Who makes the products we buy? How ethical are their work environments?
Join Green Initiatives' 82nd film screening, Machines, a visually compelling look behind the doors of a textile industry in one part of the world, and which is true on a global context, exploring the meaning of modern-day labor, exploitation, and the human cost of mass production in our globalized world.
About the Film
Moving through the corridors and bowels of an enormous and disorienting structure, the camera takes the viewer on a descent down to a dehumanized place of physical labor and intense hardship; a gigantic textile factory in a particular state in India. In his mind-provoking yet intimate portrayal, director Rahul Jain observes the life of the workers, the suffering and the environment they can hardly escape from. With strong visual language, memorable images and carefully selected interviews of the workers themselves, Jain tells a story of inequality, oppression and the huge divide between rich, poor and the perspectives of both.
"....My only satisfaction is that everyone dies. Even when the rich go, they leave the world with nothing....."
The textile and garment industry in India: facts and figures
The $40 billion Indian textile and garment industry, much of which operates in the informal sector and is poorly regulated, employs an estimated 45 million workers. 12,6 million children are engaged in child labor in India. More than 95% of the factories have no trade unions on their premises. Overtime practice reaches about 70 to 80 working hours a week and is mostly not or underpaid. With an average daily wage from $2 to $5, the workers take home between $90 and $150 per month.
Estimates of the number of people trapped in forced labour vary. The International Labour Organisation says 21 million people are victims of forced labour globally, while the Global Slavery Index says there are 36 million slaves in the world, half of them in India.
To read more about the film or get in touch with the film crew visit www.machines-themovie.com
Registration 活动预约
+ Regular Registration 预约: 70 RMB
+ Student RSVP 学生预约: 30 RMB (Vaid Student ID required 请提供有效学生证件*)
+ At-The-Door 无提前预约: 100 RMB (Subject to availability 售完即止*)
Location 活动地址
Haworth Furnitures
Jingan Kerry Center Tower 1, 32F,
1515 West Nanjing Road,
静安嘉里中心 1 座 32 楼南京西路 1515 号
Jing'
an Temple Exit 6 静安寺站 6 号出口
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