How Illegal Coal Mining Became One Of The Most Dangerous Jobs In India | Risky Business

Rinky Kumari battles brutal heat, toxic fumes, and even death working at India’s largest coal field. We followed the teenage coal collector to see why she works at the fiery mines of Jharia, and what makes this work such a risky business.
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How Illegal Coal Mining Became One Of The Most Dangerous Jobs In India | Risky Business

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[@yonathanrakau1783]

Areas of the island of kalimantan, bengkayang do have some illegal gold miner throwing mercury everywhere. Maybe you can cover it? I was once live in there. Basically they're battling with the authorities in which the cops just confiscate the mercury and sell it to them again

[@sujatabargale2639]

क

[@rishabhtoppo2020]

You guys can also cover up similar story of children mining mica at Koderma district of Jharkhand or how nuclear waste is affecting the lives of people near Uranium mines of Jadugora in Jharkhand

[@ishanisharma9689]

Please cover SECL in Korba and Neighbouring areas of chhattisgarh. On paper laws vs Implementation. CIL has saveral subsidiaries. SECL being the largest producer. We want to know what it has given back to society and environment. They don't have time to bother about our issues. Compare all the coal mining companies and suggest for the betterment of these industries. I think they are much busy thinking over their profits and production.

[@spr6317]

Please cover NHPC hydroelectric project in Assam, India. The public is against it as it has destroyed almost the entire ecosystem. The nearby districts will be completely submerged if flood happens. Also china is altering the water of the north east india leading to a lot of problems. Another thing that you can cover in Assam is how one horned rhinoceros are killed very frequently because their horns are illegally exported to Asian markets in the Golden triangle region.

[@game_maniac2404]

Last part of video where she is getting education made me glad. Respect the zeal of this little girl, she is full of life.

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

Absolutely Right ! she is in class then

[@goodvibes6715]

*Well, the truth is, most of these Mafias have Bigger White Skinned Mafias above them sitting in New York, London, Paris etc* *So its basically White Billionaire Mafia Controlling - Indian Millionaire Mafia Controlling - Managers Controlling these children*

[@mathshouldntdie000epic]

​@@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJhariaI hope

[@confusedcaveman5678]

Even at such harsh environment, she manages to educate herself and tries to enjoy her life with gratefulness. This video reminded me of the saying "Even at your lowest point in your life, someone in this world will kill to live the life you're having". Gives me another reason to be grateful with what I've got and to work harder so I could help these people to live a better life. May God help them.

[@diegocastaneda1016]

Why do you romanticize the subhuman conditions in which minors live? What happens is NOT laudable, it is unfortunate. regrettable

[@unitewithch]

@@diegocastaneda1016 the comment mentioned her as being laudable despite her conditions, not the conditions themselves.

[@diegocastaneda1016]

@@unitewithch If job was a god thing, the rich wold keep it for themselves. The romanticization of child labor is never good, because the fact itself is regrettable. Even less so when their causes are imposed and not chosen.

[@unitewithch]

@@diegocastaneda1016 How is the original comment romanticizing child labor?

[@raquelr8775]

Don’t get into white savior mood, if you white.

[@Gautam_316]

I am from jharia and i can confirm its all true. The real situation is worst then this documentary. Coal mafia is running private coal mines in Katras, Baghmara and Nirsa and our Honest police force is busy in Vasooli with full support from our Mr Hemant.

[@mumtaz4327]

So sad 😭😭

[@PoliticalMatter]

You need honest Government in your state for development steps!

[@the_milkyway_galaxy8367]

Hello mister... In katras MLA is from BJP party from 15 years that's why the condition is worst there.... < dulu mahato>

[@LuciferMorningstar-ix3lb]

Y you saying full support

[@RRaucina]

But you have a new aircraft carrier and high speed train. Your country is way screwed up.

[@medicinesimplified9656]

I'm a intern doctor and I've just completed my 28 hour shift in emergency, and I felt like I did too many hustle but after watching this I felt like I did nothing compare to this young hardworking girl!

[@tanmaysingh267]

She is not working she is stealing from gov mines, you can't steal and complain at the same time this is comming from someone who lives near coal mines

[@TheSupernovic]

@@tanmaysingh267 when there are no jobs or education what are people supposed to do to live? She has attend a school run by an ngo. Can’t the same government build schools?

[@SuzukiRiderlv426]

Don't say bullshit

[@asaadiqbalkhan6265]

Your work is appreciated, her's? Shouldn't be.

[@t.brahma2645]

What option does they have

[@Etheral101]

My grandad worked down the coal pits from.the age of 14. Here in UK. He died at 94 a couple of months ago. So child labour hasnt been gone from Britain for that long.

[@Legal-gv4gg]

My friend here near Montreal, is only 60 but started work to pay room and board at his parents,... when 11 years old (after school) to earn pennies. He never regretted it! He considers it a great learning experience (Today he's a top electro-mechanical technician)

[@yoursafeplace8476]

It's still in use, the loophole is if you're family they can put you to work. It's mostly seen in family owned delis and chinese food places.

[@prakhargupta3739]

@@Legal-gv4gg a child working in an office and a child working in coal mines can not exactly be compared

[@farahead157]

but the Insider won't cover this because of obvious reasons....

[@sotch2271]

@@prakhargupta3739 and child working in farm does it compare ? My dad is in his 40's and needed to work each day after school at the family farm and skipped 1 day out of eaxh week to work (brother and sister skipping other day to so they can still go to school more time each of them)

[@statuslounge9407]

Being someone from Dhanbad, I can confirm all of it is true. Such miseries have even worsen out after the new State government has been elected. Entire Jharia is under fire and thousands of lives are at risk, thanks to the so called "advanced mining" practices been implemented for the past 30 years by BCCL

[@thecrusader6401]

She risks her life 7 days a week to earn a meagre $ 2 per day. The middle men selling the illegal coal earns thousands, the officials tens of thousands, the politicians millions and the politically connected businessmen like Ambani and Adani, billions. Welcome to India 👍

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

Rinky is producer and seller no middle man . All due to poverty . She is admitted to college and will left this job soon

[@IshaIsSomehowTaken]

shes the same age as i am, yet she seems to carry the weight of the world on her shoulders. ive just graduated highschool and i complain about the final exams i have to do in a few weeks but i know she would gladly trade places if she had the chance. i hope she can live out her dreams, and if she can't, i'll do it for her. i hope her education can help take her and her family and friends out of this horrible situation.

[@jungleking9]

Plenty of Men work underground.. she's not even working underground.. May they hire more women workers so they won't scream about gender equality next time.

[@deepakkumar0801]

You have a good heart. Wish you all the best in your career and also for the Rinku Kumari in the video. I hope she comes out of her misery and become successful in life.

[@KingWin0114]

I'm from Dhanbad (main district to jharia) and its saddening to see the conditions they face to overcome poverty... illegal coal smuggling occur here at a large scale... I remember whenever i would go somewhere at morning i would see people in cycles with lots of bags full of coal and there would be some motorcycles that would push the cycles so that they could reach their destination faster... Moreover i saw lots of trucks with illegal coal on it stationed near a police station in dhanbad

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

there is difference between coal mafias and coal scavengers . Perhaps you know all when you from Dhanbad. Thanks for bringing true picture.

[@Sumit-tn9kg]

Same

[@Sumit-tn9kg]

From dhanbad 😄😄

[@andycric]

@J C kon re

[@romiljain6199]

Can u gift that girl a pair of sneaker? I will pay you.

[@NikkieN1992]

Was having a difficult day at work today then i saw this. Thank you for putting things in perspective , it's not about working hard and getting succes. Some people are born into situations where no matter how hard they work they will rarely have security in their life time.

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

Very Good analysis !

[@babygirlfemale6507]

change mindset

[@ericconnor8419]

@@babygirlfemale6507 Mindset doesn't matter. This girls works much harder than me but I earn 100 times as much.

[@marcedmonson]

@@ericconnor8419 what does that even mean 🤔

[@belhariry]

@@marcedmonson Exactly what he said. This girl works 1,000,000 times harder than 99% of us ever will but she will never make as much money as us. Hard work does not equal good pay.

[@RealPlatoishere]

She speaks really well and explains Very clearly....she has a natural talent hope she lead a better life

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

Indeed Rinky is talented Girl. She is good in Paintings. Thank you for good wishes ! Thanks Insider News to bring her talent forward.

[@alokzkewl]

I feel like crying. Poor girl is so innocent but has no better option. God please bless her with health prosperity and education 🙏

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

Thank you so much ! your words proves that you have a good soul. ! Thank you !

[@irishdevil1490]

That girl work's harder then most men here in America, and u have girl's here complaining when there's a line at Starbucks ! I don't know u young lady but I'm very proud of you and the drive and strength you have. Don't give up on your dreams . My family and I pray for you and your family. May God bless you always.

[@BlackMamba-lt8oe]

But in india there is no rights for man, if a woman hits you , u are in jail not her 🤣🤣🤣🤣, does this happen in usa

[@irishdevil1490]

@@BlackMamba-lt8oe stop man u know that's not true .

[@BlackMamba-lt8oe]

@@irishdevil1490 kid i am from India and its true

[@irishdevil1490]

@@BlackMamba-lt8oe first I'm not a kid and second ur country has the highest rape crime , so don't say that . Speak the truth or don't speak .

[@shubhrak287]

@@BlackMamba-lt8oe Dude, don't try to make a fool of yourself.

[@charleswomack2166]

Thank God I live here in the US! I too have to walk up to 12 miles a day at my job, but I at least have gloves and am/are paid comparatively handsomly. The fact that the Indian government is a democracy is why we can even see these real life hardships faced by the people. In China, by contrast, the people have it just as bad but the government would NEVER allow a documentary film crew to go into Xinjiang or Tibet.

[@dannishouston1491]

China never allows the film but they will not allow the bad. India gov allows the film but no action. This is the big difference. Some officers would be fired if this happened in China.

[@charleswomack2166]

@@dannishouston1491 I think that you mean to say that the Officers in China would be summarily executed!

[@jonrobbin170]

China will not allow the bad??? They cause more than anyone and when confronted point fingers and lie

[@NeoAndersonReloaded]

Must be amazon

[@deepakkumar0801]

​@@dannishouston1491In India, officers are corrupt. Here in India, money speaks the most. Government, the police or buerocrats are corrupt, they take bribes and get silenced on the issues like these. Fortunately, under the leadership of the current Prime Minister, things are changing.

[@dalefutrelle1441]

"Fifth" largest economy in the world and yet only 1% of the wealthy reaps the rewards in India. Worst distribution of wealth on the planet... so sad.

[@reaperzk566]

and people celebrate Adani world 2nd richest person🤣

[@alchemist7412]

The richest 1% of American hold 70% of US GDP. Inequality is not something limited to only India or other third world country. Come to California & look at the millions of starving homeless begging on the streets in the world's largest economy.

[@ВадимВадимович-ь6т]

@@alchemist7412 Poverty in USA is like heaven compared to poverty in India. You aren't fooling anybody

[@royschmidt675]

My heart goes out to her and everyone doing this hard and dangerous work. Peace & Love ❤️🌸🙏

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

Thank you for Kind words ! Children off coalfield will be changed in some years.

[@rishabhtoppo2020]

Being from Jharkhand state its good to see that you people brought up their situation, the government and administration knows thier condition but , does nothing for them.

[@joshuatheunkownuniverse.2475]

Govt cant actually. Govt job is to provide suitable condition for education and health etc. It cant force its citizens. On the top of it, its 3 year jail term for stealing state property. Thus govt is not talking action out of sympathy.

[@muhsinachipra7762]

You are the government, Stop blaming the government And start doing something

[@rishabhtoppo2020]

Hnn bhai mai hi toh hun CM Hemant Soren.. 😆

[@islandsunset]

If Govt helps them, who will dig the mines? It is an open secret. It is shameful. The big guys are filling their pockets and we poor are slaving for them.

[@Slay963]

@@rishabhtoppo2020 he meant that you are responsible because you elect them

[@pradeepdhital318]

Such a brave soul and innocent heart, hiding her pain with smile.

[@beachlifestyle]

After seeing this I will never complain about my life.

[@balance3201]

you will

[@beachlifestyle]

@@balance3201 LOL 😆, you're probably right. Still I feel bad for her.

[@amitharle9882]

Coming from the same Country, Saddened by seeing their condition. Still in this age where one part is thriving same time other is too poor and living in such harsh conditions. Lots of love Rinky and family 🙏🏻

[@michaelcollins324]

We truly do not how blessed we are, until we see a video like this!

[@Cody_Handsome]

Allah provides for all

[@thegamingwolf5612]

@@Cody_Handsome not for the people in this video

[@Cody_Handsome]

@@thegamingwolf5612 lol I know, all Gods are fake

[@worldwideknowledge9631]

@@Cody_Handsome Your allah is imagination created by human.

[@runningforglory]

@@Cody_Handsome lmeow based

[@jscriber100]

She and many kids doing this kind of work to save their families is heartwrenching. I try to imagine how much more they must endure off camera. Thanks for posting and please stay strong, Rinky.

[@augu345]

Jharkhand and Illegal mining is a never ending relationship

[@LHAGYALO258]

Illegal mining ??? This country belongs to them too.

[@affren3148]

Well it suffers from resource curse

[@Xiangling.24]

The fact of Rinky is trying not to not get caught but suddenly a random Camera man Starts recording and asking questions and showing it to the whole world which can make Rinky Caught

[@ocean6462]

If they get caught they just pay a bribe and then its no problem haha. The law often doesnt work in india. Also the mining company probably doesnt care too much because of the scale of coal thats extracted by their machines

[@Xiangling.24]

@@ocean6462 ok

[@shivdeep2983]

@@ocean6462 "The law often doesnt work in India" ??? What u want to say!?

[@ocean6462]

@@shivdeep2983 i'm actually Indian and saying this. I mean because of corruption. Some laws are properly enforced but not always. In this cas coal is a very cheap comodity. Also I'm not defending capitalism or the rights of the "owner" of the land to the profits from the resources

[@shivammore9502]

India always surprise me also I'm indian living in India . Jharkhand Bihar UP chattisgarh odisha needs the most attention .

[@hubbu980]

They need to use condoms..

[@joshuawood5304]

I work at a coal power plant, seeing how much fuel we go through in just an hour is insane. What they're working so hard for really isn't much at all. I don't know what coal goes for in India but they need to figure out another hustle where heavy equipment isn't required to make anything worth a damn.

[@CoolMan-ig1ol]

Coal for Indian power plants are usually imported or are from coal India (a company). Both of these do not use child labour. Coal collected like this used for other purposes like cooking or other small scale industries.

[@Curiosity403]

We too have those equipments you are talking about and we too have modern mining technologies infact we had developed many indigenous techniques like Robots for mining but these people were locals who use to take coal from coal fields illegally to sell it or use it as fuel for household

[@thebestevertherewas]

In fact, India is the 2nd largest consumer of Coal after China Though the gap is Huge bw them.

[@BlackMamba-lt8oe]

Cheap labour in india $10 whole day, in usa $10 per hour

[@abhi111189jit]

@@BlackMamba-lt8oe sorry it is 10$ for the whole week.

[@swarnimdey11]

It's really frightening, I myself had tried to go down there holding their hand but couldn't. Risking their own life, they hold the courage because that's their source of income. Thankful to the teacher for his hardwork to think about giving them a new shape and bring the best out of them. ✨❤

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

Thank you for your kind words 😊.

[@kritika9172]

its hard to believe that these people are the backbone to the people living in cities 👍🏻

[@keviar245]

This makes me so upset that we still have living conditions like this in this modern day and age.

[@Din.muttahh]

Democracy welcomes you

[@somkaranbhardwaj5484]

@@Din.muttahh don't mention Africa we know all

[@Din.muttahh]

@@somkaranbhardwaj5484 for example what you know

[@goodvibes6715]

What are u going to do about it besides expressing your pity ?

[@roden70]

A lot of countries aren't developed yet, mostly because of corruption, civil wars and a lot of illiterate people. Those countries are still far away from this modern day and age.

[@tarekahmed1796]

Salute to all those hard working people who put their lives on the line just to feed their family.

[@kankit230]

It's not as simple as abolishing child labour, many contribute too much for their family

[@tusharrawat6670]

Also bnaiyas have to pay more to adults so it's a win win situation and reading this comment makes one feel why one child can visit Europe on school educational trip but other has to be forced into such labour work, oh yes to support their family. 10% walo ke corruption ki wajah se kharaab h desh mera

[@kankit230]

@@tusharrawat6670 truly spoken like a lout sitting in a place of privilege completely unhinged from the realities of life, comparing ultra Elite foreign going kids to kids who don't have means to feed. First get on the ground, away from your air conditioning see the harsh realities of life and then comment, i wasn't condoning child labour you buffon

[@kankit230]

@@tusharrawat6670 aur desh isliye kharab hai kyunki desh ke adhikaansh log tumhari tarah chootiye hain.

[@rutvikrs]

@@tusharrawat6670 casual casteism. Nice 👌

[@AtharvaAgarwal]

@@tusharrawat6670 casteism in everything. We Baniyas doesn't exploit anyone we pay for goods doesn't matter good is brought up by a kid or an adult . Every Baniya is also not rich. We had to suffer a lot because of f***king reservation undeserving candidates get admission into IIT AND AIIMS. We pay for there livelihood. You can't run a country with socialist system. Capitalist create job opportunities. Ever heard of drip down economy... Poverty doesn't see caste. Stop calling every poor lower caste. I saw Brahmins street vendors and chamar/lower caste millionaires

[@shank3986]

This is the true picture of our Nation. No matter how much fast our growth is, this is never changing. Jharkhand, being so rich in natural resources, still the locals have to toil so hard to make ends meet. This industry is very much unregulated and controlled by mafias.

[@LauraTeAhoWhite]

I wish there was a way to donate to this NGO so we can help children like Rinky get out of the coal mines.

[@swarnimdey11]

You can, if you want to, they have their own page online.

[@learnenglishwithjoice5713]

There might be many NGO's but the problem is ,money doesn't often reach to these people. That's the sad part.

[@dannyzero692]

@@learnenglishwithjoice5713 the local officials benefited from the exploitation of these workers so they have no incentive to help them and definitely no incentive to stop the money flowing into their pockets.

[@deepakkumar0801]

​@@learnenglishwithjoice5713true. But it may not reach entirely, but partly.

[@Umerr]

I am amazed how confident and full of life this young girl is despite working in such treacherous conditions and literally putting her life at risk every day. Even more amazed by her passion to study and the dreams she has. May you succeed young girl!

[@Shamansdurx]

Very sad that our countrymen have to still go through such difficulties, we need to do more to help these people out of poverty!

[@manpreet9766]

@Mr.Beant that is actually a misconception. The tfr ( no of average children) is not that high nowadays in most of India. The population growth rate of many western countries is much higher due to immigration than the current population growth rate of India.

[@erockstoenescu6171]

Stop breeding like rats

[@manpreet9766]

@LEO MESSI I won’t call it racist. It is more like ignorant.

[@manpreet9766]

@LEO MESSI based on the comments you appear more racist towards Americans.

[@manpreet9766]

@LEO MESSI the facts like you initially assuming that the person was an American. And then grossly generalizing all Americans based on a trivial comment. The person was probably not even an American. What is your obsession with America?

[@horstschulmayer4366]

We visited Jharia and the school project several times. It concerns us very much. There is so many violence in this world. Violence against humanity. Mostly children have to pay for that. Please help to change and to make our world a bit better. We have one world only.

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

Thank you Sir ! Thank you for your help in Coalfield Children Classes project !

[@vedant2764]

My grandfather was an engineer in these coal fields, he used to tell me how locals steal the coal. Approx every family manage to steal enough coal to earn a profit of approx 1500-2000 Rs daily.

[@Systemreboot96]

Shouldn't the locals own the resources rather than big corporations.

[@ac1455]

@@Systemreboot96 ideally, but likely that fell to the local gov who then likely sold out to some company to use it despite labor practices

[@vedant2764]

That doesn't mean that we should start depleting all the resources of the country. They sell the coal to people who don't use the coal efficiently, while the government uses it to produce electricity, which decreases our import of coal and in turn our forex reserves are saved.

[@lrc3661]

It's their land they are entitled to the resources,or the company should provide a work for the childrens and their parents,but India is a place of corruption caste and heartless,even their own citizens they don't care

[@ebonyenchantress3471]

“Stealing”

[@blahblahblahblahblah9920]

No closed-toed shoes is the most shocking part imo

[@ruthieenrikez9652]

Good Lord. They're only wearing flip flops, no dust mask, safety gloves, no eye goggles. Very poor living condition. Made me cry watching the video. 🥺🥺😥😭😭😥

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

thanks for such feelings !

[@miningoperations]

I proud to be a Mining Engineer 💪💪 But it's a very critical problems in jharkhand. Illegal mining

[@mathshouldntdie000epic]

Yes. Stop illegal mining now!

[@amrutjyotishinde341]

And just like Rinky said in the video, these children are capable of doing more than one thing, that is, they are much skillful than children of the same age in the urban area, and this matters...!!!!

[@tusharrawat6670]

Arre yr tum log sahi nahi hoge 😑

[@chinaarlene7035]

No they're not.

[@quangnhatpham677]

I wouldn't say they are more skillful, but more endurance and strength

[@ruchikasharma1022]

Usko karna pad raha haii qkii uske parents provide nahi kar sakte Bass paida kar sakte hai

[@jaikesakariya6467]

It is really sad to say that foreign channels are showing problems of poor people in India,while Indian news channels are throwing dirty politics to people

[@sameersrivastava3194]

Being from Dhanbad, seeing this everyday i feel what have they done to work in such harsh conditions

[@jitendra.jangid]

But why govt not stopping this type of child labour and why they don't use machine instead of this people ?

[@sameersrivastava3194]

@@jitendra.jangid becau6what they're doing is completely illegal, they're basically stealing coal fr government mines and sell them to the local market. There are cisf but they also get a cut in it, so nobody bothers

[@aestroid9211]

@@jitendra.jangid the reason why pedestrians don't help homeless people, to feel less responsible...the laws are hollow unless there's employment opportunities that pay significantly larger amount than these families earn by collecting coal...politics here is more about power and less about service

[@Abhishek-zq7ur]

Dhanbad peeps 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@welcomeaboardY2k]

Jai jharkhand! I am from jharia and this happens like 1km from my home

[@dev9474]

Damnnn I’m flabbergasted seeing this . Despite all the hardships the girl still smiles and has dreams she wants to accomplish. We are in the comfort of our houses but still aren’t satiable . More power to her :)

[@mathshouldntdie000epic]

God, give her and the other suffering people strength 🙏

[@amrindersingh2872]

And the focus of govt is on making buildings.. Big and grand.... Rather than tackling real life issues.... Because these will not bring votes, the architecture will..

[@bhavinjain9367]

So Architecture and Infrastructure is not important. Child Laboir has decreased by a lot in this decade but such issues will keep persisting in India due to its simply large population. Some Biggest Coal Companies like Coal India don't use Child Labour at all. I am guessing this is some private operator.

[@amrindersingh2872]

@@bhavinjain9367 child labour has decreased in data... Not on the ground.. With unemployment rates peaking, the child labour will also logically rise.. Buildings are important but resource allocation can be better.... MGNREGA like scheme should not see budget cuts rather strengthening

[@prasanth2601]

Government isn't focusing on shiny buildings. It's building world class infra at a break neck speed. Yes this government isn't perfect but it's still a million times decent compared to the one who us ruling in Punjab

[@joshuatheunkownuniverse.2475]

Govt is doing what its necessary to install a company to provide job. Govt should not feed its citizen through its own hand. Education, ideas poor wellfare should be valued not the free bees.

[@ayonbiswas4186]

Nobody in India wants to invest long-term in the edu-health sector, which is the only way to tackle these challenges. These types of investment takes two to three decades to bear fruits and no political party in India are interested to invest into something which will not give direct returns to them.

[@illfatedgoodheart4951]

Her daily struggle is so difficult, yet she keeps faith in god and dreams for a better tomorrow. Doing all the tiring hard work, household chores, bringing water for drinking, still managing time to study. I have a huge respect for this girl, and I believe she will definitely do something big in her life and save her family and her future generations from this hell. I feel I am very lucky and privileged enough being not in such a condition that she is living. She is a symbol of positivity and hardworking women.

[@adolffranz9502]

actually that's not illegal, that is just how mining in traditional way back in time what makes it illegal is about "owning" the land....they are locals but can u imagine they can't harvest the coal ? rich people bought the land to mine the coal but give them the locals nothing but waste and flood, so instead they take what they should deserve eventho it's "illegal"

[@archiem654]

Yep. So true.

[@AjayKumar-fd9mv]

I dont even have one tenth of motivation this girl has. Great girl

[@PranabeshSingh]

Not proud of this, but it's good to see my hometown covered in a story.

[@Niraj_Kumar_97]

Rinky is very good at explaining the situation.

[@jamessitati7396]

life is so unfair, we complain about not getting a longer lunch break at work and yet these girls work three times as hard as some of us and earn next to nothing.

[@girish158]

That's why India is behind than expected... Corruption, illegal work, business.. .. Profit making mentality beyond certain limit... Still much more to achieve

[@billionaire_0111]

I start working when I was 9 or 10 years old just for 3$ a month. I know how hard it's specially when you have big dreams. I changed myself and Rinky will definitely does one day. I believe on her hard working spirit.

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

Your wishes will work on her definitely Thank you for positive words. .

[@donnadees1971]

My God, this is work. Kudos and prayers for you workers.

[@s9ka972]

*There* *are* *lots* *of* *Construction* jobs in *South* *India* particularly *Karnataka* *Tamilnadu* & *Kerala* *which* *pays* *approprimately* *5* - *6* USD daily .

[@Platzhalterxy]

she is 17. she likely isnt allowed to work there legally yet

[@thatswhatshesaid7935]

Even when I travel on road in Jharkhand every morning i see cycles and bikes carrying sacks of coal and coming back from mines

[@moneyhunter-gf3ij]

I found a hero in my city Dhanbad and her name is Rinki.😎😎

[@ghazalli8133]

Love and respect to this beautiful girl for all this hardships and praying for her health and safety ❤️❤️❤️🇵🇰

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

Than you so much ! Good wishes works a lot to increasing self-confidence for girls like Rinky.

[@ghazalli8133]

@@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia ❤️ humanity is above all..

[@kidpeligro7878]

As a father to a daughter, seeing the girls do literally backbreaking work breaks my heart. But despite the hard life, you can see in Rinky's eyes that she is unwavering, such a strong girl. And I am glad she is getting education and hope that she and her family eventually find a better future out of the coal mines

[@PraveenKumar-bm4tj]

I'm from Jharkhand. I grew up in this problem.

[@AmanSharma-me7ho]

Iss ladki ko dekh k pata chlta h ki kitna bhed bhav h iss duniya mei par phir bhi wo khushi se has k kam kar rhi h hats off to the girl.

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

Bilkul tik bole hai !

[@parwankhan6458]

In conditions these people are working are heaven compared to where we at mines here in Balochistan which is 4000 feet underground

[@swarnimdey11]

Nothing is comparable, they don't do it because they love to do it, they do it to earn money cause they aren't financially stable. They just do it for 3 time meal.

[@subhradeepsharma]

She is the future of India, And i am not scared anymore. There are people who use their last breath to come out of political poverty. And they will.

[@Danny091709]

She shouldn’t be doing what’s illegal, period.

[@medardbitangimana4580]

Rinky. Wow, what a soul

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

Thank you for good wish of Rinky !

[@nirvana1707]

Rinky is indeed a brave and hardworking girl. May god erase all her sorrows 🙏🏻

[@secretlife8401]

😢❣️from Assam (India 🇮🇳)

[@lapulga365]

Standing strong despite facing so many hurdles and that too with a smile! Hope Rinky prospers :)

[@patriotic8352]

I have a huge respect for these people,who work hard but they don't earn much But it's life

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

Thank you !

[@eyn85]

And life is simply unfair.... while some have it all others suffer like hell to get through...such is this crappy "human"society we live in

[@bobbydex1]

Much respect.Real Women

[@CRaNeSilenCe]

Why doesn’t she get a trailer for her bike to transport the coal for herself and others miners. Then charge the other miners a fee to transport the coal, then her full time job becomes cycling which she’s loves!

[@Ak-tq6oi]

It will attract too much attention. S they are not doing a legal job.

[@sahilkale9348]

THAT WILL GET THEM IN JAIL , THEY ARE LEFT UNCHECKED BY THE OFFICER BECAUSE THEY ARE STEALING LITTLE AT A TIME LIKE A DROP FROM THE OCEAN

[@mongshich9373]

She's a smart and cheerful kid, she will do fine in her life.

[@loshan1212]

INDIA 🇮🇳 WORLD SUPER POWER 2020!

[@satan5537]

😂😂😂😂

[@Jackaboy1476]

Now imagine someone with that positive attitude and hunger for knowledge in an environment where she could actually thrive. It' absolutely shameful that anyone could profit off of this.

[@mrdocxab2692]

now i know...how i get my electricity

[@UnnimayaVinod-fc2wu]

My heart breaks when she says, "Agar subah bhi pad paate toh kitna badiya hote.."

[@shortcityvlogs]

When I travelled trough India I noticed people working in inappropriate clothes and with no work safety measures. Also a lot of young children. Hope the growth / improvement develops quicker than in the today developed countries, so children can be children and the suffering from work related sickness reduces.

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

Yes we agree that we have to do a lot to improve our country . All country has their own problem . Thank you for visiting India ! visit Jharia too .

[@mathshouldntdie000epic]

​@@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJhariaI would, but it's 2 hours and 30 minutes behind me 😭

[@VisswanathVenkataraman-q9n]

We focus on Dhoni so much that we have ignored the poverty in his state and other Indian states. The amount of money we spend on IPL tickets and subscriptions can be spent on these children’s education.

[@Tearsofsoil]

It is such a shame for us Indians that people have to go through such dangerous tasks only to put bread on their plate. Thanks for covering this issue. Something should be done, it will be done.

[@dinanathkaushik5200]

Why dont you do something , why just acting like chatbot

[@Tearsofsoil]

@@dinanathkaushik5200 i am. Thank you for your concern

[@Tearsofsoil]

@@dinanathkaushik5200 u don't know me so stop making a guess about me ... Be patient

[@optimaxwebmediasolution5870]

I like rinki sprit after doing hard work for her family, she is studying also to change he r future.

[@AlanBendi]

Rinky is awesome!

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

These documentaries are absolutely incredible and enlightening

[@user-cv1jb9xv2p]

3:56 🙋🏽 I salute her, High respect for her that she does walk 8 miles carrying 90 pounds on her head. God bless her and people like her and save them from this risky work

[@jcosta7509]

Which god? Kali?

[@v.anandkrishna7277]

@@jcosta7509 any God

[@tilakmehrotra]

She's not doing work she's stealing coal.

[@tilakmehrotra]

And the irony is that she wants safety gear for stealing.

[@m11nt]

@@tilakmehrotra Do they have a choice? Haha

[@danielsun6302]

people live in comfort and have millions and billions of dollars, while other people have to do illegal dangerous work just to be able to eat and survive. this is how you know the world is ****** up and its going to end pretty soon because it cares more about money than helping people who need help.

[@koyalkapillanz1000]

She is so inspiring!!!!!

[@Ms.Crooks]

"she inhales toxic smoke" **as she crouchs right next to the fire in the direction the smoke is blowing**

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

Why don't they use a cart for the road? Seems like a few bits of kit could really help them out.

[@cokemango]

Exactly, couldn't they carry like 10 times more. They could probably build their own as well.

[@arbazkhan7035]

@@cokemango if they build cart and carry the coal in cart they will be arrested,officials don't take action on them because they take little(like a drop in ocean) at a time.Comes from someone who live near mine and understand local politics.

[@cokemango]

@@arbazkhan7035 Makes sense.

[@ayonbiswas4186]

These are illegal operations. Government just don't interfere much because they know that they can't legally provide for everyone of them which is definitely way less than ideal. But also they don't want to empower coal Mafia. All the coal belts in India are heavily infected by coal Mafia!

[@tindrums]

Haha... they are stealing coal from the mine. They are caught periodically and all equipments get seized.

[@sonuchadha1127]

Really she's very strong enough from heart and soul,God Bless you sister...

[@BlahBlahBlah-gt8yn]

Rinki is such a sweetheart she has a great potential and is so optimistic

[@CoalfieldChildrenClassesJharia]

Really Rinky is a potential girl .In spite of having so many difficulties she has no complain against life .

[@kahome]

Considering India just made it to the moon, Indian government should start investing in clean energy for their future generations.

[@SK-np3wr]

8:13 Does the girl realise that maybe she just got taller instead of the house dropping lower?😂

[@agentcodybanx8909]

I really hope she keeps that smile. She's a good soul and I hope she accomplishes her dreams

[@PeinTech]

Great job reporting on this, as well as mentioning the sources throughout the video as statements are made.

[@varsha8573]

Hardworking,ambitious, god made women for this,may she find her path bright and peaceful.

[@jeffarmfield2346]

It's crazy that man can send his 4 children to school and pay for food for the family off just $9/day from his main job and whatever little else he gets from his side job. And the even crazier thing is that a lot the people living in these kind of 3rd world conditions are still HAPPIER than the average person working in ultra materialistic and comparative western style nations. Shows how little people truly need to be happy.

[@RyanAl92]

They have to pretend to be happy or they won't make it till old age. Whereas the people living in ultra materialistic worlds have gone past survival stage and can do and feel whatever they want.

[@Chococat1314]

Girl you are so stupid show me where in the US you can get groceries and support a family for 9 USD. Oh my god

[@goodvibes6715]

@@RyanAl92 that's not true. I have taught math to kids like them, and i have lived in Western Countries. And these kids are genuinely happier than people in western countries despite not enjoying even 5 % of the comforts relatively.

[@RyanAl92]

@@goodvibes6715 People in Western countries pretend to be unhappy. Send them to live in the third-world slum conditions and you will see how quickly they will appreciate their "unhappy" lives more.

[@taylortaylor5854]

I'm from Nicaragua and i Wish my mom had abort me. 500 People commit suicide Last year, so no, we are not happy. We don't like be poor and mostly of us want to go to usa, Canadá or spain

[@dongreene7235]

I need a strong women like that in my life to protect and lead me

[@vijaymanda22]

Thanks to Insider for documenting this. Our Indian English channels always concerning about useless sponsored political debates.

[@Joelfamily1250]

Very correct debating useless things

[@akgamingcentre8595]

I'm from Dhanbad Too. The government here is corrupted as f**k

[@vibhatrivedi1832]

Just a 17 year old girl... And the amount of Maturity and the sense of responsibility she has.. Is just commendable. Such a hard working girl. God bless her.

[@ruchikasharma1022]

She's forced to have such maturity bcg of her parents