India's 'village of widows'

[@kvuppal1]

This is the country which witnessed the most expensive and lavish wedding ever this year.

[@paquitoignacio3449]

The government of India should help this people get a proper wages compensation for this hard work.

[@jzeng2022]

Do you think the Indian government doesn't want to help them? The Indian government simply has no ability to help them. How many countries are still using manual hammering to break rocks?

[@ayamasakya4196]

The Indian government should help them but they won’t want to help. They are powerless to do anything. India is one of the poorest nations in the world. The government doesn’t do much to raise their standards of living.

[@MrXlee1967]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@misterbig9025]

@@paquitoignacio3449 Our government is corrupt to the core

[@anglo-saxonconnor817]

The easiest way to help them is to simply made known who is their employer. This will made negotiating and improving their welfare alot easier with the power of public awareness on their side.

[@baha3alshamari152]

Or just boycott sandstone products until the entire industry collapse

[@michaeljunior1445]

It will affect these women also. Their only known livelihood is this one.

[@deidradahl2802]

@@michaeljunior1445-- Yes, but how about prevention, would a mask not help?

[@bradentour3993]

No one cares in India..This is covered by foreign media only.

[@misterbig9025]

@@anglo-saxonconnor817 You are not Indian!

[@Shivani-kw9kx]

As my father is labour, i can say that in India Neither Labours are respected nor they get wages according to their hardwork.

[@RespectOthers1]

The sad irony that crushing stones is what feeds them and also kills them.

[@HoldMyCowsberg]

It's a privilege to dedicate our lives for White Rajahs. Jai Mr Bean 🙏🏻

[@Hkchinese888]

@@HoldMyCowsbergpitiful dalit

[@HoldMyCowsberg]

@@Hkchinese888 Blo0w mah balut, Maria.

[@HoldMyCowsberg]

@@Hkchinese888 Here comes the other pareeya from SEA 😁

[@Hkchinese888]

@@HoldMyCowsberg dllm, I am from Hong Kong, dalit

[@RD85485]

This is ground reality of india , in India only struggle, hardwork, pain , poverty left, ,ppl struggle to survive , no employment, no better healthcare, no better education

[@RealSigmaChadMaleionaire]

Fake news! Eendia #1, sarr 🙃

[@shuttlespace04]

Pakistan ,China,Asian,African all 3 world poor countries same😢 Not only india😂

[@7rhythm]

Chinese workers died in balochistan, and you government says no casualties 😢

[@Jsarmy87124]

What third world 🙄​@@shuttlespace04

[@hengongchua6250]

But Indian media WION and Firstpost keep reporting that China is much worse than India. Especially that Firstpost lady Palki. Not a day we don't get to see her fake and negative news coverage on China.

[@nivmhn]

Thank you SCMP for commissioning this.

[@Raghav_Modi]

Namaskar 🙏🙏🙏🙏 As Indians from Rank 111 Hunger Index India who still use British railway tracks for open defecation, we must feel utterly humiliated by the state of our country 🙏🙏

[@ianwilliams14888]

ENDIA🤗

[@deidradahl2802]

We understand that toilets are installed in many homes, but the owners refuse to use it, considering it unsanitary to have it in the home. They place produce in the tubs instead. If they remain obstinately closed minded and decide to not change their ways, this unsanitary condition will continue. They defecate in the open, step in it and take it into their homes, flies flit on it the stick to their food, so they are not thinking.

[@kanakpratapsingh8466]

Post colonial railway tracks have been replaced a long time ago, only the few of them remain in the hill stations of Himachal Pradesh. Other than that open defacation is mainly done in rural parts of India, close to dense bushes. Why are you spreading misinformation?

[@HoldMyCowsberg]

@@Raghav_Modi Jai Parreyah! 🇮🇳🙏🏻

[@misterbig9025]

@@Raghav_Modi As Indian I agree

[@Juanita-gf4te]

They haven't even got masks or protective clothing....

[@misterbig9025]

@@Juanita-gf4te What for?

[@brieb4317]

@@misterbig9025the dust.

[@SarahAndrews24]

What a shame, they are not given basic safety gear like gloves, masks and spraying the grounds with water.

[@rumpstatefiasco]

If some kind water spray can be added to the quarrying process, that can suppress the airborne dust significantly. Could absolutely mitigate the hazard.

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

Big Boss: will that cost me money?

[@notpillow6759]

​@@fajarkurniawan9434if safety regulations were enforced, it would drive up the product's price, and people would simply opt for the cheaper alternative

[@misterbig9025]

@@rumpstatefiasco In India everything is low cost. Not high cost!

[@rumpstatefiasco]

@@notpillow6759 What price a human life? With cleverness, efficiency and health can be partners.

[@ExplorerXyz-om6mz]

4:43 the finger of the lady 😢

[@alereon]

India Superpower!

[@khederahmadi6830]

And Western media tell us India is next China 😂😂😂

[@ttthjjf640]

India is the next propaganda machine 🤣

[@HoldMyCowsberg]

@@khederahmadi6830 The next toilet bowl is still the same toilet bowl. 🇮🇳 Supoopower ✊🏻

[@IIamSuperman]

😂

[@Thakur__RAJPUT__55]

​@@HoldMyCowsbergkeep it up. It has No impact on indians

[@HoldMyCowsberg]

@@Thakur__RAJPUT__55 Really? You responded, jeet 🤭

[@ChinaMan350]

贫穷落后 资源分配不均 政府无能没办法！非常同情她们！发展中国家更要团结起来相互帮助

[@major2707]

Go to Africa

[@Jindinhackerhelp]

That's the difference between China and India., China still claim they are a developin country while india duper super power

[@KRN000]

i am from india and more then 90% of indians are fools.😢

[@Devildemon74]

World Superpower India has 69 megaton of 💩 weapon

[@MichaelAChang]

This is heartbreakingly sad and inhumane. Asbestos is another killer in India taking countless lives.

[@TheCompletePackage007]

How about requiring masks to be worn for these workers? To be provided at the cost of the employer.

[@montyhinton4971]

Could it be possible to get masks to them. It seems such a simple answer. Indian culture would be difficult to change but a quiet mission to deliver masks might work. Again I wonder if it’s possible. In this entire presentation I did not see anyone with any face cover.

[@katiebarber407]

the employer will lie and claim they cant afford the masks and also be able to pay the employees,... its a lie that most people will just accept because theyre brainwashed

[@fidelcatsro6948]

employer needs to buy a bigger mercedes every year so it will never happen

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

Big Boss: will that cost me money?

[@jarjarbinks3193]

It has mostly nothing to do with cost and mostly comes down to people not choosing to wear them due to them being very uncomfortable under the Indian climatic conditions. For example, most of the people who ride a motorcycle in India can easily afford a helmet, but you would hardly anybody wearing a helmet. It is because helmets are simply unbearable under the boiling Indian sun.

[@michealsee2668]

Why is your subtitles so small and not visible enough for us to read it and understand them, please be responsible enough to do better so that we can appreciate every episode you post

[@kampoengbatoe2699]

China : We are a developing country, and we have 400 millions of rich middle-class. India : We are a developed country and the world no.1 superpower. Yes we have 800 millions of poor and miserable people that depend and rely on free 5 kg of rice distributed every month, but they are all north Indians, not south Indians.

[@henry-pj9zo]

Modi should spend more time with his people, rather than traveling all over the world.

[@misterbig9025]

@@henry-pj9zo Does he care for people?

[@hengongchua6250]

Why is Indian Media WION and Firstpost not reporting such news? Firstpost Palki should be the first to report this.

[@ID-NameMDKamrulHasan]

palki is a great reporter who are fed every night by modi in personal room

[@asingha94]

@@hengongchua6250 There's widows living all over the country. 99% never knew it heard of these. The media is obsessed with these few abnormal things. Understandable why

[@marcellawynja2372]

Why does the government not supply them with masks?

[@azbestusa8107]

do you have any information about corruption in educational system ?

[@Mysteriousman-b3y]

9.00 Even in difficulties she is trying to remember her sweet memories. Its a curse to be poor. If only he was alive,her fate wouod be different. Not only money,her word say she misses him. Companionship is also important. I hope she get help and widow pension from govt. 2 kids are more than enough. Awarness is important.

[@Koala-jj7go]

Well people in rich countries try to be minimalists. These people are minimalists. Poor is just a judgement

[@melodyparra2960]

Any money money everything comes down to money it all trickles down and boils down to the very root of it money

[@WayneJohnson98888]

Can you imagine an Indian woman may become next leader of the free world 😮😮😮.

[@fungj4126]

I do believe a Lebanese woman will become the PM of Australia one day.

[@jarjarbinks3193]

India had a women PM/leader way before most Western countries!

[@AxccleratE]

Those who get to leave India are extremely skilled in what they do, look at all the ceos of every company all of them are Indian, people who are living under poverty line don't get to leave. What you guys are getting is the best of us or even best of you, she's more likely to protect the free world than the alternate, (free world = America ofcourse)

[@jarjarbinks3193]

​@@AxccleratE Only a minuscule minority leaves India! India still makes most of its money by trading with the West, not the East! China just wants to exploit India's market.

[@jarjarbinks3193]

​@@AxccleratE Only a minuscule portion of Indians leave India. India benefits massively by trading with the West. On the contrary, China just wants to SELL to the Indian market and make money there, nothing much else.

[@lookman7047]

Wondering how the Chinese do it? If there is such stone production in China. 🤔

[@jonwijaya8539]

And Modi wants to be a world leader. When he can't even take care of his people.

[@wojomojo]

Based

[@Mysteriousman-b3y]

He gaves zero basic accounts to poor. Earlier govt funds use to end up in hands of officers,now it goes directly into bank account. They can get groceries from ration. Ayushman health card is also avaliable. Still there is scope of improvement. You can put everything on prime minister. State level leader and village level officer should take care. Corruption is one major reason for india backwardness.

[@GeorgeMartinus]

And most of Hindi even proud of their democracy and think have more freedom than China. Like, what?!

[@Rav01508]

India likes to think itself as a World Super Power that is far greater than the REAL superpowers of the World, USA/China/Russia, and that is why Modi proclaimed to the entire world that the 21st century belongs to India and India only.However those arrogant claims are far from reality. #111 in Hunger index #161 in Freedom Press index #126 in Happy index #139 in GDP per capita #134 in HDI index #113 infant Mortality index #125 Life expectancy index #134 Global Youth Development Index #148 in Women, Peace And Security index #126 Global Peace Index #110 Social Progress Index #149 World Inequality Index #134 ICT Development Index #177 environmental Performance Index #127 Global Gender Gap report #103 Global Talent Competitiveness index #80 Henley Passport Index #3 World Air Quality(Pollution) 2023 #1 Cricket Happiness Index 10% earn

[@haruk2312]

When he said he will eradicate the poor, he meant literally 😂

[@alileevil]

The Govt of India should strictly implement minimum wages. This is ridiculous and borders on slavery!

[@JaniceWithTheTarlovCysts]

This was heartbreaking to watch. I watched my Father die from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (he was on oxygen therapy 24/7, the last year of his life, struggling for each breath) yet nobody could say how he developed it; these women know what will more than likely end their lives. They're working in such appalling conditions. I imagine they must also suffer with carpal tunnel or arthritic hands from pounding the rocks.

[@MrXlee1967]

They still practice burning a woman unlive after her husband dies. Remember the lady said she would drink pois0n but has kids to look after. This is ingrained in them. They don't want to learn or get educated. There biggest concern their is how they can shift the blame onto Muslims, that's it. They don't think of solutions or they could be wrong, or that they are the rap capital of the world. Highest suercide of women in the world. Don't waste your time on such people.

[@BiratRai-ee9kw]

Atleast give them tea.

[@harryloo8544]

What the employer do not do here should be criminal

[@Kiyoone]

pooper power by 2030 heh?!

[@itshyperstar]

Man the beginning of the video was already very deep. Ifeel for these poor women. It's sad to imagine they are out there doing this very thing right now with nothing being done to help.

[@ongsengfook]

A strong nation is a nation without homeless and poor people. Not big population.

[@yapsiauwsoengie6507]

Why not just wearing mask?

[@Phoenix20X]

Women have never had been lroperly reslected in India

[@smarttech7071]

Great piece of cinematography

[@WORLDCITIZEN10]

I am asking from,Ambani, Adani to provide the jobs and accommodations for widows.

[@brandonlandolt7913]

Why don’t they wear a face cover

[@chestno.1810]

they are ignorant people mainly from bangladesh

[@MrXlee1967]

Why need face mask when we are super power sir? Women have no rights here sir, cow dung curry is cure for all diesels sir. Please come visit sir, bring lots of ding ding cash monies sir. Take any women with you sir, please take me to UK or USA sir I help you fight Muslim, yes Muslim to blame for each and every ting sir. Please visa sir

[@HoldMyCowsberg]

What's the big deal? We are 1.4 billion strong Supoopower. Coolies unlimited, sarr💪🏻

[@Nicholas_Foong69]

*_Chinese miss being ruled by imperial japan_*

[@Nicholas_Foong69]

The chinese flag is the best toilet paper in the world🚽🇨🇳🧻

[@Syvern.]

​​@@Nicholas_Foong69Pajeet is angry 😢

[@Nicholas_Foong69]

@@Syvern. Tell that to the chinese affected by Unit 7__3__1

[@Devildemon74]

@@Nicholas_Foong69 Saar i am poojeet. I love caste system and falllaw it to the core. I also smmmelll saaar and scccccccam people

[@dan020350]

❤

[@sparrow9815]

Beautiful documentary

[@freeworld88888]

if you are fed up with life, you need to go to India and nepal to see what people have to go through. The horrific suffering indians have to go through is unbelivable. people said that india and china gdp was the same in 1980 but people don't understand that india gdp has been unequalling since 3000 years to now.. chinese gdp was same as india but the chinese divided the money equally, unlike India where 5% own everything, lands, waters and even people indirectly.. so the country banks are nothing if the money is not divide equal. we can only have sympathy, empathy and compassion pray.. may you people will get a great leader, a new political system.. so it can destroy castes system and bs western style democracy.

[@AxccleratE]

Crony capitalism is what slowing down India.

[@Thakur__RAJPUT__55]

There is much much difference between indian history and chinese history. You must develop some critical thinking abilities.

[@t.brahma2645]

Sad reality

[@samsplayground8646]

Provide high end mask please

[@ShitSkinsIndian]

India's best achievements so far *India's Hunger index* India is 111 out of 125 in the hunger Index. (Now) 2013: 63rd rank 2022: 107th rank *India's Happiness index.* 2013: 111th rank 2022: 136th rank *India is 126th place out of 146 in the happiness Index.* (Now) *India's press freedom rank* 2013:79th 2022: 150the the fourth pillar of worlds largest democracy is no more *India's unemployment rate* 2013:4.9% 2023:7.5% Unemployment rate never increase in growing economy.. india is growing only on paper and by Loan *India's Debt* before 2014: ₹55 lakh crore 2023: ₹155 lakh crore *India's GDP from 2004 to 2014:* $709 billion to 2.04 trilion (almost triple) *India's GDP from 2014to 2024:* $2.04 trillion to 3.6 trilion (expected)... not even double *India's covid deaths highest in the world at 4.7 million. 10 times more than what India has reported.* *India's economy shrinks 23.9%* *India is 132 in the development index.* *India is last in environmental performance index.* *India is the worlds largest slum Dharavi.* *India is not a permanent UNSC member, after begging for 30+ years and ongoing since 1994.* (Source: Jstor, India has been bidding for the permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council since 1994) *Title of article/research/report:* Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation 2014 update *Global Source:* UNICEF *What article said specifically:* India continues to be the country with the highest number of people (597 million people) practising open defecation (Fig. 17). I know what you are going to say, thus, read this Modi claimed in late 2019 that India is open defecation free and what happened? A recent joint monitoring programme (JMP) on water, sanitation and hygiene by the World Health Organization and UNICEF released July 1, 2021 stated that at least 15 per cent of the total population in India defecates in the open. 🥳

[@trimurthya149]

Working hours to be reduced to minimum with high pay.

[@MrGuit12]

Mr N Modi went to Ukraine.

[@Fuzzle1985]

They have too many people doing manual labor a machine can do better and faster.

[@leemccabemccabe5627]

✝️ 🙏

[@devamjani8041]

Lots of CCP keyboard warriors here. How about trying to improve your own country before pointing fingers at others ?

[@truthislogical]

They are far ahead of us in every aspect we need to take inspiration from them

[@devamjani8041]

@@truthislogical they have made that progress in last 30 years only. India is also at the same spot where china was 25 years ago. India will develop rapidly in next 2-3 decades. They need to take care of their own people.

[@truthislogical]

@@devamjani8041 both India and china were at same stages in the beginning.. And India will never change in democractic system

[@devamjani8041]

@@truthislogical India had british puppets congress as government. If they remain out of power then India will soon catch upto china.

[@Shersuri67]

The people who are owners of the mines should be punished. Wearing a wet cloth to cover you mouth and nose will greatly decrease the chance of getting silicosis. Yet the owners who run the mine didn't even suggested it. It just shows how cruel and evil these owners are.

[@KRN000]

love from india❤

[@Psalm1101]

They need help know

[@Jesus-is-love4ever]

dang

[@Juanita-gf4te]

The company should have to pay for their medical treatment. They don't make enough to pay for it themselves.

[@baha3alshamari152]

Why would they ? It's more profitable not to

[@chestno.1810]

its informal mafia

[@mohdnorzaihar2632]

Safety first, wear your mask or just gathering your money for a machine

[@venkat.venkatesh84]

India is a correption country

[@matthewlim7514]

Dear South China Morning Post Editor, Can United Nation agency provide basic mask like the ones used against COVID-19 virus?

[@AranyakJha]

Xi the pooh is very great SAAR.Chyna is suparpawar SAAAR 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@teowes7528]

At the most basic level they need masks. We were able to increase the supply during the pandemic. We should be able to get masks for them. Then scope up the work so they have less exposure. Then the government needs to step in and force the companies to increase the safety of their facilities. Going to look in to the mask thing.

[@yiddena]

Would wearing face masks help as a first step?

[@fidelcatsro6948]

My cat says the longest english word in the world: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

[@shiraishi1]

🎉

[@KC-jo9cm]

I am feeling bad, even sad. This work should be done with some kind of machine, but not. And the workers are women.

[@paquitoignacio3449]

The big companies are raking big profits at the expense of this poor woman in being exploited in doing this kind of work.

[@llrx4858]

Even a simple cheap mask is better than no protection!

[@grandracoooncorn1033]

the question is why when you are poor you make 4-5 children?!?!? thats ur own fault

[@fidelcatsro6948]

they dont believe in a man marrying another man in that part of the world..

[@ridhamatri9447]

Ask this to abduls.

[@Wangxian_6]

​@@ridhamatri9447don't cope, we don't see any Abdul here .

[@major2707]

​@@Wangxian_6andhnawazi

[@Koala-jj7go]

Because each kid you make is a little laborer

[@paquitoignacio3449]

What is the world health organization doing, they should be one policing this dangerous job, it’s seems no one cares on this people.

[@HoldMyCowsberg]

90% more widows? Let the grape games begin! Jai Hind!

[@HoldMyCowsberg]

The unlucky ones ends up in 'Sati' 🔥

[@jarjarbinks3193]

@@HoldMyCowsberg What happened? had one too many of your "cultural" super food, aka eggs boiled in human #1?

[@HoldMyCowsberg]

@@jarjarbinks3193 It's called Balut, sarr 🙏🏻

[@jarjarbinks3193]

​@@HoldMyCowsberg Balut is different, comrade. It is NOT as "super-duper" as eggs boiled in human #1, a mush-relished cultural food from PRC.

[@HoldMyCowsberg]

@@jarjarbinks3193 Just eat Go bar and be merry, sarr 🐄💩🙏🏻

[@kampoengbatoe2699]

These mining workers are so poor and miserable, but cannot afford to not working in sh1tholes. But don't worry, Mr. Modi had promised a developed India in 20 years, where by then all these problems will magically disappear. These workers will just need to hang on and stay alive to witness Modi's magic promise of a developed India and the world no.1 superpower.

[@ArunKumar-iz3do]

Stone mafia at the cost of human lives

[@ALJ1HAD]

💔

[@TanChoonHong]

Would a simple cloth mask help? During the early phase of Covid outbreak in China, resourceful country folks cut up their bras to make masks. There's an idea in there for our deprived workers in India.

[@Moderator.]

This video is AI Generated. India has no pollution, no poverty, no over population and people are pleased with their prosperous condition. Government is caring and active and work for the betterment of ordinary citizen not for Cooperates and Government officers.

[@Renu-700]

I am from India 😂don't you dare🤣🤣🤣

[@Umi953]

Pro Indian Goverment Bot spotted 😂

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Utopia!

[@HowToChangeName]

In time where mining mechanization is on the rise, somehow these people still contracted the equivalent of black lung

[@dawoodlewa6775]

Very bad culture

[@EAGLE29-TIME]

China is very jealous of India......India has the lumber one long statue in the whole world, ok and India GDP is 3.21 Trillion and China (Guangzou city) GDP is 3.2 Trillion. Thank you please.

[@Tummymunster]

How is it that this entire video talks about silicosis and interviewing a guy working for the miners protection campaign and a mask was only mentioned once by a doctor? The Ramesh Kumar campaign guy didn't even mention a mask once and talks all sorts about miner rights and how the government isn't providing support. Literally, just wear a mask. It's the simplest and most obvious solution yet they're oblivious.

[@santhoshv3028]

Mask?😂 You better put mask and do work like this. You will understand how it will feel. Putting mask and doing such physical work will cause severe respiration problem.

[@ID-NameMDKamrulHasan]

most powerful nation in the world india, surpassing usa in coming days and spreading hindutava by great leader narendra modi- chaiwala

[@ShortFuseFighting]

Wait.... I thought the women have to immolate themselves if the husband dies?

[@BeijingGenocideOlympic2022..]

My condolences to *all Chinese🇨🇳* who lost their freedom of speech and independent thinking, now become victims of *lies of the century:* - It's inevitable that China will "rule the world" and the USA is a "declining power," *- Taiwan🇹🇼 is a "province" of China,* - South China Sea belonged to China "since ancient times," - Wuhan virus originated in "Fort Detrick, USA," - Uyghurs are herded in concentration camps "to curb terrorism."

[@Devildemon74]

Yuor coompootor has virush saar. Please enter your credit card number here and the wairus will go away

[@Raunak-yu6sw]

​@@Devildemon74saarrrrrrrr pakistan superpower saarrrrrrrr 😂

[@mariecabaneshucamis]

😢