Why People Risk Their Lives Dangerously Mining Sand for a Living

[@NA-rh7iy]

Simple, generous, happy, hard worker and very creative. Respect to Indonesian people.

[@srb20012001]

Actually, the sand referred to in this video is volcanic pumice. It is used to make cement, which is a major export from Java to surrounding Indonesian and Southeast Asian markets. I spent some time there in 2019 before the pandemic. Note that the Indonesian government prohibits large scale mineral mining with earth moving shovels and equipment in order to preserve the manual labor the local population depends on for subsistence. This is also true for volcanic sulfur extraction.

[@madog1]

Looks like some hard working people. Could you imagine what they could do with a backhoe?

[@archstanton_live]

Or a little dynamite. Large capital investment is not justified for the relatively low regional value of the sand. Capitalism both facilitates and limits our rate of destruction of the environment.

[@dpeter6396]

A backhoe? It would put a dozen folks out of work! Not a good way to go.

[@madog1]

@DPeter oh, I never thought of it that way, good point. However, they could produce 100 times as much sand, that would require more workers, making them all more money. 🤔

[@madog1]

@archstanton live yeah, it would require a lot of capital investment up front they may not have access to. It was just an observation.

[@maryjane_loves_spider-man]

Seems like they put in a full days work.

[@annaolivarez2578]

I’m sitting here in my comfy home, shaking my head at watching this hardworking man climb that hill wearing sandals!! These are some hardworking People! May God bless their daily work to make a living for themselves and their families. Incredible.

[@richardchristy5408]

Yea, and only earning $3 for the day! Shit.

[@MyFriendlyPup]

0:45 the man starts his day praying with a demon.

[@TurdJesus]

@@MyFriendlyPuplmao what? You believe in that bullshit? 😂

[@indrazanioloofficial]

Wowwww it's my country Indonesia.. Thankyou so much Fluctus channel❤

[@andrewj3177]

The village looks so peaceful. And the landscape is breathtaking. Nice

[@donbrashsux]

Very hard working people and Just get on with it ..amazing

[@bobstud3754]

Would someone please get these guys a backhoe and a conveyor belt with grading screens on the discharge chute.

[@jaycweingardt11]

This Man is living the dream, he has everything, fulfilling work, dedicated Wife, kids going to school, nice house and land, sheep. This family is richer than most American families.

[@titahsemar]

just throw any random plant seeds, on any random land in here, in Indonesia. especially in Java, Bali, Lombok. just wait for a week, your seeds will alive.

[@crocodilemasala7956]

Great job done by these men, for one truck to become full is no joke.

[@MikeBaxterABC]

It s pretty cool job actually .. I worked up the cash equivalent to Canada for a minimum age job and his lunch that's like $7 for lunch here ,, considering the fresh ingredient vendors would use there .. that's a GOOD healthy lunch! .. he's got a super bike! .. mom doesn't have to work outside the house ,, a healthy son! .. a nice home! .. doing well brother!! .. doing well!!

[@juriadiketua282]

Tak ada pilihan lain, namun hal itu tetap yg terbaik utk saat ini.

[@michaelandrew4812]

Wonderful video such hardworking people who have a simple life but they look happy and have their family and home

[@debmunsell1720]

Seeing them do what they do I can see things that they already use that could be improved. For one attach the line to a tree or spike driven into the ground, have a waist harness to have 2hands free when using pike on the hillside.

[@cjthompson1521]

Hi, thank you so much for sharing your life with me, it is beautiful, awesome and amazing. LOTS OF LOVE AND BEST WISHES TO AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY. FROM CAROL IN QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA.

[@son-of-a-gun]

They mine volcanic sand because it is rich of minerals like fosfate etc. It is used as a natural fertiliser.

[@drockjr]

"I hate sand. It gets everwhere"

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

I hate you. You get everywhere.

[@georgegonzalez2476]

All that exercise probably keeps them in shape. But I can’t help thinking how much easier it would be with the smallest of backhoes.

[@tawilsquiton9440]

,,My favorite channel here...Fluctus

[@bradleyboniface5775]

Semoga penduduk kalian semakin maju dan mudah rezeki

[@sadiyuksel3301]

Because they are not only sand but high mineral soil, they are mined in agriculture to achieve high yields.

[@EvilSoul000]

The last picture of a hill home "Step Rice Hill" quite pretty... And look like the air are fresh too... Yeah I know it has it downside too...

[@CallMeByMyMatingName]

Yes, the air are VERY fresh!

[@MinhNguyen-nl1gm]

Cũng vì đồng tiền mà bất chấp mạng sống. Tù tội cũng vì đồng tiền. Huynh đệ tương tàn cũng vì đồng tiền 🤗👍.

[@papaversomniferum_89]

He has pretty good house for a sand miner

[@somethingsomething404]

9:01 smart to use the gloves to eat instead of trying to clean hands for lunch, shame about the plastic waste but a working man has to eat!

[@somethingsomething404]

Ismaji seemed self conscious looking at the camera during that part, do not worry brother there is no judgement here. Americans do much worse with their food trust me hahaha

[@BedeMeredith]

im perplexed, a little bit of change in setup and they could fill 4 trucks a day in half the time, and spend more time at home.

[@yeeturmcbeetur8197]

He wakes up at 4:25am He just like me fr 😭 I feel for him.

[@zulivanivan8908]

Great video...🎉

[@RobCarloProductions]

Basic Answer, is they dont have much of a choice.

[@LingkupMerapi]

Video yang keren

[@hhyy3173]

Wow what a perspective. Thank you.

[@PacoOtis]

We Westerners are so pitifully uninformed as to what the rest of the world must do to survive! Thanks for sharing!

[@redzzon]

Are you aware what is the hospital cost to straighten a broken arm in America or welcome a new baby?

[@illbeyourmonster5752]

We did our best to try and drag the rest of the world kicking and screaming up to our level, but finally came to see it was an impossible goal.

[@illbeyourmonster5752]

@@redzzon If you have a functional education in a field that has an actual societal value that matters the odds are you are working for a decent reputable company that has good health coverage and either of those events is a trivial cost to yourself in the end.

[@Ian-mj4pt]

Maybe you but I've been around and seen the depths some have to go to just to eat or have a roof over their heads . But you right most in the west don't know or care

[@justadbeer]

If someone moved in there with a even a mini excavator, it would put an entire town out of work!

[@tylerwestover234]

Hard honorable work used to build things and be outside with friends.

[@gphillimo]

What is this sand used for?

[@djrx2]

Roads, glass making, etc

[@부촌]

아직 발전이 덜 된 나라의 모습 입니다. 대형 장비를 사용 하는게 아니라 순수 원시인처럼 손으로 직접 모든 일을 진행하네요. 경사진 곳이 위험하고 안전에 관심을 가져야 합니다. 그렇지만 그들이 오랫동안 살아가는 모습을 그대로 유지 하면서 자연과 가족들과 더불어 행복한 삶을 살고 있네요.

[@zackvoss7868]

Odd but guess it's ther way of hug grabbing hand n puttin it to face neat.

[@rynnziolkowski4642]

Please allow me to save everyone 13 minutes the answer is money

[@ElKudesnitsa]

How this way of mining may be any profitable against industrial mining with excavators?

[@jay23cr]

Forget about the sand! THE CHAIN SMOKING IS THE MOST STRIKING!

[@stick9758]

How do these people NOT come up with a better system?? 3 minutes in and I can tell them how to double their sand with what they already have!

[@johndowe7003]

Buying a backhoe would put the whole village out of a job lol

[@bigredinfinity3126]

7:00 that is not iron

[@denjhill]

Medieval living in the 21st century, but they appear to be happy and contented.

[@watchguy7986]

What do they use the sand for? How much do they get paid ?

[@ckmoore101]

Love the sandals when working around falling rocks...... very perplexing. And no, it isnt a matter of availability. Its a matter of culture. They choose it. And dont talk about they "cant afford it'. They are available.

[@boneandjointindonesia]

It’s also the insane heat and other conditions they work in. Also what kind of shoes would you think they need? And how long would the shoes last? Replacing flip-flops every month or so-cheap. Replacing “proper shoes” every month or so-unaffordable for them!

[@donchonealyotheoneal5456]

Has no one taught them A Better Way even with the tools that they have if they only cut off the top and let it slide down they could just take the tailings of that and not have to worry about s*** falling on them all the time that crazy it's sand and rock just knock it down before you start harvesting it

[@edparagonpc]

That has gotta be the most inefficient mining operation I have ever seen.

[@michaeldose2041]

As a bonus they keep the cigarette companies happy.

[@buyerofsorts]

Not for nothing but shows like this really show how even the poorest people in the world are able to become obese now.

[@northernmetalworker]

Francis ngannou grew up working as a child laborer in a sand mine in Cameroon.

[@jasonwood6570]

Those " long iron poles" you speak of are bamboo sticks

[@burleman]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed that. I saw that and was like, really?

[@RaynerMandi]

You can get sand in the river.. not in the mountain.. and much more simple to get

[@FeldwebelWolfenstool]

10:00 ...with the unlimited supply of aggregate available, you'd think they'd fix up their haul road to make it faster to travel on, and easier on the trucks' running gear...

[@Yutani_Crayven]

This wastes an unnecessary amount of these workers' time by being inefficient, due to not using any heavy machinery at all. A single excavator could fill dozens of trucks in a day instead of just two, and only needs one operator. Automation frees up so much time that can be better spent doing other things. This hurts to see.

[@Sl20]

1:37 two things shows that he is rich to have a wife that serve a cup of tea and to have 1:37 a son so respectful!!!🔴🤫🫢

[@harraznorizham1789]

Im actually malaysian but i like talking english more

[@genedunlap8384]

Did he drink his tea out a sippy cup lol hell yah

[@BigBrotherWebb]

that volcano looks so ominous

[@misryluvsco8169]

I feel like I want to cry seeing how hard these people work.

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

Don't cry for them. They probably live more fulfilling lives than the majority of us who view this video...

[@g.r.2985]

Don't cry because you feel guilty. Just appreciate what you DO have and realize that we are all connected, somehow, but that we all do have our own struggles.

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

Their choice, they could work smarter, but either choose not to or don't posses the intelligence to.

[@mikemc4549]

Looks like children playing to me .

[@jpcaretta8847]

What is sad ate people like you who dont work much and get more than what they deserve.

[@Bmg009]

Face down, Ass up, that’s the way we like to pray..

[@AvanaVana]

Destroying some lovely unsorted block and ash flow/basal avalanche deposits (medium grade to outer bend facies) in the Kali Putih/Sat valley from the July 1998 Merapi eruption! Kidding of course, but from a geology point of view I couldn’t help but notice.

[@sirave6017]

I would agree with you...this is the cost of industry and massive populations...we as humans are using up our resources at a rate that cannot naturally be replenished.

[@mtkoslowski]

Riding a motorcycle wearing flip flops is just not a good idea. I really do admire this man’s work ethic and commitment to his family.

[@beanzburriton4263]

he's been doing it for 20 years so why dont you send him a letter telkling him its a bad idea

[@mtkoslowski]

@@beanzburriton4263 You’re a plum.

[@esco51030]

Maybe your concerns should be directed towards the barefoot mining practices instead?

[@archstanton_live]

intact feet are of less value to a harsh capitalist entity than they are to folks that own them

[@TheInvoice123]

Look Mum, no helmet

[@robertDK3]

money? its money right? im pretty sure the answer is money.

[@JimNichols]

I can't imagine risking my life undangerously......

[@arnljotseem8794]

I wonder if they have their own independent operation, or if they for for a company or corporation

[@nigel900]

And there are legions who whine and complain about having to work at Taco Bell or McDonalds…

[@billou3307]

Même pas besoin de regarder. Si les gens risquent leur vie pour gagner un peu d'argent c'est parce que d'autres se gavent de milliards pendant que le peuple travaille dur et ne récolte qu'une infime partie des bénéfices. Pendant qu'un ouvrier gagne 250$ par mois, les actionnaires qui ne font rien gagnent 250 millions... pas besoin de faire des études. Comment des gens peuvent-ils être millionnaires et milliardaires alors que les ouvriers qui font le travail sont pauvres ?

[@titahsemar]

for narrator : let me correct your pronouncing for the name of : DENY. in Indonesia, Deny or Deni, pronounced like you say : DANNY in English. ✊🏼🇮🇩 and Merapi isn't one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. it's the most active volcano in the world. it's alive everyday. but only when it's get "cough", that's the real problem. but it's okay. when you stay in Yogyakarta city, you'll gonna be safe. just only feel little earthquake sometime. and because of we have 500 volcanoes, we have the most fertile soil in this world also. ✊🏼😁🇮🇩

[@chriswilkinson2548]

$100 a month. x 6 workers is a payment on a small excavator. Slave labor is what is Called

[@Iz0pen]

Still not as bad as the lithium mines that keep the electric cars running

[@jimthomas1989]

It's 1850 America in color and speaking a foreign language, And production is the same

[@dadangkkurniawan8442]

I think,his name is Deni,not denai. Iam sorry,iam just confused listening to her keep saying Deny like denying something 😅

[@Timpon_Dorz]

At least he has a nice house.

[@jerryjungle5717]

Question, why do people risk their lives ? Answer, money.

[@ruxrox]

Why doesn't beach sand work?

[@kosmik1]

One of these days somebody is going to lose their . . . Flip flop.

[@sabrisamsofficial]

Indon tak sebut melombong, tapi mereka sebut menambang.

[@benbaggen2375]

Why is he holding a machete when hes with his famley at the end of the day, even the mom stopped the baby from going to him 😂

[@kennethspencer8604]

WOW !!!!! They need machines.

[@dbcooper7326]

What work an excavator could do in an hour

[@bimmersandars9221]

I feel like crap knowing these guys work harder in one week than most Americans will in their entire life and then that guy's got to go home and sleep on a mat. And for $100 on average a month that's crazy.

[@Stan_in_Shelton_WA]

Did you see the massive boulder in the wheelbarrow at 4:55?

[@jessejaymes8684]

It’s actually behind the wheelbarrow. The camera angle gives the illusion it’s in the wb.

[@nunyabeeswax9463]

We're they praying towards Mecca or Petra?

[@sid2112]

Imagine if the tax collectors weren't corrupt and they had the infrastructure they've probably paid for many times over.

[@debmunsell1720]

But they've been doing for decades, I'm sure that must have tried other rhings.

[@johnb7286]

Prayer never works for me.

[@StephenSockett]

My girlfriend makes me lunch.

[@andrewQueDeLlee]

Plenty gold are......

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

To make money and buy food.

[@jpcaretta8847]

You work smart or you work hard !

[@yasmineumi3266]

Majapahit,,,,

[@thelivingunivers4534]

dosent look like long ion pol but rather bambou

[@405bikelifeallin5]

Just saying bro gets to ride a motorcycle everyday. Jealous

[@scottyelder8351]

Magnificent people some of our finest kin God bless them all with mercy and peace health and happiness Amen 🙏🏻

[@steveshoemaker6347]

🇺🇸

[@DOCB-op1qc]

pfff, construction workers leave sand behind & i use it as cat litter for free lolo rofl

[@tuexrosez1014]

DENI = THE NE (sound)

[@wiwingmargahayu6831]

iron sand

[@98f5]

why do they do it? because they're forced to. Obviously.

[@kippywylie]

Seems odd that they can afford cigarettes in almost every task, but wear flip flops instead of safer shoes?

[@BedeMeredith]

little to no tax on smokes there, remember when it was 1-$2 a pack, thats what it is there now.

[@ats-3693]

They don't wear sandals because they can't afford shoes or boots they just prefer sandals, and cigarettes are ridiculously cheap in Indonesia.

[@Derek_Garnham]

@@BedeMeredith yup, even that seems expensive if you remember that it's just leaves and paper.