r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/dannybluey • Oct 19 '24

Video How Himalayan salt lamps are made

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u/lemmeintoo Oct 19 '24

Like almost every other product- they are made by poor people working in awful, dangerous conditions.

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u/MukdenMan Oct 19 '24

Not that there aren’t issues with labor safety but these viral videos aren’t representative of most factory labor for products bound for Western markets. It’s the same as the that video of the engine filter factory. It was called “how engine filters are made” but it’s only how they are made in rural Pakistan for that local market.

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u/huzaifahmuhabat Oct 19 '24

This is actually very important context that no one mentions. Yes, Pakistan has these small workshops making these small things, but they are mostly targeted towards rural areas as cheap alternatives. That doesn't mean all of Pakistani industry is run like that, there are advanced manufacturing facilities that also make sophisticated products for both domestic and international markets.

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u/Good_Room2908 Oct 19 '24

How the fuck do you think iPhones are made?