and physically ruined my self trying to keep up with larger men at work for 28 years at numerous physical jobs when I’m 88 pounds and 5 feet tall. Dreams can’t come true unless you were born into money. Straight facts
It’s crazy how big brands will pay influencers millions to promote there products, but somehow can’t fund these people to be self reliant. I mean how much would it cost to get them fresh water supply, set up some local local crop and animal farms, even some power though solar panels ect. It’s absolutely mind boggling.
Bets comment here 👆🏻👆🏻@Ricky Henry👍🏻
It is not that they can't, it is that they don't want to because helping indian citizen bring them no benefit.
@@oviiembem6302 completely agree with you that’s why COVID is so rampant over there. They have one of the biggest factories of COVID test in production. The manufacturer won’t supply their own country for some reason. Which I think it’s because they won’t be making a profit if they give it away . 😒
@@radbunnie2297 don't comment when you don't know the situation. Covid is rampant because the virus got doubly mutated n not because tests are not being done.. We have a vast population and the sudden surge caused so much damage.. All the first world countries suffered too.. We are suffering more because of the corona strain, which is very infectious n dangerous this time.
@@hithergirlsomeone2775 Actually I did see the news about the guy that owns that huge factory that makes medical supplies. He is making vaccines and other needed supplies for his country but I think he’s on back order. So I was wrong about that part.
My heart breaks for them. “If no one is listening then what’s the point of saying all of this?”💔💔💔💔 I’m listening, I’m so grateful for all that I have, and I will always think about their hands when I look at glittery makeup. May God bless them.
People need to wake up more. Mica is in most things that glitter: (car)paints, polishes, candles, soaps, Christmas decorations... you can think of something that glitters? It's probably mica!
Bass boats.
"IF NO ONE IS LISTENING, WHAT'S THE POINT OF SAYING ALL THESE?" 11:04
-this hit me
Same
Seriously. Soul wrenching.
Same😔
I do not wear it. Most people wear far too much and apply it poorly. They look insecure and clown like, especially the yt and insta influencers.
Same!
"If no one is listening, what is the point of saying this?" - what a heartbreaking statement. One can just fathom how little importance they have been given ☹
We need to spread awareness among beauty influencers. If the Indian government doesn't care, then the power lies with the consumer
@@cinnamonsizzlepersonal9775 I agree. All of us who are aware should keep spreading the word
@@vix_xie ❤ I wish we could do more 🥺
@@cinnamonsizzlepersonal9775 me too... individuals like us can spread the word and stop supporting companies who are not responsible, maybe even urge people we know to do the same
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They are paid 5 pounds a week (almost 7 dollars) !!! Even children are paid!! They are afraid of those mines... I'm so ashamed to call myself an Indian !!! Mica is used everywhere - in car paints, in practically almost everything that glitters..... what can we do ?!!! I feel so helpless... We must do more than just boycott these things!
Yes govt need to increase minimum support price of these things
"If no one is listening, what is the point of saying all this?"
This is just heartbreaking.
“if no one is listening, what is the point to say all of this”
that line hitted me through a different dimension.
Glad we get more exposure of this so people can be aware and pro-active
I wonder what these companies will do if nobody buy there goods anymore, as consumers we are to know we have the power to stop all these cruelty cause governments all over the world don’t really care if they did none of this barbarity will exist they just don’t want to see it .
It's been 6 months what's changed in your life how proactive have you been??we can watch this documentary and feel sad and horrible but after we log out of CZcams it's done none of it matters anymore this problem will never go away as long as women and men wear makeup which is probably never going to happen it's sad but true💔
I didn't see the "suffering" all I saw There were healthy families working together in the open air! Not kids with a f**g smart phone on their laps all fg day watching garbage. What's with you all people.!!!!
@@richardbilodeau4355 gonna take a wild guess… you typed this from your personal electronic device, in a warm home with electricity, water, sewer and food? If I’m right, you should shut up and realize some people genuinely do suffer without these basic conveniences many folks take for granted.
@@tymac9127 Just watching... has nothing to do with wanting to change the world.
And yet these people don't even need makeup. They are beautiful. Let's not forget to mention how their hair is taken shipped and sold to the beauty industry as well.
It's nice to see people care about other cultures not just their own
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I have a feeling hair thefts and muggings are a thing in India,😔 as it happens in other countries.
Women in the west wear too much makeup, its terrible for your skin, and for me its a turn off. If you dont have natural beauty its because your putting all that cr*p on your face.
Black Lives Matter around the world✊🏽
That's true journalism. Thank you for bringing this video.
This is heartbreaking. Imagine being in that situation for years its horrific. People complain of everything even though they already have a hous a food to eat 3 times a day still complaining. They must watch this for how greatful they are .
Ikr. Even the homeless in the US have more than these people. Puts things into perspective.
‘Cruelty free’ has a whole new meaning to me now when it comes to make-up. Wow!
Actually in india we very poor people
Cruelty free for animals still much more better than nothing at all.
Cruelty free products are also not completely free from animal suffering. They're using ingredients that are proven to be safe for human use after animal experiments. It's just wordplay to make people feel better with their purchase.
What amazes me is how protected and safe some of our governments make their citizens and families feel, then go into another country and do inhumane things because its legal there. So many of our expensive brand names go into these poor countries for cheap labor while they make themselves billionaires. We know what we can do to help but it disrupts the comfortable lives we love.
Thats beautifully said.
This is the sad reality , everybody can't be happy in this world . For some to enjoy , others have to suffer. This can never be changed
If everyone do their part, everyone will live with comfort. Soon this will change, you'll see. U prob already see more ppl doing good lately, such as animal rescue etc. Just do ur part and fight the system, look after humans n animals and earth. We are responsible for it all. Take care ❤🥰❤✨
This is why I never understood why ppl r so obsessed over brand names
@@MVero96 half illusion half just better products. Chinese often place very toxic stuff in makeup or aging stuff, i know how the makeupnis made n most of the materials soz bad idea. Or give skin issues over time. Always gotta be careful tho
It's worth a lot of appreciation where the camera man is even going into the mine... That's dedication to capture the true picture
Feeling so connected to this video .. I worked 2 years for a cosmetics manufacturing company .. the glitter is so hard to get out of you clothes , skin , it's everywhere ... I also grew itchy bumps on my skin from it ....
Micas are used in a variety of products ranging from drywalls, paints, fillers, especially in parts for automobiles, roofing and shingles, electronics etc. The mineral is also used in cosmetics to add "shimmer" or "frost." It's hard to know which electronic parts to steer clear from, but certainly we can live without shimmery makeup. The bottom line is to research fair trade products in order to not support industries that are cruel to humans. We can do the same for animals. It doesn't have to be one or the other.
@2freeIvX Does America have mica ? Can it be extracted without harming people ?
🤔 What I wonder is, what if mica demand decrease?
What will happen to them if their job lost?
@@XanderProduction they may starve
@@katrina4589 I think those people gather their food.
Jeffree Stars supreme frost, anyone?
Bloody 6 cent per kg in a $500 billions per year industry. This break my heart. Hopefully the big cosmetic companies will build schools for the kids of these poor folks. 😭
Well building schools for the kids isn't going to happen. Being an Indian myself I'm very well aware that our government is not even eyeing on this issue.
@Sangavai Malaysia thats how the rich become rich anyway, by continuing to exploit the poor...
a free scholarship for every family who working for mining.
They don’t want the kids getting educated, which is one of the major problems here. Nothing is more disruptive for billionaires than a well educated population which is why people are kept in constant cycles of poverty. If you understand your own intelligence and self-worth you are much harder to exploit, and much more aware of the exploitation happening. You might start asking why you’re being payed $0.10 for a product that is literally making other people $1,000,000,000’s
Open up alibaba, you can buy scrap mica for 100$ per tonne. That's 10 cents per kg. Whatever industry buys that and uses it, doesn't matter, that's what the wholesale price is and an artisanal miner will always get less than that. Mica is just not worth picking by hand, it's not valuable enough.
It's mica there in India, it's sulphur here in Indonesia. Both are very-low paid and life-threatening extraction processes..
Some companies are taking advantage of this poor people! This is sad because cosmetic products is expensive for a 30g of make-up yet they can't provide a good working condition for the people harvesting the raw materials which make their product!
Truly heartbreaking, this world is such a horrible, mean place, poverty is the biggest curse , some people have billions and some don't get even one meal a day, very unfair world.
And I wondered why the rich whatever happen even their businesses been collapse but they still rich but the poor even they work too hard but they still poor why?!🙄😔...
@@lovemusicnatureartsfoods... actually in india we very poor people
@@strawboy7322 I'm sorry to hear this but I think one reason if why india was very poor coz of over population...
@@lovemusicnatureartsfoods... there’s a name for this but unfortunately the world is set up so the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. It’s very unfair. It called something like “wealth disparity”. It’s stupid that this exists
@Sangavai Malaysia it's a caste system
I don’t wear makeup, for a number of reasons, this now adds another one. Sadly we live in a world that worships the cult of youth and outward beauty, never mind how self consumed and selfish that makes us..
but if ppl doesn't use make up,than they'll will not get job anymore
the problem is in the system, they dosnt event have no choice other job for get meal
@@siholsihaloho6568 they'll just find some other things for them to do and pay them equally bad..that's how the rich exploits the poor..tbh it makes little difference..
@Kenobi Wan it's heaven for some though..
@Kenobi Wan what do u mean?
Heartbreaking. I had no idea mica was mined like this. No person should have to live like that. Inhumane
It’s important to remember that Mica is also used in other industries.
It’s used in drywalls, paint, plastic, windows and electronics. I’m not a scientist so correct me if I’m wrong. The makeup industry might be using different types, or in a much bigger quantity
The amount I pay ,we pay .. I do believe these high end make-up companies should be paying these poor souls a nice cut!!!! How deceitful cruel
@Harshit Kapoor yes I am aware... That's why I said the high end make-up distributor should pay you a nice percentage
Corporations are greedy and devoid of human suffering they cause. Corporations need to step up to the plate. I hope they list the offending companies. Then one can make a conscious effort to boycott
They in it for the profit .. they usually run by corporations who made their initial money from child trafficking like Victoria Secret etc
@@maryherrera7893 corporations are usually owned by people that made their fortunes from child trafficking & Adrenochrome production. Adrenochrome being the drug of choice among the rich & famous.it’s huge business today in 2021 and 92% don’t even know about it or believe it .. that’s some blind people
God talks about this very thing in the Bible.
These women wear no makeup, yet they are all beautiful.
And the boys are adorable they sould have better life
Mica isn't even just in makeup. Companies put it in food, buildings, electronics, you name it. It's like the panel said: It's hard to just take out mica from your life, you can only advocate for better laws to pay people.
@@adw6894 I wonder if these people work without any higher-up/boss? I don't see them having an employer, it look like they (the poor family) sell it to someone/company and they pay them in a very low price. It's sad that there's nothing we can do about it. Like @U Ph said, it best for government to apply a laws to pay them properly.
Amen. Nobody looks good with painted faces. Bunch of dam clown sheep!
Imagine who owns the mine, how rich, famous, luxurious and glamorous life they r living. So much money, yet worker of their mine r starving n in such poor conditions. How pathetic these mine owners are , modern day slave drivers.
If makeup companies sell us makeup on high prices than they are gaining high profits.They should give the right price to the people for their hard work.
when that girl said, 'dreams dont come true....'
i died, my heart is shattered deeply :(
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They do.
She has a point. They don't come through for most of us. I fall into that bracket.
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@@moiraorfui5564 I'm glad u think so.the rest of us agree with the girl
Mica is not only used in the cosmetics industry, although this is probably the largest consumer, it is also used for other products that glitter, such as paints in the automotive industry as well as for products that expand under heat.
The Mayan pyramids often have sheets of mica sandwiched between the upper levels of their construction as discovered when the Pyramid of the sun at Teotihuacan was excavated in 1906. The Mica Temple is situated around a patio about 1000 feet south of the west face of the Pyramid of the Sun. Directly under a floor paved with heavy rock slabs, archaeologists financed by the Viking Foundation excavated two massive sheets of mica ninety feet square perfectly cut and placed beneath the rock slabs. All Mica has a specific chemical signature like copper where you can pinpoint the mine it came from. The mica slabs at Teotihuacan originate 2000 miles away in Brazil. Even though the locality of Teotihuacan has a plentiful supply of native mica, the thermal resistance mineral wise is much less than the Brazilian variety. This variety is also highly used as a moderator in nuclear reactions. It is also used in many of Nasa's space applications, Mars Rovers, space telescopes, tiling on the space shuttles. Also in colliders like that of the Large Hadron Collider.
Roland Such, they stated that within the first minute or so in this video!!
Can you explain more exactly which products, like, pens? Etc etc????
I need to know
It's hard to believe people are suffering like this and no one is trying to help them... It's so unfair and inhumane...
Just so you know, someone is doing his/her job perfectly to make you healthy happy and beautiful..so respect every individual.
I am a 25 year old woman from India...and I have never in my life not even once have put even a tiny spec of makeup on my face. There are many reasons. Personal preference is one but this video adds another and I guess the most significant reason to not use these makeup. We just can't look beautiful putting someone's misery over our face.
Weird
I hear u spk spk....💝.....
Also know that "face creams" HAVE to pay fines
For lying about SOME ingredients. Many desired
Creams have "collagen" in them.....IF the cream does NOT say bovine, or porcine
Or collagen from sea creatures in their list of ingredients......then it is HUMAN collagen ! 🤯
To ME THAT is tantamount
To smearing the collagen of some dead infant on my face as a beauty product🤮 I cant.
EVERYONE surely knows the bodies and placenta of dead/aborted infants have been sold to laboratories for at least the last 50 yrs.
It's an abomination we never hear about.🤦♀️😖😔
This is sooo sad. So sad.
But what they do if no one buys from them? They die from hunger. It's all they have.
@@rodricksteal1729 you know, Mr Steal.......that was MY dilemma....with the mica "mining"......these people DESERVE to be able to feed their families.....their lives are pitiful and so dangerous for so little return.....I think they may actually HELP their forest by digging for mica, BECAUSE they are constantly turning over the earth. I don't KNOW, but I do not think mica adds any nutrition to the plants. They aren't harming the forest as the government suggested.
I had huge garden when my children were very little..my youngest was 2yr,
They ALL worked in the garden w me. We did NOT consider it "child labor"🤦♀️
They sweated, pulling weeds and picking tomatoes, they got dirty..
But they are all grown and all have a live of Gardening today, I'm happy to say.
The poverty of these people in India, part of our family, our human family, is pitiful.....the working conditions in the warehouses are very dangerous....all that mica dust.. .like teeny shards of glass in their lungs. Pitiful.
I DON'T know what to do to fix the problem, but I don't think they should be deprived of their livelihood
Unless something more prosperous can be put into place. YAH bless u, fine sir.
@@braeutchen41 Pay them more than $1 a day? The cosmetic industry is worth half a trillion dollars. I'm sure they can manage to increase wages so these families don't have to force their children to work. They can afford to put them through school for education. It's mainly the government that must also implement this change. This way they are not stuck in poverty. They have an opportunity to get out. But there must be education on how to spend the money also.
Ughhh can someone start a makeup brand that works directly with miners and pays fair wage? And reflect it in the product price with the understanding of why
Funny how you say this and I was thinking of it and I saw your comment I have a cosmetic brand that I’m trying to build up as well and I will definitely look into mining for cosmetic products maybe even places that more safer and this brake my heart knowing they work hard to supply the industry to create makeup just for the poor country to be scam and remain poor while the makeup industry make billions of dollars
@@TBQBCollections what’s your brand called?
We don't need these products tho.. just don't use them 🙄
Flood the industry with customer demands....it works!
That stuff doesn't attract investors, they only care about making the maximum profit possible. And fair wages aren't peak profits.
I had just started looking at what ingredients are in make-up that I use day to day. I found that inhaling mica can get into the lungs and cause scarring. I am mainly sticking to sunscreen and eyeliner at this point; we must prove to these companies that what they're doing is wrong with our dollars.
Heartbreaking to see this. Never considered what’s in makeup, let alone the slavery behind it.
And new houses knew cars gold are one big penthouse with carpets phone and. Knew everything they are truely well worth the best they been putting work in since 6
This should be HIGHLIGHTED EVERY WHERE!!! The faces of those children broke my heart💔WHERE THE HELL IS FAIR TRADE!?? Pay the people what they deserve & give them the gears & tools to work, set up schools & activities for the youths!!!
And we should consume less of everything in general. So many things are finite and we are consuming them in less than a couple of hundred years.
Consumerism is the great sickness of our global society
@@timjesse8432 I agree it is all about profit as long as a product generates an income human life does not come into it.
The root fault is because of the corrupt government and low education level in those poor countries. The fault is not due to cosmetics.
"if no one is listening, what's the point of saying it all?"🥺😢
Actually in india we very poor people
No one stopped.
@@momichanu1291 this is heart breaking💔😢....
No makeup on my face for last 50 yrs, but I had no idea
That THIS was happening😔
I feel very sad for my people 😥 why jharkhand govt is so silent. They should do something for them.
Thanks for this video!!
Welp, looks like I'll only be using the remaining shimmery makeup I have for however long it lasts me, cause I wont buy shimmery makeup anymore.😔
You can still buy from Lush, they are using synthetic mica.
Same
@@Blubableful thank you for the info, I:m willing to use make up less, only for particular occasion, and I wanted animal/human cruel-free products :)
@@bebaios I'm gonna make natural makeup so if u ever need it comment here to remind me
Same!
Everyone PLEASE! Pay attention. Misery of others is what we are painting our souls with!
@@blueyedenigma5010 I was just thinking the same thing!!!! If govt does go in causes issue they said this all they can do for work, what will happen if they are by np
@@blueyedenigma5010 how about they made a fixed price for mica, and help them to earn more from it and mining it safely?
@@bobbiec.t5075 sounds like an awesome solution, but when it comes to the Government or some large Cooperation, they never want to lose on cost even if there is suffering!
@@andreaboodoo8070 yea you're right, but how if these poor indian families stop mining mica, will the government use automated machine to mine mica, or will they find another 'qualified' worker to mine them?
OK, I will do nothing about it too!
Jharkhand is so rich in natural resources and still 50% of its population is still under poverty🥺
unemployment is a big problem in OUR country INDIA , I'm also from Jharkhand , but I live in Delhi ( capital of the country ) .. so i can't really relate to this But I know how's the poverty of Jharkhand ... it's really bad ..I just wish that everything gets better as soon as possible
As dangerous as this is, if we take away the work for Mica then how are they going to feed their families? Its more to it than just stopping Mica mining, they need way more than just that.
I agree with your assessment of this situation, it's the greed of the middle men who will not pay fair wages, there will always be mining for minarls worldwide, it's a dirty & dangerous job.
Pressure from the end user's to pay more to the miners, but then their wholesale price goes up which they don't want, it's visiuos circle.
We should eliminate the cartels and corrupt officials. Not stop use the product. And give the mine revenue to the locals.
First you got to understand that it's not just about the miners. It's about the corruption that runs from the bottom all the way to the top in government agencies. As long as the government doesn't change its way and doesn't stamp out corruption then nothing will change. Indian government can't even handle the Covid 19 situation and its totally all hell breaks loose now so dont expect the government to have the competence to sort out other issues.
@@KC_88631 not all responsibility lies to the govt of any country. Peoples are ignorant over here
Sadly to say, but they need income for the Food to Feed..
I am from Jharkhand , one of the richest state in terms of resources but one of the poorest in terms of human development .Makes us wonder is it the rich natural resources which has become an impediment in its development or the greedy and incompetent politicians .Either way we the people are the real victims especially the lower strata are the most affected .
Regarding the documentary it is 100% credible .
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Yes it is...! Our country is full of greedy vultures masquerading as politicians. They are the main culprits.
they are using dalit children right?🙄
@@youtubegk4105 Nobody is using anybody .Usually locals who live in that area does this .It could be anybody , depending on the demographics .
@@nidhisingh-mx6ph you sound educated i like ur comment i know most of the workers are from lower community and nobody cares about girls safety and education and child welfare..can i ask about your education just curious😊
Someone asked "What is beautiful ?"
I said "सत्यम शिवम सुंदरम"❤
Great video. This covers the part of my nation and industry I want to know about
Being an Indian i know the situation is even worse not only in this industry whether bangles,bricks or incense stick...evey labour work in india has its own cost(life or health) to earn money
Genuinely curious (I mostly thrift clothes) but started buying new recently does it help or not help to buy new products made in these countries?
@@wtevrpunk unfortunately even though it's highly dangerous even a threat to their life it's a part of their livelihood which helps their family to buy bread.....but as per your case clothing like khadi cloth may enormously help them but other yarn clothes are no longer made in india for other countries as machine made clothes are in demand in westerners....mncs give assembling jobs and labour jobs which machines can't do(even if such machines are available hiring an indian labour is much cheaper)
Well people need money to survive
India are poor because corrupting government and low education
I grew up with my grandmother mining mini gold in my home located in semi desert part of my country illegally. Now I imagine if that small gold was not there especially during the prolonged dry season when there was no food! If no body bought my gold by then, I suppose i should be dead! Unless there is another agenda to rid that community because it seems to me its their livelihood. Just help them do safely and sell to better market not stopping to buy
I like your point. Fair wages and safety measures should be implemented.
@@AustineShane yes, the companies that source from that region must reinvest in their communities. I think that should be true for any resource mining though in any country. Resource sourcing is not fair trade at all, that goes for all minerals and rare earth metals.
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Good point ❤️
i would like to call on big makeup companies, revlon, loreal, estee lauder, sephora, etc etc to find a way to deliver food and money to these communities and build facilities. Please set up a system and fix this. The responsibility is yours ♡
We Muslim pay zakath every year in the month of Ramzan
I wish I could help them buy buying food nd clothes for them
In city many of us help needy people
But in village v should reach these nd help
Guy's
Between the coltan mines in DRC and the mica mines in India, my goodness, mankind's vanity knows no bounds.
These miners need to be properly compensated for their work 🙏
This was informative. When I was a child, I wanted to wear makeup. My adopted mother said I was already beautiful and I didn’t need makeup. My boyfriend now husband has told me many times. “You’re beautiful the way you are. You don’t need makeup. I love you the way you are.” The last time I wore makeup, was on my wedding day. I had very little makeup on too. I haven’t worn makeup since.
It's not only in cosmetics. You can also find it in select art supplies.
As a geologist, I feel like a stab on my chest. This is so beautiful place probably a hill made of micaceous schist been exploited by people with money and market. As a woman this was like a blood eye shadow (reminds me of blood diamond). I will never look at any cosmetic the same like before. It breaks my heart 💔
Notable scientists have openly posted that they can solve the majority of lab 🥼 test conundrums, ë❌©️epT, when it comes to the provincially linear mindset of ©️orporate greed.👺🤑
I see so they are basically made it thier jobs. If those mineral dont exist where should they work then? They wont be abke to eat. All thanks to the mineral they are able to get money to live.
I dont understand why this vidoe dehuminize them by mining its thier way of suvival. Taking it away from then will make them starve
Ok
@@EnigmazGuide I agree but they need to be paid fairly and it should go back to the people who's land it is, not whoever makes the profit margin not being discussed.
So if we didn't buy the mica then what would these poor people do for a living?
I did a few high end photoshoots for MAC cosmetics - they were all a bunch of bellends, pretending to be charitable but they don't give a toss.
Exactly! All these people virtue signalling and pretending to care about immigrants, or human suffering or slaves etc really have no idea of how the world truly works.. They spout all this "save the minorities " yet live in mansions, make millions selling make up ie jefferee Starr James Charles Jackie Aina Manny Mua Patrick Starr etc etc,
Patrick starr sounds like a character from spongebob
After watching this I have no words.
Everyone is talking about the girl saying, "Dreams don't come true," but I'm more horrified by the fact that she said, "We only eat every other day."
Same thing with diamonds, and the fur industry was another one.
Yes for all the seals they have slaughtered
Same with injecting placenta and stem cell from aborted china fetuses for its beauty benifits and fountain of youth
@@imgonewiththewindfab what- 😃
@@imgonewiththewindfab 😱😳🥺 Whaaat! My goodness
@@dodonodens8802 think about coltan mining that is killing Congolese people.
I can see so many comments from people about how heart-breaking it is. Now let's talk about what we can do to help these people. If all of us team up, I sure we can come up with something good. I really believe we can make a change. The main problem is - the money earned by selling this makeup isn't going to the miner. It's going to the middle, who are already rich.
This is true, but where would you start. And how could we know the help would not be intercepted by the government. A government that seems not to care about their people. If it is possible to give direct help that would be wonderful.
Let’s organize a group to help the children who only eat every other day.
The root fault is because of the corrupt government and low education level in those poor countries. The fault is not due to cosmetics.
@@pa1060 actually imo there's a place we can start! By being more conscious before we buy, we can do research on the brand we like before buying. Go their website to check out if they have any sustainability statement- if they don't that's the first tell tale sign that they may not be ethical (eg. SG cosmetic brands who writes "cruelty-free" on their website but says nothing about how they define "cruelty-free" or how they are doing it lol, I saw some being like that zzz). 2nd is to see if they have any actions that they claim to take to ensure the ethical production & sourcing of their raw materials (eg. sourcing from countries with stricter labour policies like USA for mica, using synthetic mica, obtaining Fair Trade certification, etc.), 3rd is finding any other possible evidences that the brand is/is not doing what it claims (eg. getting called out by Greenpeace, etc. activists). Tho extra research doesn't guarantee it's 100% ethical, it reduces possibility of it being unethical :) what's more for big brands there's q some activists out there talking about them if they have issues! it won't be too hard to find. It's extra work for sure, but I think it would be better than nothing
I feel like people who are on the law side, actual legislates could really help
“It’s the officials not the makeup” comment I saw on here. So true. If not for makeup, they may not be mining, but have starved instead? The question is why is it that this is their only option. Then have more kids to mine more but more mouths to feed 🥺 I stopped wearing mica makeup as soon as I found out about a decade ago. But that’s all I can do from here, every mica color I see has that stigma of suffering attached. Lord please make it a better situation for them .
Government should stop illegal mining of minerals in Jharkhand. In future we have sacrifice alot 😢😢
The sad part is that even if the makeup industry moves away from mica, these people will be mining more dangerous resources such as coal. The fact that they can pick mica close to surface is a silver lining...
Yes, that is something a lot of people miss. India needs in introduce birth control not remove sources of income.
Indian dont have many children
@@juliewest6114 Yes they do. The population is constantly at "explosion" levels with most people living in extreme poverty having a lot of children most of whom do not make it to adulthood. There are a billion Indians and India is not big enough for that many people to live sustainably never mind the ever increasing population numbers. India has a lot of problems.
I know in banagdash they sponsor a child to go to school why do they do that in that part of the world people in uk sponsor children to go to school
@@juliewest6114 the UK is suffering from poverty that's below the rest of europe. They sponsor foreigners while those in the UK suffer, mostly those who are ethnically from the UK. We don't need more indians in the UK, we need less.
I wish I had a way to send these children money directly, to their parents I would gladly pay $5 each month if it meant they could send their children to school to see a better future. I don't have a job either, I'm a student studying, but if that small amount would help I would gladly send it.
Same♥️
I agree woth you
Or perhaps they could get paid properly for the Micah they mine? Then they would be able to send their kids to school and eat properly. If they were paid a descent wage their lives would change.
Someone I know started Hands of Hope Africa for children in Zimbabwe.
You can start your own. Jump in the trenches! Do it!
‘Good heart’
Thank you for the update
The miner said in Hindi 'Khatra yaha kuch nehi hai' which means there is no danger here, but the subtitles shows 'It is very dangerous'
"Dreams don't come true" hits me in the feels...
A sad fact of life for most people unfortunately
I have not bought make up in two years. I went from wearing it everyday to wearing it on occasion. My life has not changed. We put more stock on make-up than its worth. Now that I know people are exploited to produce it I am going to consume even less of it.
no one cares
Covid just show that most things are unimportant.
@@tammyt7424 I care and so do so many others. Don't speak for everyone:)
I wish these people were recognised for what they do for the makeup world … please please help these people and give them more money homes water shelter and a better life it’s so sad to see how the other side live … sending Angels 😇 to you all for a better life ❤️
This sounds heartless, I know, but better to send means of contraception instead of angels. Why do they have children when they know they can't feed them?
@@janicetaylor7516 so they can work for them
Great truthful journalism ! Immensely of great demand for the understanding !. 👍.
Everyone that wears NIKE - SAME THING, everyone who wears Kardashian clothes,,,, SAME THING
Everyone who drinks Cocacola SAME THING. Everyone who buys at woolworth, primark, gucci, walmart, disney etc. etc SAME THING
Well I don't buy any of those things.
@@D.Martyr Primark just a load /pile of recyclecd material.
@@D.Martyr Same with chocolate
What about nike
Just compare old woman's hands with the young happy face of the influencer.There is too much misery in this world.May God helps us all ! :(
I disagree with the man attempting to define his version of what child labor is or is not. Here, sure, grow up on a farm and you get up at a young age around 7 or 8 and you help out with some things around the farm. It's wonderful for children to learn responsibility at a young age to prepare them for adulthood. However, the deplorable conditions these children are in are what crosses a line as well as the amount of hours. They shouldn't have to sacrifice their childhood and time for more extensive education to feed themselves. There is enough wealth in this world, no part of humanity should have to live like this.
Wow!!! Thanks for this video! I had no idea! 😥💔🙏 For what it's worth I'm sending gratitude vibes to these people. 💖🌟
And look at the people complaining about their make up not "pigmented", "sparkly"and "shiny" enough and just ready throw it in the bin 😢
Theres ntg wrong with complaining bout that lol, it doesnt have anything to do with this mica exploitation
@@bananamonkeyallergy1666 Not true. Look at them digging every day without safety gears etc for just a few cents while others complain about their cosmetics not sparkly enough for their face. Sometimes we do really forget to count our blessings.
@@hoyayingjiangensis2753 counting our blessings and them getting exploited has no correlation... they can get paid fairly/paid like millionaires and we can still complain
@@bananamonkeyallergy1666 Their livelihood is much more harder and their resources for almost everything is so limited while we who live in places with easily access for foods, medicine, etc. but still complain over makeup and whatnot. Them being exploited to the point where they have no choice just to feed their family while other people whine about their first world problem, isnt that supposed to appreciate and count your blessings for everything you have?
@@hoyayingjiangensis2753 i beg to differ, we all hv our rights and opinions to complain abt a product that is not good. They could be paid millions to mine for mica and we can still complain. But if u believe what u believe then pls do so 😁 everybody hv different opinions after all :)
It's heart breaking to see children exploited and the government does nothing to provide children with at least food, it is devastating...😢😢😢
To think that half of the general population in the US (republicans) are against helping people in our own country so that they don’t starve
The government there, has always been ignoring their own people. They know what's going on. In 40 years, the U.S. is catching up to them.
They keep reproducing despite being poor which perpetuates their poverty.
They are making money why would they care, they care for taxes
@@anewlife5846 not enough education. If I was born into their lives, I'd probably be the same. Most people would actually.
appreciate every girl without that chemicals on her face ✌️
There are very few brands which don't use Mica, but at least there are a couple of brands which use ethically sourced mica like Lethal Cosmetics for example. You can still use make-up without causing this kind of suffering, just keep yourself informed.