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1
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Example of severe social cost in Bangladesh

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Rana Plaza collapse killed 1100 people due to factory thinking they could add another floor w/o problems

2
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Economic benefits for workers

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Make higher than average and more than subsistence

Shanghai factory workers £54 per month

3
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How was a Millennium Development Goal met

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Now fewer people living on $1.25 a day

4
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Social costs?

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RUM for jobs means pressure on housing, healthcare, overcrowding
Many slums
Still have child labour

5
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Environmental costs?

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Cultural eutrophication in rivers from urban sewage from factories
Mercury/arsenic in rivers from China lead/zinc mine - dolphins dying, people poisoned

6
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Rise of middle class means what for the environment?

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More cars so more air pollution - atmospheric pollutant levels high on most days of the week

7
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Land degradation is shown through

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90% of Vietnamese forests being cut down

8
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Social benefit for women?

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More independence as more job opportunities so can work, not limited to staying at home

9
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% between 0 and 17

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28% (2017)

10
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% between 18-64 of working age

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62% (2017)