Bangladesh boasts the world's second-largest garment industry, which for years has satisfied Europe and America's demand for fast fashion. However, as the coronavirus pandemic unfolded, over two billion pounds in clothing orders were canceled, leading to the closure of numerous factories. This crisis dealt a severe blow to an industry that supports countless livelihoods. Our World highlights factory owner Mostafiz Uddin, who is on the verge of losing everything, and introduces us to the women workers whose jobs have vanished. Has the pandemic permanently altered our clothing consumption habits, and what about those who are being overlooked in the process?
Show
Our World
Episode
S14E29
Air Date
Oct 31, 2020
Season 14 Episodes
S14E01
Colombia: The New Cocaine War
S14E02
Who Betrayed Hevrin Khalaf?
S14E03
The Hunt for Gaza's Lost Treasure
S14E04
Journey to the Doomsday Glacier
S14E05
Confessions of a Mafia Killer
S14E06
Facing the Bombers
S14E07
Blasian Love in South Africa
S14E08
Wuhan: Life under Lockdown
S14E09
The Trees that Bleed
S14E10
North Korea's Celebrity Defectors
S14E11
Sri Lanka: One Year On
S14E12
Colombia: Saving Eden
S14E13
Venezuela Falling Backwards
S14E14
India's Missing Children
S14E15
Ireland's Traveller Women
S14E16
Spain's Coronavirus Heroes
S14E17
New York: Coronavirus Diaries
S14E18
South Korea: How to Fight Coronavirus
S14E19
Wuhan: Life After Lockdown
S14E20
Kenya's Locust Hunters
S14E21
Coronavirus Cruises
S14E22
Brazil: One Virus, Two Worlds
S14E23
Iran and the Virus
S14E24
Police Brutality - American Witnesses
S14E25
Europe's Cycling Revolution?
S14E26
Trump and God
S14E27
The Day Moria Burned
S14E28
America's Tik Tok Election
S14E29
Bangladesh: The End of Fast Fashion?
S14E30
Iran and the Mystery Murders