How Rust Collectors In Indonesia Risk Their Lives To Survive | Risky Business
A group of widows off Jakarta Bay collects scraps of rusted metal that break off from ships and float to the shoreline. They're part of Indonesia's green shipping boom, but they barely earn enough to feed their families.
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Honestly had a bad day at work..but after watching this video and the ladies slogging through toxic waste and hazardous working conditions all for $2-3 for a single day, I don't think i had a bad day at all. I wish fortunes and blessing to all of the people working in such conditions.
Amen.
America’s youth has it much harder. That’s why we had to bail out even the college grads. Poor things would have starved.
@@cuzr702 Nothing sadder than seeing Americans snipe at each other, especially when it’s some old fart denigrating “kids these days”. You’d think seeing a video like this would put things in perspective, but no…you felt the need to attack your own people. 😔
@@jacksons1010 Don’t ask me to bail out spoiled brats and I won’t make fun.
@@cuzr702 You're not making fun; you're projecting "crabs in a barrel" self-defeatism, where God forbid somebody other than yourself gets a leg up in this world. You're tearing down, not building. You're pretending nobody ever gave you any head start in life so gee whiz you're going to do whatever you can to make sure nobody else gets help either. And you're pretending that YOU are somehow paying out of pocket when you're not spending a dime of your own money. Delusional, hateful, toxic anti-American sentiments that are altogether too common nowadays.
The amount of ppl in this world who, despite given no oppertunity contiunes on and are grateful for what they have is astonishing.
makes you think....I got alot to be grateful for...
@@rednecksondefinitely an eye opener
When you have almost nothing it is easy to see what you have, what you NEED, and to be grateful for it. When you have more than enough, you cannot see what you need, you only see what you desire, and be bitter for it's absence. The truth however is that she has an opportunity that more wealthy people turn away from. Her struggles, her suffering, is all worth it because it benefits her family. Instead more wealthy women are taught to sacrifice family for career, even that they have no rights of they cannot terminate "unplanned" family members. hope for the future, particularly for the future of your family members is often overlooked.
people say things when cameras are pointed at them to be polite and to seem like a good person, not because they are telling you what they really think. it is not polite to complain in public in many cultures. research shows that people are much happier in wealthier nations where they have access to better education and health care.
@@perfectallycromulent no, the research does not actually show that, it simply *assumes* it... Or it shows that people are happier in second and third world countries. You have to look at how the information is actually gathered and processed, not just what the summary of the paper says.
This is so sad and inhumane. When I saw her sitting there in that polluted water, it made me mentally imagine my own Mother being forced to do that sort of work just to survive. Most people wouldn't even treat an animal this poorly and yet so many people have to suffer through these sorts of conditions everyday!
That's capitalism for you.
@@Rig0r_M0rtis"That's capitalism for you." … and also every other economic system to date. Overall capitalism has resulted in far more innovation and increased human welfare than any other system to date. We still don't have anywhere near a perfect system, but people alive today live in a far more prosperous and actually, believe it or not, a far more peaceful world than at any other point in human history.
We have to learn to step outside our own comfort zones and share.
@@dannytourigny9403 The increased human welfare you are talking about did NOT come from capitalism lol. its because of socialist ideologies brought by the poeple for the poeple. removing chiuodren from mines, welfair, minimum wage, unions etc.. those things don't exits because of capitalism, they exist because the poeple faught against capitalism.
But this life is better than war
I have nothing but the most outright respect for these women. Oh my heart goes out to them, I lost my mom almost 2 years ago now and my life forever changed, I know the pain of having to trek on without your loved ones. I know the pain of feeling sick, how you feel cursed to just open your eyes and exist. Life just ain't fair, what a cold world we live in. It's crazy how many different ways a pair of eyes can see this world. God bless them
I make mine your words.
Why do her Children not work?
She could make Doughnuts no need to do this!
You have been fooled by the mass media and the education system 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖
@@irenedavo3768yeah that's what I was wondering as well! The first lady has grandkids and is 63. Her children are adults and yet none of them have a job? It specifically said she supports her three children. I would be ashamed of myself if my old and widowed mother had to do dangerous backbreaking work to support me when I was capable of doing it myself.
My grandma lived in Indonesia as a little girl, and she was raised by her grandma, who had to scrape a living off the streets selling cookies door to door. For the poor, it is an incredibly hard life.
It's hard being poor literally everywhere.
@@SupaL33tKillara poor person in the USA lives a life of luxury compared to a poor person in a country such as Indonesia.
@@SupaL33tKillar those aren't poor, those are drug addicts and people with extreme mental issues.
@@PoeticSonic the reach is palplating. Large parts of the US have slums worse than the poorest parts in many Asian countries. Even in Europe cities like Liège are literal hell hole. Gtfo , being poor is relative.
@@SupaL33tKillaryou seriously compared US to Indonesia? we don’t have homeless shelter, no free money for being poor, even water is not free, why do US people can’t handle when someone is struggling more? you always have that “it’s hard for us too” as if you can compare
I'm Indonesian, felt so sad to watch this. Money is sometimes extremely hard to earn in the country. We do a hard work every single day but we only get a small amount of money. That's the poor reality we face in undeveloped country.
American living abroad in Vietnam now. It angers me everyday knowing how little my coworkers get paid. Sure, I have a foreign education and they cannot themselves do what I was hired for, but some of them are "close enough" it would be suitable for my setting. I've traveled all around in recent years. It is maddening that even after covid and seeing the RANSOM stolen from all of us through corporations and abuse of our governments that things went right back. We should all be doing what France is doing, we need to nail the suits to a proverbial cross and take back what was STOLEN from us all. Best wishes, I can only hope for a better future . . . no matter how grim it currently looks for all of us.
@@WhatWillYouFind If's time for guillotines. In real life not Minecraft.
As fellow Indonesian that's just Normal things in third world country
toran, sadly, the fact is that people get the society that they work for. Most people make poor choices.
Poor and uneducated in a corrupt & superstitious society. Not only Indo., but in many struggling countries.
I'm constantly amazed at the resilience that so many people have despite being in some of the worst situations.
Because those who didn't make it, died. Please don't be amazed, please be ashamed, for not helping them out. Your words are equivalent to saying "I'm amazed that humans can take that much hurt and not die" to a deadly wounded person. The right reaction is to call the ambulance.
@@yren3386 🤣
@@yren3386 Just because you can simply say it doesnt mean they can do/afford it. Call an ambulance when they are struggling for money? And what is that way of helping youre talking about? Did you do it before writing this comment? Hmm?
@@uberkiwi7219 I donate to charities every year. I feel sorry and powerless for not being able to help more. Whether you helped anyone or not, that's okay, you can help whenever you are able to, with whatever you can afford to. However, I don't see it okay to be amazed. These people are suffering. They strived to survive. They are not anyone's amazement.
@@uberkiwi7219 if you can't afford an ambulance, at least call for help or say sorry can't help. But being amazed? No.
I just do t understand why her kids and children in laws aren’t helping her more instead of her having to help all of them. But maybe they can’t find good jobs either. All I do know for a fact is that this woman is absolutely lion hearted and so tough and amazing. And obviously has such a big giving heart. Bless her and I hope that someday she gets to have more time to enjoy all the fruits of her labor
The video states that all her children work, but she chooses to work to help out on all the bills.
@@icameisaws4829 That's the other widow. Datri, the main widow featured, the one whose husband often beat her up when he was alive, continues to work because her sons need the financial support. The daughter-in-law with the baby, admitted that they need her income to help them get by. And Datri also had to sell a gold ring so that her other son could pay rent. You would think that her sons would be able to support themselves and their children, as they would be young and presumably fit and able. Or their wives - don't they work? They're young and don't have the stigma of being widows so it should bw far easier for them to find some kind of work. It's just not sustainable for Datri's adult children to be reliant upon financial help from their mother. She's in her 60s and has worked in dangerous conditions for many years, so her physical condition is probably a lot worse than other 60ish women. She might be forced to stop working altogether soon, or could pass away from illness.
She is the main breadwinner and earns 2$ a day. I dont think the kids are working
This made me cry, I wish I could find her and help her.
If you're so poor that you and your wife live with your mother, who scavenges toxic waste to support you, maybe hold off on having a child 🙄 So stupid.
That's not true, there is no wide superstition in Indonesia about widows being bad luck, the reasons why widows in Indonesia find it difficult to find jobs especially those coming from low income families are the lack of skills. It's common for lower income families to ignore education especially those of the older generation. It's common for women to have a mindset that they don't need higher education because they can rely on their husbands, but this is slowly changing. Jakarta itself has massive problems in every aspect. The government should provide training, make business loans on a small scale easier and accessible and regulate immigration in Jakarta. Edit: about the widows being bad luck in Indonesia, there are stigmas about widows and divorcees that are ridiculous. But widows not being accepted in terms of productivity is not one of them, I've been living in many areas in major islands and some smaller islands in Indonesia, really truly living not just visiting and never once have I seen one. In many places widows are being prioritized and empowered. To have that in Jakarta is difficult due to extreme competitions, uncontrolled suburb or rural development, unmanaged migration, like I said Jakarta has massive problems in every aspect, this is just one of them, the superstition that widows are bad luck might exist, but that is not the problem, especially in Jakarta.
I bet this won’t be the top comment, even though it should be.
One google search away and you can see that is not true.
The bad luck bringing of widows comes from Hinduism which was the religion of the people before Islam. In India, there are towns of widows as their kids throw them out of their homes.
@@drpk6514 be that as it may, this is not an issue in Indonesia
@@lalahasgone Maybe in the Hindu region of Indonesia
they should be rewarded for somehow helping to clean up the environment from metal waste
Agreed, because we know BI didn't pay her or anyone else for their interviews.
@@GM-qq1wi I bet they actually offer a small amount of cash so they don't have a lot of people decline. Just $10, 5 days of her pay, surely would instantly convince her to take the interview.
@@GM-qq1wi why dont you think that? BI can afford to pay and if you ask to interview someone, that's time taken from their day.
@@kaynkayn9870 and @tylernorby4939 the problem with paying interviewees is that it compromises neutrality, in that you may induce tall tales by offering to pay for the interview as such. (We know this issue from paid informants for law enforcement, for example.) I think it’s eminently reasonable to compensate them for any losses incurred (lost wages, travel costs, etc.). With that said, I wouldn’t be surprised if many journalists end up helping out anyway, perhaps after the fact, perhaps after publishing to make it a bit less of a direct payment.
lol wtf
440 lbs of metal for $3?? To buy 4 cups of rice for dinner? This is heartbreaking. These women are exposed to the worst pollution, every day, all day.
How is it heartbreaking? To be so stubborn and stupid, that you refuse to learn a trade/skill, and instead go day in and day out picking up small pieces of metal...
@@joselimai you seem to forget the lack of availability in jobs in her area... also which company will hire a 60 year old woman with athritis and various health issues, no offense to the original woman.
@@joselimai Wow, ya know what? I want to applaud you. You said something so stupid and yet you said it so confidently. Really something special, Congrats!
@@joselimai The *entire* video is about how these women are ostracized for being widows. The FIRST SPOKEN WORDS IN THE VIDEO ARE "Scavenging for rusted scrap metal is one of the only ways widows in Jakarta can make money."
I work in a fish packing plant and we have a few people working the lines her age or older, and I always feel bad because it's such tedious, monotonous work but they make 10 times as much in 1 hour as this lady makes in an entire day, in a much safer, cleaner environment. Breaks my heart that these women have to work like this at her age but at the same time it's inspiring and makes me feel a little better about my own situation. I hope she can find some way to retire or transition to some less demanding work.
$30 per hour? how do I apply bro?
@@theshurikenright??? What a 🧢
@@theshuriken30/hr is high for factory work in Idaho. You can easily make that much working construction.
It hurt so much to see this video. Even if I can't directly help her, I aim to make my parent live an easier life, as they have sacrificed so much for my educations.
😊 u are a good blessed kid, I bless you for living a good life and marry a good beautiful wife ❤❤
This is how the worlds most populous muslim country treats it's women, mothers and widows.
I too have that in my target, good luck man, don't forget to spend time with your parents
@@mat4263it treats them like trash religion keeps them dumb
Ugh.. my god she's panning for rust~ =(
What an incredible woman! So many people take for granted what hard work really is. Much respect to Datri
You have been fooled by the mass media and education system 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖
This is not hard work, this is pure stupidity...
You can have as many children as you want, just keep gathering rust and not complaining! It's a wonderful world after all.
Thank you Insider News for covering their stories. It's so important for us to have awareness of these conditions as to inform our charitable organizations towards them.
Unfortunately, charity doesn't help these situations. It's a band-aid to make us feel better, but it does little to help these individuals and nothing to alleviate the ongoing problems.
@@smgdfcmfahthat's it. Only real fix that we currently know of is improving economic conditions through increased productivity
@smgdfcmfah You might not think that it does much but charity can help these women get the medicine they need, some extra food, clean water for their area, maybe better job opportunities through micro-finance (look at what Grameen Bank did in India to help lift tens of thousands of women out of poverty) and most importantly education for their children to break the cycle of poverty. Charity is only a “band-aid” if donations are used thoughtlessly.
You have been fooled by the mass media and education system 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖
What they need is neither charity nor "trickle down" that charity enables.
I'm honestly surprised the "rust collector" is a real job, you would think that the pieces are of such low value that it isn't feasible, but I guess around a ship breaking yard that's been operating for decades you have so much of it that it's possible to collect bags and bags of it
Yeah it doesnt seem like it would be worth the amount of energy it would take to smelt and get the small amount of usable iron, after all the rust is separated
@@John_Redcorn_ These rusted pieces can be turned back into iron, it's basically iron ore, that's why it has any value at all. And it adds up if you put tons and tons of it into a furnace
cost of living is cheap in indonesia so even just a little of income does make a dofferent.
@@lolatmyage yup. Lots of people think rust is something entirely different when it's just iron and air. Maybe a little harder to get it entirely to iron, but all the impurities would be left in the slag at the top.
@@BlightfulProductions Saw a bunch of painted pieces in there + with all the seawater and oil contamination, I'm sure the furnace smells amazing lol
Wouldn’t it make sense that grandma stay home with the grandbaby while the young mom goes out to work?
Yes, that's what I was thinking.
Absolutely
No, when I was younger and naive I think like you, but after my son born, mother is the key component of child development, at least until they are 5 years old or enter the kindergarten, the main reason why kids now days are so disrespectful towards elderly is because most of them are growing up without parents existence in their life at developing age, both of their parents mostly at work, that's why the disconnects happens. Kids imitate their environment, if there's none, they will looking for it, which mainly now are outsourced from internet. That's why they cannot relate with reality, everything they see on internet are different.
She's probably still breast feeding, and her baby is still pretty young so needs constant care from the mother. I imagine she probably will get a job once the kid is a couple years old at least.
So then the young mom dies, and the elderly lady is stuck raising the kids when she’ll likely pass before they’re even teens
The amount of suffering caused by superstition is heart breaking.
can you elaborate more please?
@@theshuriken they are referring to “widows being bad luck”
Fr tho I never heard widow bringing bad luck here. Where tf they got this information from? Its probably because she's old where her job opportunity is small. In my area. If you can do it, you're hired. Then again I'm in Borneo not Java
I'd really like to know if this is true, and what the origins are.@@ZuraJura
@@ZuraJura im in jakarta never heard of this either, there is also some comments that also state that widow being a bad luck is not the issue.... the issue is more systemic than that.
I am physically disabled and have been really in a self pitying rut. To see this video inspires me to do better with what I have and not give into my pain. Like these widows I too have a family that needs me. And since I've become so sick, disabled and in pain I've used it as an excuse to withdraw and not do anything. As long as I am alive I should be doing what I can for the good of my family. These women have given me a powerful lesson in perspective. For that I wish them all the happiness and luck in the world. May God bless them and watch over them
Hello, if you dont mind me asking, can you still move your hands? If yes, you can try to learn computer programming. Hope my advice could help ❤
Power to you helly.
I have deepest respect towards these hardworking widows. They are magnificent human being.
Well its not like you were gonna have contempt towards the people forcing her into this so, good job taking the low road! I have the deepest respect for boilerplate morons.
@@Cjx0r seek professional help
@@amarillorica thanks for validating my point
We dont know how lucky we are..much respect to that lady..
We?
who is we?
what do you mean who is we? there's a 99% chance you are way more fortunate than these women who are struggling to barely survive in these conditions
Your business will make you rich but investment makes and you keep you wealthy, we all deserve to be successful and have financial freedom, I pray everyone here becomes successful
Be a goal achiever Always aim high so your dreams can come to reality Use your job to finance your goals✅ You can't be an employee forever! Consistent efforts in trading/investment will put you in a position where success will find you
Investing in alternate income streams should be the top priority for everyone right now especially given the global economic crisis we are currently experiencing, Stocks, gold, silver, and virtual currencies are still attractive investments at the moment.
@@markdamascus7878Having a job doesn't mean security rather having different investments is the real deal
I advice everyone to start investing and never rely on just salary. No billionaire made it through salary
I'm looking for something to venture into on a short term basis, I have about $6k sitting in my savings
I have commented before suggesting that the people you film should get a percentage of the money that you make from videos about them and apparently I am not the only one because I have seen similar opinions expressed by others. Of all of the videos that you have posted, the people in this one, in my opinion, deserve help the most. Please use the money you make from this video to fund helping them getting out of poverty!
The people shown here do get paid.
As if! All the money goes to the CEO of Insider News.
@jessewilson8676 that would be good to hear if true, but how do we know it is? And how much if so? Ten bucks? Five? A hundred?
@@colinmartin9797 I don’t know exactly. Back in the mid 70’s (going to be vague for reasons) there was a film crew doing a story on southern USA homeless families. One family received enough (donut know exact amount) to get a 64 Chrysler fair condition and an apartment for 6 months. With the apartment and transportation the family was able to get employment and remained in the apartment for 2 years.
KZhead pays barely anything I wouldn’t be surprised if they make enough just to keep the channel running
my heart goes out to these widows. i hope to one day be able to do something for them
they have no choice coz they got lazy kids and they spoil them
Just do it now, you know where they are staying. Talk is easy. actions speak louder than words.
@@user-ow4ij8ix3m i'm a young teen no money yet lmao
@@user-ow4ij8ix3m we are doing it by advancing in our studies so its easier to get a job, so at the very very least, our parent don't end up like them
wHY ?? YOU DON'T OWE THEM A DAMN THING
in detroit during the recession, iron became so valuable that people would tear down abandoned factories and sell the steel support beams
The state of society can be measured by how it treats those who are weakest.
I wonder if they lived like this before money? I wonder if they fished? I wonder if those ships being dumped there ruined their portion of the sea. Now they have to break down the very ships that killed their way of life or happiness. What a time to be alive❤
My heart is just breaking but looking at these women, glimmering with hope, I am in awe! and in tears. God bless these women and grant all their wishes.
💔 this series makes u think seriously about what it means to be human. And I feel embarrassed that the civilized world we live in allows this amount of suffering to happen to innocent people.
Civilized world? Dog eat dog my friend, this world is evil.
While billionaires run wild and get whatever they want at any given time. The unequality is sickening
@@jdw-616 I wouldn’t say the world itself is inherently evil it’s more unapologetically raw than anything else
@@jdw-616it doesn't have to be, though
@@ericl6460 there will never be peace in this world. The sin of man is only curable through the Messiah.
This shows you how grateful we should be for the things we have. There is always someone worse off them us. These 2 women are inspirational.
Far from it, this video shows how ungrateful we should be, we should always stand for our self's and never let somebody exploit you! Sure we are working office jobs from 9-5 but somebody is making the same amount as we are off of our labour! You feed a selfish boss, greedy owners, and a never ending money pit of a country's public sector. And for most states it will only get worse... Though I do think capitalism brought us most of our wealth/better working conditions, I do think it needs heavy regulation in order for it to work. And lets be honest, public sector employees should loose their right to vote if we want to prosper again (either work for the state and loose the right to vote of work in the private sector and keep your voting right - so nothing is forced here and you can always get your voting licence back). This applies for the vast majority of blue and white collar workers in the private sector in most states of the developed world!
The amount of people that are severely poor and choose to keep having multiple children just amazes me
They don't "choose" most of the time. Many of them don't have access to sex education or contraceptives.
@@dumplingdumpling2205 I understand your point, my mom is from a 3rd world country. The level of education isn’t as high as a first world. I will say that c0ndoms are a cheap birth control in her country idk if it’s the same in others or if the men there don’t care for it.
@@violetreyes8312 access is one thing. Awareness to actually use contraceptives is another. And on top of that, patriarchy of that region demands things of the women it hangs over. Being made pregnant and a mother is an enforced gender role in many, many countries.
That's why education very important
Given these women appear Muslim but Islam actually encourages family planning, it's definitely an issue with culture and access. Indonesia has a strain of Islam that even other Muslim countries find extreme.
This is just heartbreaking.
Widows brings bad luck? I never hear such thing in my life as a Jakartan.
Likewise.
i haven't heard something like that too as a guy from depok
Never heard that from banten
It breaks my heart to see them struggling to make ends meet but at the same time they really inspired me. Kepada kalian saudara saudari ku di Indonesia yang dalam kesusahan. Semoga kalian berjaya dalam hidup dalam apa jua pekerjaan. Salam dari Malaysia.
When I see these videos I think there should be a gofundme for these people. Even raising a couple thousand dollars would completely change things for her.
63 and the main bread winner for her 3 kids . How old are her kids?
the whole world could use an ounce of these women's will power, strength and a work ethic and mind set like they do.... it's a beautiful thing... the things we have in our lives that we take for granted...
sedih tengok video makcik ni kerja walaupun environment bahaya, ya Allah, ampunkan aku kalau aku selalu mengeluh dan tak bersyukur. Semoga semua yang baca komen ni dimurahkan rezeki, diangkat segala kesusahan
These people, and many others like them, are the true heroes in this world.
The true Heros because they have a shitty job?
Wow..............and may God bless her................. After watching how humbly that poor lady lives, I'll never complain about anything again........
God blessed her already with her torment.
Harsh environment, hard life, but strongest and the hardest working people out there, may they always given what they always deserve
These stories are so hard to watch but it does make me appreciate what I have.
What an inspiration these women are. Another side of Indonesia I did not know about.😮
That's gross and just sad on so many levels. These governments should be ashamed.
You know, this woman and the women who worked with her are absolute Hero’s. They have achieved success without financial benefits- self worth, an a nirvana we in the west can’t realize no matter how much money we make, how many cars we own etc. she inspires me to be more generous and more humble/grateful. I cannot forget her nor them, I cannot disrespect them by materialist goals, this video makes me a better person.
The less you have, the more grateful you are for the little you do have.
The difference between their lives and mine is absolutely staggering... it really puts it into perspective. Im clasping my hands and being thankful for my easy life...
It's disgusting to watch the useless sons who can't take care of her mom at her old age.
thats the fact for most indonesians' family. most women are the backbone of the family.
useless
How's the weather up there on your high horse?
@mam362 would rather not start a family and slave all day than have my 60yr mother kill herself working to feed my incompetent ass.
usually the sons have no jobs, wake up at noon, drinking, sitting, smoking around with friends until early morning, and repeat the cycle again. Often they had the audacity to ask money to their mum or even ask them to sold her gold earrings/ rings (like mentioned on the video)
widow bring bad luck in work? i'm indonesian and never heard of this before.
There are some local superstitions about this, usually in pedalaman area, but I never find it in Jakarta.
@@lower_than_furries9727HOAX
This is how the worlds most populous muslim country treats it's women, mothers and widows.
@@mat4263 HOAX
it is absolutely amazing genuine news companies like this that help keep the world open to the rest of us. i would never have got to learn about something like this, see it so in depth. that being said, when someone dislikes your video does it show the names of the user who disliked it? if so, an interesting video would be an expose on the insane minds and mystery as to why tf anyone would dislike this. i see so many videos that have dislikes that make no sense. i am curious as to why and genuinely curious as to what people would dislike something like this.
Sometimes we take for granted of everything we have and how good we have it god bless this people that do this hard and unsafe work to provide for their families
Alhamdulilah for everything and anything. These people are way stronger than myself and many around us as well. Having worked in shipyards for almost a decade myself in many capacities, i loved and hated my job everyday. Much respect to hard working people.
These people do so much for tiny scraps, and here in the U.S. you can find hundreds of pounds of metal being thrown out every week and it’s never even recycled
AND WHAT DO YOU DO TO WASTE LESS ?
@@jpcaretta8847 I run a small metal and electronics metal recycling operation as a hobby. During the summers when I’m not on campus I collect broken electronics and metal from friends, family and neighbors. Working or reusable electronics are sold second hand on eBay, and metal is separated and reused by myself for building projects or sold to the recycling center.
Tis such a shame what people waste.
@@AdamBechtol what YOU waste !
What are you saying? Metal recycling is big business in the u.s lots of scrap dealers.
6:16 - 200kg (440 lbs) for 3$, they arent even paying her ore rate, thats rough. Take that same rust to a scrap yard in the west and she'd get over $40.
May God bless these women. The ones who have sons that stay at home while their moms work and support them, should be ashamed of themselves. Bums
0:31 "Sometimes, I can only cry and feel sad. I feel lost." I've been there. That feeling that you want to do other things to change your life for the BETTER but you cant because you are too powerless to do it and dont know where to start NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. HARD WORK and all that you will still be nothing at the END OF THE DAY. I can just say. I'm just WAY TOO LUCKY that time gave me an OPPORTUNITY and that bridge so that I can do something to change my life. That now, I can provide myself basic needs in life and some scratch in my pocket. My HEART BLEEDS for people that worked hard everyday FOR YEARS up until the day they DIE they only experienced HARDSHIP and not a beautiful life that they deserved.
Widow are stigmatized and sometimes sexualized in Indonesia, in music for example, there's many songs where the lyrics are about comparing them to virgin women and such, this is just another symptoms of patriarchal society, but widows are not denied for jobs just because their status in Indonesia, even sometimes business owner preferred them over young women because they have less tendency to quit jobs and their dedication is much higher than youngsters... Source? My mother is Indonesian widow.
Salute to women like this. Love from Kashmir
Some of these numbers are a bit skewed. With what he gave her, yes that's about $3 (we can only see 50,000 RP) which they say buys 4 cups of rice. It seems like theyre using the price of rice wherever this is produced and not in Indonesia where the average price of rice is about 13000 RP for a kilogram. They still dont make much, it's pretty much the low end of what would be a regular salary depending where they live though. This video makes it out to seem like there are tons of people doing this, but its only 8.
If you do a video on people like this. KZhead should make the producers give a percentage or anything they make back to those people.
agree😢
The easiest way to get people out of poverty is low taxes and only regulating actual damaging effects combined with little to no licensing to run a business.
Corruption and greed will never allow it
We can learn a lot from these videos. Wish them all the best and hope things will be better in the future
This lady is. Legend and a inspirational for all
I'm a widow, boyfriend died at 36 of COVID. If I was considered bad luck I would be doomed... It's bad enough that we tend to be seen as damaged goods in the Western world. These poor women, my heart breaks for them at the unfair superstitions others cast on them
please DONT believe this INDIAN narator. she clearly thinks INDONESIAN is like her country (India) where widow considered as "bad luck". but the reality is THERE ARE NO SUCH A THING EXIST IN INDONESIA!!! In fact, Indonesia have THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT SINCE EARLY 2000s. and INDONESIAN BIGGEST PARTY is lead by a WIDOW. this INDIAN narator clearly KNOW NOTHING about Indonesia.
widows aren't considered as bad luck here, this video has some false narratives. but thanks for the kind words
Widow can remarry and have any job as they please in Indonesia. The superstitions, I never heard about. Thank God is not true, in Jakarta or other place in Indonesia.
why doesnt the daughter in law go work and she stay home to look after the kids then??
Privileged younger generation. No intention to work hard for a living. The daughter in law thinks just raising a child gives her free pass from having to go out there and work hard to earn a living.
No honor. This is shameful.
Bad education
This just makes me sad. I spent $35 on dinner last night, and yet she makes maybe that much every 12 days.
what are her sons and daughter in law do to support the family? even they are living under her roof. shameful. they should all work except that old lady.
So this old lady works herself ragged and the daughter in law just stays at home doing nothing? wow, just wow.
yeah that is pretty odd
@gordordf1091 How do you know she does??
you've got the right name "user"
Bless these poor widows
Its beyond despicable how much so many people take the things they have for granted. Wishing these people health and posterity.
That is what their God wanted for them so leave them alone. They are happy.
God has nothing to do with it, people in more wealthy societies take for granted what they have. If they saw how little and how hard these people worked it may change their minds on the materialistic things they have and to be more grateful.
Grateful to whom? They built that peace and wealth themselves for generations. Yet those who live in absolute poverty chant "God, god, god". How about turning your eyes at your community. @@wiz7190
Agree - there is such imbalance in this world - people should not have to live like this
Watching these kind of videos is informative, yet makes me grateful for what I currently have.
Am I the only one who found it interesting that they had an Arowana in a fish tank? Is it kept for food or is it just very common to have them as pets in Indonesia?
Common pet and emergency food.... It cheap when not commercial
I thought Arowana was supposed to be expensive 😮
I hope each of you find metal worth a fortune and bless your families for your hard work.
When i have an off day at work. I just look at these countries and these people who struggle and still smile and are happy. Life may feel bad but there is always good.
@insidernews you should setup a fundraising page for them
They don't even pay the subjects of their videos for their interviews. They never do anything to encourage the viewer to help or give any links to places that do help. They don't follow up on their previous video subjects after exploiting them for views. The "still standing" series never has links for viewers to patronise and trade with the businesses and artisans featured.
@@GM-qq1wi Exactly. Insider are pond scum.
love these risky businesses keep it up
watching this makes us realize how better our life is.
it was so amazing how she worked at her age she's a good example
Atleast she is cleaning her community
So sad to see imagination and inspiration being scrapped I remember they would come to the Cayman Islands when I was younger. I also feel so sad for the people who are still scraping to live when there is so much money being made around them.
These poor, poor people. And her I am bitching about having to work so much. I am beyond blessed. I wish I were rich to help folks like this.
incredible how they keep having children, condemning them to a tough life in poverty
that's kind of the purpose of life
Messed up world, in the netherlands where gonna spent 28b euro for climate...
All the while despite her living conditions she is a part of making the world better and gets nothing in the grand scheme of it all..... what a life.
wow bless these hard working women, wishing them all the best
Hats off to these ladies
Bruh even her married children struggle had to rely on her. Pretty much like a parasite at this point. If you struggle dont drag down other with you.
Her daughter-in-law is sitting at home doing nothing while she has to work her ass off to pay the bills. This shameful.
@@anupdev5845 really shame
Learn more before coment
Next time you think your job is bad 2:59 pov earning $2 a day
These are tough women, fighting all odds .I am in awe of them.
You watched how hard the job for her but hot damn, that smile she shows when taking care of her grandchild is priceless, many people kill for that kind of true happiness.
Long live Indonesia. 😊
Semoga sihat selalu bu , moga di murahkan rezeki nya oleh ALLAH SWT. Salam drpd malaysia.
These people better be compensated for being apart of this short doc.
Cruise ship industry is a shady, dirty business.
Why isn't the young girl with the baby going out and work and while Grandma watches the baby??? 😮
that's what I thought. Why not grandma take care the baby and she working in restaurant or something else? 😔
My heart is heavy knowing how hard she works,while most of the world wastes so much.I so wish I could help. All I can do is pray.That makes me incredibly angry when I hear the excesses of my world.
Prayers are just another form of wishful thinking. How about speaking up about it and see if there’s anything you can do to help?
@@sarcasticallyrearranged I pray for you,also.
Exactly. All you do is pray, and so does everybody else. That is why nothing will change.
@@excalibro8365 And your solution is what?
If I was able to do anything, I would. I am in the Shadow of the grim reaper and can only offer prayers,my apologies.EMTs should have let me go.
Wonderful reportage! God bless you and all journalists who go the distance to bring us up to date with the reality around us. I don’t know what this world would have been without journalism! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
this is heartbreaking
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Give shelter, warmth, and sustenance to a naked, starving, cold person, and they will surely be grateful. What perspective does this give to someone who has their basic needs met?