Why Miners Risk Their Lives To Get Sulfur From An Active Volcano | Risky Business
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- In East Java, Indonesia, hundreds of miners face deadly smoke to mine sulfur, or "devil's gold." So why do they do it? In this episode of Risky Business, we head to Ijen volcano to find out.
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How does this video benefit the miners with almost 15 million views? It surely can’t be the only purpose of this video is to also profit off of their suffering ?
Construction worker its a good bet because they are risky and dangerous
Construction worker its a good bet because they are risky and dangerous
@@samimachete was wondering the same. I would hope that some of the earnings from this video would go to the aid of some of these mine workers . Makes me realize how much I take for granted.
Jade miners in Hpa Kant, Kachin State, Burma. Over a hundred die yearly due to landslide and accidents.Sometimes mass death.
"We dare to die because we're afraid of hunger"
That line was heartbreaking 💔
yes, any man or anyone who has a family knows its better to risk dying than watch family suffer with hunger
"work to life" :)
Its sad. Provide food today, but die in 20y for it.
@@mustafaumarella sorry they work to survive not to life
@@mattymaple1976 sad when u think of it that way but it’s natural to them. Doesn’t matter how long u live, it matters how u lived.
The guy really soft spoken through the entire interview with a smile. I have much respect for him.
Yes Indonesians are some of the most respectable kindest and soft spoken people in the world. I love their people
Most people in East Java are soft spoken
@@brothersintruth has nothing to do with race lol a good man is a good man
Stop trying to get likes. Just respect them without making a comment.
@@oppositeswitzerland1058 you sounds toxic alright. Did you comment the same thing for every comment out there just because you got a sour heart?
Seeing how dangerous the way up and down the crater is, you can't but think how easy it would be for the company to build a safe ropeway or at least stairs there.
This has already been planned, but don't forget that this is Indonesia, which experiences frequent earthquakes and eruptions. Even if a cable car was made, it would be even more dangerous.
The crater shifts all the time. If the company does that they have to maintain it or be liable when it fails.
So they simply don't.
If everyone chipped in to build a safe stairway n ropes it improve the time it takes to get the stuff n safety
@@DennisMook-ky6lx yes but these people are being paid peanuts, so i doubt that's an option.
"A symbol of how Mistar provides for his family's lives while it slowly takes his"
Big props to all the men out there doing the most daring and dangerous things to put food on the table of their family. 🙏
*all the people
@@smnewstead4093 absolutely, but since it is 99% men, and every single miner in this video is a man, I feel it is pretty accurate to just say men.
"We dare to die because we're afraid of hunger". That's deep knowing how so many people today that are living good lives don't think twice about when the next meal might or might not be.
@@LordBruuh Super good eh? Yeah you can tell they dont have to think about their next meal even though they're eating rice everyday, right? Don't be a clown.
@@zType2 they are paid well on that region, he's not lying. He's not saying it's a good paycheck, he's saying compared to other jobs within that region, this one is one of the better paying ones. You're the clown here friend.
@@razimove438 I often find that the people who complain about these people making $17/day won't even flip a goddamn burger for $17/hour.
It's the republican ideal. If they're (the poors/working class) threatened with starvation and homelessness, it'll motivate them to get back to work, regardless of safety.
@@1theredrooster the republican idea is you work you earn, not threatening anyone with starvation or homelessness
I have nothing but the utmost respect for these people. These guys are made of iron, my hats off to anyone who provides for their family in such harsh circumstances.
When it comes down to it we all have to do what we can to survive, most people are too sheltered today and don't do a real job that directly affects the world like these guys.
Yeah but don't you think they have absolutely no respect for they're own health and well being? Not just in the fact that they work in such dangerous environments all day long but the fact that they're workaholics. Being a hardworking person can be very unhealthy for a variety of reasons and studies have shown that.
I think they're bad people when it comes to respecting themselves.
@@frommarkham424 that may be true, but thats kinda a given when you're in situations like they are, hell even here in Jersey where they pay 13 an hour, you still see people working 70 hour weeks just to provide for their family, like the guy said in the video, it may be dangerous, but what can he do?
That's correct 👌 👍 👏 💯
Respect won’t stop them from dying
What an amazing guy. You can tell he is a nice guy and will do anything to provide for his family. When he said "we fear hunger more" that was heart breaking
don't worry, he feared covid-19 even more than hunger and worked less for even less money...
I have deep deep respect for these men. They deserve so much more than they get.
“We dare to die because we are afraid of hunger” gives me chills every time.
That goes for all of us. A lot of us don't know it yet because we don't know what it means to starve.
So there worrying about COVID-19 and there working in a volcano with sulfur🤷🏾♂️
@@Thebulbacardi English ?
@@Thebulbacardi Way to be heartless.
@@crestraizn Watch the whole video and listen
Respect to these hard working miners! You are dedicated and hardworking and I know your family appreciates your hard work.
i'm a chemical student, i always use sulfuric acid on experiments and classes and always thought : "this can't be easy to get" but i never thought that was that hard. All my respects and prayers to miners and hope you live happy and well. Thank you for the extreme and hard job, all of you deserve more than 17 dollars per day
yes and teh greedy boss only gives 17 bucks like wat the keck they deserve 1000 bucks a day
98% of sulfur nowadays comes as a byproduct from oil, its even told in the video. they only work in these conditions because other jobs are even worse
@@craftysteve176 Sulfur costs around $100-$200 per 1,000 Kg.
They carry around 200 pounds in one trip and do 2 trips a day.
That'd be a gross value of $18-$36 a day. Which excludes the entire processing and transportation costs of the company. AND the sulfur won through oil is more pure, and thus more valuable.
There's absolutely no greed here. Seems like they get a good wage, for how much value they are bringing in.
@@Dennis19901 thats good. I still feel bad. They might get sick.
@@craftysteve176 Isn't really a lot they, or we can do about it. This kind of stuff happens in underdeveloped countries/economies.
As the guy said, he can become a builder, but earn less. He likely lacks education to earn more, and would need to move somewhere else.
He literally said "I'm not scared of death, but im scared of hunger"..so much respect to all this dudes working very hard to provide his family..it so sad to see some of this dudes working without a respirator mask..
The translation is rough but good thats exactly what he said it feels weird to be able to understand the person being interviewed and the subtitles
Its part of indonesia.
And we are so sorry to admint that is true
@@meaugust8104 I myself are Malaysian and came from a poor family in rural area, so i understand the struggle but education bring my while family out of poor living..I wish the guys kids got send his kids to school and maybe one day he could help their family too🙏
@@lia-kl8nk i know right, it hit different when you know the meaning of all those words..
@@youknowimhim A lot of indonesians that lives in rural areas can't even afford a formal education. It's very hard to get a normal job when a convenience store cashier requires you to at least finish high school. Hunting for food is obviously not an option. We're not cavemen anymore. We don't have the necessary skills to do that anymore and in a lot of places it's illegal to hunt animals without permission. Fishing? Sure if they live near the coast. What if they're not? Mining sulphur is probably the highest paying and the most stable job they can get in the place they live in.
My grandpa was a coal miner. He died from black lung. I beg to differ, "I respected my grandpa for being a miner." It is hard work and an honest living.
Your grandfather deserves your respect, as well as ours.
A real honest living is what we all should strive to achieve.
Not honest
@@MetaXFractal
It _is_ an honest living. Never heard of a single coal miner cheating anyone nor conning anyone out of their hard earned money. As to how the various mining companies treated the miners.... That's a different story. But even back then, before unions, miners were seen as making both an honest living and a respectable one.
true
@@MetaXFractal then please tell the country leaders to work harder and stop corrupting so that the poor people don't have to do dishonest work like coal mining
11:53 - Definition of a true righteous man right there. God bless you and your family Mistar 🙏.
This are those moments u realize that u are fortunate... much respect for this hard workers...
He's providing for his family while he's losing his life slowly , my utmost respect for these men sacrificing their lives for their family , that makes me appreciate my job even more , may God keep them healthy
I just wish they could get out of that situation. I seriously wish we could trade rapists and murderers in developed nations for these hardworking people. They could work at the supermarket and earn more in a day than a month of mining sulphur.
Its what we all do for most part. Welcome to life!
Maybe if you feel so inclined send protective gear to them. I'm sure the cost to you is less then for them and much appreciated
this is why those countries don't have feminism. Only when women see A/C offices and comfy chairs, they start screaming "fuk gender roles"
Fr 💯💯💯
Having worked in the oil refining business and seeing the insane amounts of sulfur separated from the crude oil, it really breaks my heart knowing these men risk their life for it.
Same, the amount of sulfur you can get from crude oil production is ridiculous. This mine is literary unnecessary anymore. Tough it does give the miners a meaning of existence. Some become tourguides when they are to old to mine.
At least they stay safe from covid!
@@drunkenpumpkins7401 They can increase profit margin and start selling it as "organic" sulfur. Or Eco friendly mountain sulfur. Marketing like that has worked with other products as well.
@@kviaak7979 Wont work for sulfur. Sulfur is an inelastic product and the only situation I can imagine someone buying it because it was organic is if they collected rocks
@@Sol-os5pk I mean, that's actually a decent market... if they sold direct to consumer, eBay or something. I'm guessing some do... time to check.
It also said they were sending it to the sugar factories... my guess is the sugar factories don't pay as much for this as they'd have to pay for the Refined Sulfur.
He always smile when talking about his job, what a man. He make me touched.
As I sit in the comfort of my air-conditioned home and watch this... My heart bleeds for these people. Imagine having only rice to eat for breakfast every morning. And having to break your back as your lungs burn up and you slowly die. Utmost respect for these men. I have to ask myself if I would be strong enough to do what they do... And sadly, I do not think I would be. Talk about being grateful for what you have... I sincerely hope that whatever deity they pray to... Will give them multiple blessings. The next time I find something challenging in life... I will think of you guys!!! I would buy you a beer if I could. Hats off to you.
They're most likely muslims so no beers but at least u got the spirit🥲
He said the entire thing with a smile. It might be killing him but he has respect for himself and I respect him for making a tough life work as he takes care of his family.
Respect for yourself is more important than life?
@@damware20 For these people, they have no other choices. There is the life-altering mining of sulphur, or there is nothing. I respect that he can smile and work that even though he knows it's killing him. There is the same type of deals that happened during the World Wars. People who knew they would probably die but they did the job anyways. Lastly, he doesn't run away from his family like North America is full of. Get a kid or 2 by mistake or they turn into "mistakes" and men run. Not him. He has mouths to feed so he feeds them.
@@damware20 yh, it supercedes everything
I respect you for respecting him.
@@damware20 in many ways, the moment you stop respecting yourself or acknowledging your self-worth, is the moment you begin to lose yourself and your value. For some, life isn't worth living if you and other people whom you look up to can't respect who you are.
11:20 "For foreign tourists, working as a sulfur miner is not a job that is respected"
I'm sorry if some tourists told him that. When we visited six years ago I saw them as very hardworking. I admired their endurance and tenacity. And despite us tourists getting in their way and making their trip even more challenging, they were very patient some were even all smiles, some even helped some of us. I hope he sees this and we do have full respect with what you do.
I applaud your comment ! You are a good person. Keep doing what your doing. Did u get a chance to catch some waves for me ? Almost all of my friends goto in do for summer. Hawaii waves are small most of summer. If you want to get barrels and stay competitive for winter surf here alot of us goto indo. I have not gone yet :(
they doing this job until they are sick. have to neither sold all their belonging for treatment or let him/her die. poverty cycle continue.
Not respecting a job, doesn’t mean you don’t respect the people working it.
I have some extraordinary respect for carrying 70 kg uphill on a difficult path.
Lmao probably some 50 year old white American woman who takes everything for granted and doesn't realize she greatly benefits from these hard workers and probably even slaves.
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! As a small business owner, I have the utmost respect for anyone willing to work hard at an honest profession! And yes, this is a profession; one of the most difficult and life threatening professions anyone could take on. I would feel honored to shake their hand, and I would proudly hang their autographed photo up in my business. It saddens me that they feel their job is not respected by foreigners.
Hats off for these hard working men, risking their own lives just to feed their families .
Your team is seems to be very dedicative.. risking yourselves shooting in the most dangerous locations.. i really appreciate
Amazing, my father was an ijen miner. He earned enough to send me to school, I went on to study in Uttar Pradesh and graduate. I got an IT job. Upon returning my father had passed away from a broken leg when he fell one day carrying sulphur. That was my saddest day. I still live with my mother we are happy and I can work remotely online now providing cyber security services.
How can I get a job doing that my anxiety is to bad I can barely leave my house working on computers not having to deal with people is ideal for me
@@rayhinckley14 they've never really experienced a really really good life, so to them it's just business as usual
It sucks so bad that they're not given any of the precaution they deserve. It's kinda sad here in South east asia
So, so, so sorry for your loss.
@@rayhinckley14 every job requires communication. Especially IT, because you’ll most likely work with a team. So I say get out there and just force yourself out of your comfort. I have sever social anxiety and I shake/ get light headed when I speak to a group of people but I force myself to socialize to someone new every day. It helps, no one will help you with your anxiety as much as you can. You can do it.
Wishing I could send you a card for my condolences… parents go to great lengths to give their children better lives in the name of love. Your father is at peace and watches over you and is proud of you for taking care of your family
You can see the scars on his shoulders from carrying the heavy sulfur. It’s actually so sad to see what so many has to endure just to eat and provide for their family.
Not being rude but even in the harshest of conditions, human can still breed. The younger ones in this island would have gone to the mainland to eke a living.
@Edward Kay ?
@@edwardkay3193 what?
This is the tragedy of capitalism
@@prasenjitbarik7190 You only say this because you didnt live in comunism. that's 1000 times worse!
A heart of gold and a spirit lighter than air. That’s one strong and incredible human being.
11:22 nah mate, it is greatly respected. You definitely have all my respects now and always. Such an incredible and challenging job
I'm sitting here safely, comfortably in an office watching this while drinking water and am exhausted by how hard these guys are working. Massive respect for what they do and how hard they work, no matter the conditions.
Respect comes from being willing to do the same thing if you had the chance.
Or Respect because you know you yourself cannot do the same thing they are doing.
Or Respect by being a know it all in your comments 😂.... I'm speaking to the other two comments above me😅
@Komrade Young Not being a know it all just replying the second side of the coin. 🙂
@@LaurenJourney okay then. Go get a trip to Indonesia and start working!
My god, this guy works physically harder in a day than I do in a year. So much respect for him.
Stop making comments to get likes. Actually respect them.
People are saying dork because they disagree. If you disagree keep it to yourself as it may hurt someone’s feelings. We all have opinions.
@@oppositeswitzerland1058 Dork
@@oppositeswitzerland1058 Dork
@@oppositeswitzerland1058 Dork
@@oppositeswitzerland1058 DORK
Watching this on my birthday, while thinking about quitting my job of five years where I had zero office hours and worked when and wherever (within the country) I wanted.
If there is one thing I will learn from this video is that happiness is a state of mind.
Also, Indonesians are some of the kindest humans I ever met in my entire life. Mistar's calm and relaxing demeanour and smile. Bro, I am going to start being happy going forward.
happiness is not a state of mind for some people, but if you can mange to make yourself happy by saying this then man good for you, seriously its not easy so if you are happier now i wish you the best
@@shadowwolf9795 I 100% agree with what you said.
Unbelievable! !! Thank you for posting!
This is so sad, but I cant ignore the fact that this man is capable of carrying 154 POUNDS of sulfur. Absolute legend.
69 kg lmao
@@icicle9238 Up a steep slope...and as far as i remember ur mom was also 69 kg🤔
But how old is he damn.
Respect from New Zealand 🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿
His back is going to give out soon. Nothing comes without a cost.
@@icicle9238 that is heavier than he is
The man has such a great smile and soothing voice. The place seems magical and everyone seems to be grateful for what they have. These people definitely deserve better.
Thats the greatest things about muslims🙂, may allah bless all of them.
The Javanese are well known for their smile and soothing voice...
@@argennova5618 no
@@argennova5618Stop spreading your 9/11 god, “allah”
I hope he was paid well to participate in this mini documentary
thank you for making these videos. eye opening
So emotional. I almost cry with the last sentence. It’s so throughly .
I've been there and you really can't imagine how tough this is. I'm quite young in good shape and going up to the volcano and down to the crater and back it's hard. Doing it with 70kg on your back in flip flops is incredible, and these workers deserve all my admiration.
have you heard of the "farmers' strength"? if you do hard labor since early age as a result you get built differently
Does he just leave his motorcycle by the road? What happens if it gets stolen? Also can't one of their loads get stolen?
@@opticalreticle there are no black people there, only asians
@@TheBinaryHappiness racist clown
@@TheBinaryHappiness Are you american?
Watching stuff like this, you realize just how privileged a lot of us are. For many of us no matter how hard we have it, we still would never ever have to consider having to work anything close to this.
But it just sucks when McDonald's doesn't give me the ketchup packet !!! Ahhhhggg life is horrible how dare they.
@@vadimnesen8060 lol!😂
@@vadimnesen8060 My mom didnt let me get the 40$ fortnite card😡🤬🤬 I deserve better than this!
@@Alfreder28272 yes you deserve more than you deserve
You realize you can say that for everyone. Everyone is privilaged when you compare them to someone else. Those miners are privilaged compared to their neighboors that could starve at anytime. Its so pointless.
It took me only this video to appreciate all I have in life. Thank you very much for uploading. I wish no human had to do this, utmost respect for these people 🙏 They're the real iron men.
Gratitude of their hard work
When I visited Mount Ijen pre-covid, I remember meeting these miners along the mountain and they were all in slippers. We had to hire a professional guide to guide us up the mountain and most of the time we were “dragged” up because the mountain was so steep. They were in slippers and had to carry kilograms of sulphur which in turn puts meals on their dining table everyday. They don’t even earn much from all the work they do. What really struck me was despite the harsh living conditions they were in, they were so happy. So grateful. So smiley. They would sit by the edge of the mountains every dawn and bit onto the breakfast they brought. I could see the light in their eyes like as if they were Hope. I was 15 then, and everywhere I went in Indonesia, I had a lesson to learn. I realised that sometimes the lesser we have, the more grateful we are.
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If I were a local of Indo I would move to the coast like Bali and work into the tourism such as the surfing industry. Slot of tourists go there to surf. I would try to make money off of that.
some of the poorest people are rich with life.
wise words. 🎯
yeah.. ignorance is bliss. the corrupted government and companies exploits these earnest miners for their own greed.
@@typonegatiff1254 A lot of Indonesia low middle income could not do that, even they could not speak or learn English, it's not because they are lazy but they had limited brain to learn how to earn more money, In Indonesia a lot of people believe life is a Harmony, there is a poor or less thinker people to serve rich, if all of this people were rich, there is no one wiling to work, and many Indonesian people believe although if you Were poor and less thinker in the world but in the after life maybe you had better life than today life, 🙏 that is Indonesian majority thinking about ways of live, not all but religion play that role very deep in they heart and brain 🙏 , no need debate or argue with my statement
"We dare to die because we're afraid of hunger"
That is really profound.
Really profound, hunger is one of the most painful way tu go
Hungry is the most painful way to die
Translation: Capitalism
@@fabienzaca yeah man, must be it.
get these men some PURE ORE TEAS immediately
i had to scroll too far to find the only rust comment lol
I used to work with Indonesians on cruise ships in the USA. One of the best people I met over my 10 years there. Always smiling, no matter what.
As someone that do works in a lab, masks , glasses, gloves n full coverage is required for a reason. Even mild acid can cause your hand to peel for a week not to mention the pain. I watched in horror at all that suffocating poison in the lungs ,poison on skin and shoulders damage . They are so amazing to continue to do their job well.Mad respect
Mild acid? You mean weak acid? Strong acid of low concentration? Not familiar with chemists using the word mild whats mild?
🤓
@@zaddyxyborg9873 a level that it's not high acid (1.5 or lower) and it's lower than 3 which is approximately the acid level of citric acid
the inhalation is probably the worst, besides risk of falls qhile carrying, but did you see the guy stand in the acid lake to wash the sulfur? 😬
Pure sulfur is actually not an irritant, you can touch it and handle it without gloves. It is only a problem if its burning, or powdered. They must protect their lungs from toxic fumes and dust, but apart from that, its fine. I have a pure natural piece of sulfur sitting on a shelf because it looks cool. It is close to a kilogram in weight and you can handle it just fine.
broke my heart when he said it's not a respected job. obviously i wish he didn't have to do something so dangerous, but i have the utmost respect for him. thats a strong man inside and out
Yeah sometimes life comes down to a flip of a coin in where/when you were born in life. Any of us could have been born into situations that forced our hands to do dangerous things to make a buck. If you were born in a country like the USA with no birth defects and a stable family, you have a leg up on most of the world.
that's asian man no respected for the lower jobs :v
They are honest people regardless of the job people do. Love your comment.
You’ve got my respect Mistar. Make no doubt about it. Bless you and yours good sir.
I respect these people because they are not leaching off of anyone or not sitting at home waiting for family to take care of paying their bills
When I was in my 20's I had a job repairing water and sewer lines in the mountains of California. I had to work in blizzards, haul a generator uphill and downhill, dig 10 ft holes by hand at times and decend into them to make repairs, and replace fire hydrants that had 1000's of pounds of water pressure behind them that could kill me if I did something wrong. That was nothing compared to what these dudes do. Mad respect.
I can relate with similar experiences. Spent years delivering and fixing industrial boilers, furnaces and other equipment that weighed thousands of pounds and was often hauled by sketchy equipment. Also worked on the ocean as 24/7 emergency boat technician. Every day was life or death or the real risk of serious injury to due to drowning, fires, storms and other insane situations. Work like that changes a man for sure.
Respect to guys like you too.
I think if your risking your life you are ether doing what you love or doing what you have to do and must be confident in yourself or surroundings
any fire hydrant will have a maximum 200psi behind it, by code.
I know what you're saying, saw a dude get sucked into the pressure stream from one tiny mistake, he's got his hammer hit the stream and bam, in mere milliseconds, he was gone.
"We risk our life because we are afraid of hunger" 😢😢 this line literally made my eye fill with tears.
I Work 14 hours per day because I'am of my family getting hungry and living in poverty.
I work hard and smart to earn a lot of money.
They need to know about the free market. So that they can get a better deal for the sulfur, if it is in high demand, they could demand a few more cents out of per kilo.
Then again, the criminal gangsters might kill or hurt them for working smart.
Why? That's virtually everyone.
@@seismic6435 you work in a sulfur mine?
@@seismic6435 do you get paid pennies?
Can't save everyone, but you can save yourself.
Nothing but respect for these miners.
I was at the Ijen Crater in 2018. By far one of the most memorable travel experiences I've had, incredible
Where are your from?
@@dnm8508 Sweden. I'm now aware of the downside of it all when it comes to tourists coming to the place etc..
I was there in 2013. It will always stuck in my mind. It is one of the craziest things I have ever seen/experienced. What these people go through everyday to support their families is unthinkable. Incredibly dangerous and physical work.
very good
Do u know why demons smell like SULFUR? When people fart it smells like sulfur because demons are in them...fire and brimstone like god said
I must be the devil lol
And yet people in the states complain about their food not being cooked correctly
the body was made to work for its survival, trust me im sure he is much more satisfied with life than you, fat, sitting at a desk all day. on social media.... depressed. un fit...
I grew up being told repeatedly that every job is respectable apart from Politician. The men who do this are providing for their families and I respect the work ethos and tenacity.
politician and police both corrupt
If all honest people do not want to become politicians, then the country will be govern by the corrupt politicians.
Anyway, my point is; do not stereotype all politicians. Actually, do not even stereotype anything, except if it's meant for a joke.
@@lastyhopper2792 u are a joke 😂😂😂😂
@@BlackMamba-lt8oe Not all politicians are corrupted but most, same with police. Its humans Not robots
@@BlackMamba-lt8oe He makes a good point though
I hope life gets better for these men🙏
Huge Respect to these people working in such an environment ,toxic smoke.
These are amazing people. What a hard life, yet they are kind , giving, respectful, and thankful.
what i dont understand is indonesia land are very good to grown crop. yet i see a lot of people eating trash food in the city. back in the 80 thailand govr want every one of the people grown the own food medicine in their own yard to fight again hunger, they even grown some medicine along with fish, chicken. i hope indonesia people do that too so they dont have to work in these kind of job. you can be poor but if you stomach is full you can do most of other things.
Hardship and suffering makes beauty . Like wen a fire happened in the grape vine in l.a . Now there are flowers rising from the desolate dirt that was. There was never flowers before . The way of the world eh. Beauty
Now go and type in US capital overrun and tell me what you think. First world problems
Join'em
@@Eirocina You need to understand that Indonesia is bigger than Thailand, which makes Indonesia soil very diverse, they do have crops but obviously not everywhere, the locals occupation depends on what nature resources they have there. And again, yes Indonesia does have a lot of crops and they also export to other countries
The man was soft spoken, very humble but his spirit is so strong. Huge respect for him and I wish him and his family good health and happiness. It's a hard but honest job.
Unbelievable resilience and attitude! Very grateful for my career, and worksite safety standards.
Hard work, and dangerous. So much respect for their tenacity
Big respect to these hard workers. It’s sad to see the life they’re put through. Really makes you think about what you have and how lucky we are.
True :'( big respect for them
But also, we should question why we use sulphuric acid just to make sugar white. Why is the company able to pay them so little for such dangerous work? They own the entire supply chain so they're in a position of power over what they pay everyone.
That’s real 💯
@@GoingtoHecq this. Exactly. I don’t know why ppl don’t ask questions like this
if you visit the ijen crater 15 years ago. the miners there are able to carry sulfur weighing 70 to 150 with a distance of 4 kilometers by walking. I know because I often go there and coincidentally my place is not far from there
Should've had a crowdfunding with this documentary, I think many of us would be happy to donate so at least the miners can have gas masks and other safety equipment, boots, etc. The mining company could add handrails along the cliffs too, it wouldn't cost much.
sadly the mining company only care about easy money. this is explained in the video, did you remember? the company can get sulfur from byproducts and oil industry. but mining inside ijen crater way cheaper for them. you can say whoever own this company so greedy they don't care about miners well being. a good mining company at least equipped with heavy machinery, good infrastructure, and safety gears for miners. i don't see any of it here.
@@lakraknjeprak2536 The miners are also greedy. They explain that they can get a job in agriculture but choose to be a miner because it pays better. I have no special sympathy for them.
@@viktorvaldemar its $17 per day. they need it to eat. how is that greedy? did you watch what food he ate in the morning? plain rice and boiled leaves. how is that greedy? seriously you need to rewatch entire video to understand.
@@viktorvaldemar the sheer audacity to call them greedy, pathetic.
@@viktorvaldemar the other job, maximum 5 dollars a day.
"We dare to die because we're terrified of hunger"... profound
I literally work next door to a sulfur plant.
Once a month I can smell it very lightly for about 2 seconds and that is plenty.
I saw a documentary 10 years ago about this exact same mine and the miners is average 33 to 35 years old now they're living to almost 50 glad to hear things have gotten a little better
Thanks to good diet, availability of masks, super fit physical condition from all that hiking
Where Heaven Meets Hell: The Sulfur Miners of Kawah Ijen
Probably their awareness of danger has increased. I also wonder when those pipes were made?
Its not that great though, for example the government has laws that you can't have sex with miners. Its considered statutory rape.
@@BoopSnoot You mean, minors, right?
I hiked this trail about 7 years ago. A truly great experience! You have tourists like me going up the hike with boots and all kinds of safety equipment. While these miners go up with nothing but sandals and their baskets. They are very friendly and would help you out if needed. But make sure to give them some cash, some of them are too shy to ask for it.
Also another thing about the Sulphur smoke is that, it stays in your nostrils for a long time! I would randomly smell Sulphur few days after the hike, and just couldn't get rid of the smell. It also smells like a sewage tank, so not a pleasing smell at all.
Where is this? Can I show up and mine if I am white American or do you think I will have problems? Can I move to this region or would it be dangerous?
@@jakesellers9447 im indonesian, and to be honest we love foreigners. We treat you guys like celebrities over here lol, but you will be charged higher prices on things just because your'e a foreigner. But other than that its lovely here 👍
@@jakesellers9447 its called ijen, its near the docks used to cross into bali, near Banyuwangi.
@@vncntw7626 We know that. when im using taxis f.e. in asian countries i take the one who gives me the fairest price and give him 3 times the tip
lol tourist are one of the main reasons these people suffer go figure
Oceans of love and respect from Nevada U.S.A
I cried while watching this....😢
I visited Ijen and saw the workers there. I really wish for better situation for these people
For perspective, sulfur pure powder sells for about 9 dollars a kilo. Mistar gets paid 9 cents for a kilo, or about 1/100 of the retail value. Yeah I understand there's cost to processing, packaging, and shipping and yadda yadda, but since the mining company declines to comment regarding the low wage, you can put 2 and 2 together.
Exactly
Was trying to understand in English the Name of the mining company. Do you know?
@@Betty-oc6rt Candi literal meaning is temple and Ngrimbi/Rimbi is a name associated with Arimbi, a Rakshasi who was the wife of Bima (one of Pandavas) in Mahabharata. It is also the name of ancient Hindu temple in Jombang, East Java
Will be a best ironically show for the G20 Bali
@@bopmallory5445 well what is the Name of the company they work for? Who is the owner ? I know they Freelance for the Company, but who owns the company?
Huge respect to the miners. This also highlights the greed of the mining company execs and the lack of support from the government to provide more jobs with safety regulations. It's so sad to hear the life expectancy of these miners.
more the government since they are contractors
there can definitely be better safety but for the area and state of the industry it makes sense its less greed and more everyone sucks
This ^^^^
Can you explain more why goverment should not enact safety regulations? At least in my country (Finland) historically it has helped conditions of workers. To my knowledge it is the only way to guarantee the change.
@@Ostvalt they cant because its socio economical issue rooted in class struggle. Its not about governments, but by either corporations (bourgeoisie) or proletariat (working people) who own & manage it. Finland only also got those nice perks for workers because of its government fearing soviet union & its influence
When times are hard, Man wil go out there trading with the Devil, to feed their family.
Respect for this Brave men.
A man will do anything to feed their families.. Respect to all Father's♥️
Footage like this really puts things in perspective and shines a light on just how privileged so many of us are. If I ever go to East Java, I'll make sure to buy a bunch of gas masks for these people. The lack of care the owner of this mine puts towards these miners, regardless of them being "freelancers", is saddening.
And you just complaining on social media. Looks like neither the owner nor you are doing anything to help them.
@@Jake-iy8lf complaining on social media? What are you on about? I'm simply saying that videos like this make me realize how privileged I am and how much I have to be thankful for. Why are you trying to twist my words and create an argument? Do you have nothing better to do with your time?
@@Jake-iy8lf Ironic, because you're doing the same thing. Saying that a video opened someone's eyes is not complaining, you're ridiculous.
@John Wall They aren't innovating and finding a way to help themselves, why do people have to give people stuff for free when they are absolutely compliant on working in these conditions? 30 years?!? He could have made 100 different systems to move stuff out of there by now out of materials easily accessible nearby.
We are all complaining about someone complaining about someone's complaing. Face the fact-after clicking off this video we will forget about these people for the rest of our lives. So chill and enjoy the video for the dopamine.
I came to visit the crater with my father in 2019. We're Indonesian nationals living abroad who want to understand our culture and country. We had a lovely tour guide who guided us to see the blue flames that emit only in the early hours of the morning while its still dark. Instead of only going to the crater to see the spectacle, which was hard to see anyway due to rain, we were able to learn even more than we had initially expected. As the sun started to rise, we started to see the hardworking miners climb up and down carrying the dangerously heavy loads of sulfur. We enquired our tour guide further, where he explained he was also a miner at the crater once, but it took a heavy toll on his body, and tour guiding there was easier. He explained the pains that this video mentioned, and also stated that many of the miners there smoke cigarettes, because if they couldnt handle cigarettes, they wouldn't even need to think about dealing with the sulphuric funes down in the crater. It ached our hearts to see our countrymen having to suffer such tough ordeals and we developed a tremendous amount of respect for the miners' grit and resilience. As we neared the end of the trip, and proceeded to give our tour guide payment, my father decided to give the tour guide an extra tip, as we were touched by the tour guide and the miners for their bravery and strong hearts. Upon receiving the tip, the tour guide started to have tears drop from his eyes, and explained that the tip would allow him to have a few days off work and allow him to finally get some rest from the extremely tough and hazardous work.
I really wish these miners would be treated much much much better and hope to see that this type of exploitation end. Although it was a very sad and painful thing to see, it was also inspiring that these workers kept pushing on no matter what, doing their best for their families despite the odds.
Keep spreading the love
one day I hope to visit and leave a large sum of money as a tip for all of them
@@EatAllDaHumans Interesting. So just by the fact that we are indonesians living in a foreign land, you are able to come to the assumption that we are "lazy escapers". Guess it is easier to give labels without forethought.
@@EatAllDaHumans Again, you just love to jump right into conclusions don't you? Wow you know that I "don't want to go back". Already wrong there. Ever consider that people leave due to political or economic turmoil? Ever cross your mind that people can long for their country even though they are far away and do have the desire to return once all is settled? It seems that you don't realize that everyone has a story, good or bad, and that all are worth considering. Instead of assuming that everyone is at fault for leaveing their homeland, maybe it would also be nice to be humble for a change and consider that people live under different circumstances, and you indeed do not know everything.
if I ever become rich I’m gonna go over to Indonesia and tip all of the miners $500
I'm really glad I watched this just to put our lives into perspective and things we take for granted when there are individuals across the world at this very moment living a life that a lot of people wouldn't believe even existed
100% 👍. The simple things that a lot of people take for granted may be something someone else is praying for. God bless.
I wish I could thank these men personally.
I'm from Iran and after watching this video, I now respect Indonesians so much more. he has an excruciating job and an ever-shortening life but the amount of happiness in his smiles and the pure light in his wise words and his love for his family just blows my mind. utter respect.
As an Indonesians, I say thank u for respect🌹
My heart goes out to Mister and his colleagues. To hear those coughs and bellyaches must be humbling, knowing that your very job is shaving away your life, yet you have no other option. Much health to him and their families.
The Master at work. His setups are immortal.
I have been there about 10 years ago, down in the crater for about an hour without a mask just like the miners. If the wind blew the wrong way one can get easily into trouble not being able to breathe. I have the utmost respect for these guys. Humble by demeanor, small by stature but tougher than most of us.
Way tougher, I agree
I bet your hair skin and nails were GORG after that hour
Wow!
Thanks for sharing.
Interesting.
Even tho this mini-doc is good, it can't really give it the justice I'm sure it deserves. Ty for sharing
If you ever go there avoid sweat! The sulfur from smoke will stick to the skin - if you sweat it will go into your eyes.
Was there one morning a few years back as a tourist when the wind was very unfavorable and very lucky to have dressed „to light“
It’s a really difficult job. I have tried even putting on swimming goggles when I went there and the sulphuric gas still got through. Normal masks also won’t work at all.
these guys are so happy for what they have what i am feeling very sad for this people. how can this happen in our world that one gain so much pain and the other person in the other country gain so many comfort? may they live long!
I keep watching this. I like his voice. Its gentle. The language its soft too.
Wow the conclusion very well got to me in this one:
“Ijen looms over them, A symbol of how mystar provides for his families lives, while it slowly takes his. A heavy weight to carry on his shoulders”
Beautiful yet tragic, much respect to the workers and lots of credit to the reporter who covered this topic/story.
That was really well said on the reporters part💯❗️ also much respect to the workers 💪
it is pretty deep
Yeah that sentence made me tear up. Sad
True
Any person that works hard to provide for their families has my respect. These men are a proud people and deserve much respect
but their woman dont cry woman empowerment 😂😂😂😂, like those feminists
I can see why they would accept the risk. In just 4 days they are paid the same as the average salary in Indonesia (although still a misery compared to the West)
The cameraman needs a raise
As a contractor, the statement of He takes the weight on his shoulders so his family doesn't have to Really hits home for me.
The “it helps him provide for his family’s lives, while it slowly takes his” was sad
My heart goes out to Mistar and his colleagues. To hear those coughs and bellyaches must be humbling, knowing that your very job is shaving away your life, yet you have no other option. Much health to him and their families.
Thank you Mister
Many times I watched this video still very interesting. Very risky job on planet. Hats off to the workers.
I applaud these poor strong men 😢❤
"We dare to die because we're afraid of hunger" ... this hits hard ... hope they can get better living
I will pray for them.
@zulfikangga karena mereka gatau kalo 200 ribu itu udah lumayan gede disini, tapi kalo liat dari bahayanya, 200 ribu itu gada apa apanya, belom lagi kalo setiap hari nyium sulfur bisa mempersingkat usia
@@donotiron8253 ak mikirnya sih gamungkin 200000 lngsung dihabisin sehari pasti mereka nabung untuk kesehatan di hari tua. Tapi kalau masih baru sih iya riskan tabungan masih dikit tapi kalau udah lama pasti tabungannya udah gede.
My grand dad was a miner too. I respect this kind of work enormously. Thanks for this report
It's not the same. He was probably a coal miner.
@@prawngravy18 stop assuming things that you know nothing about.
@@prawngravy18 Even if he was, coal mining was still extremely dangerous, and people died from it all the time. Safety didn't really get better until much later, and people ended up with life long illnesses from working in the mines.
Jesus loves all of you repent of your sins which is bad things belive that God raised Jesus from the dead and confess Jesus as lord and you will be saved!
@@avocado5387 My sins are what keep me alive and let me be happy
I'm from Indonesia. Thanks for the free documentary
I could feel the pain in his voice. So much respect for all of them
It's really sad to know that many officials in this country are corrupt while people like these miners have to work very hard just to survive
Take in the content, appreciate how good you have it, and keep your agendas out of it…
@@jjbrando8993 bruh it's indon bruh, corruption is a culture here dafuq u mean agendas
Iya betul, karena pemerintahan 62 sangat buruk
Oh, a new dog breed!? I'm gonna comment and tell the world of how corrupt the officials in my country are! Surely the two matters correlate to each other!
Edit: This is a sarcasm if you don't get it. I was demonstrating irrelevance.
@@ogrim0 eyy not to mention but in our country we call our government officials are crocodiles 🤣
I am humbled by the wealth I possess compared to these people. There is nothing that separates them from me except circumstance.
I'm not.
My hard intellectual work separates me from them. If I wasted my young years and didn't commit to make a move half way across the world to pursue opportunities despite all the challenges, I could have ended up like them.
@@atenrok Your hard intellectual work should have made you aware that "half way" is but one word.
@@northerniltree .
🚨 Grammar nazi alert! 🚨
@Wade Filion I have plenty of empathy for everyone. And yet we know nothing about those guys, and why they're doing what they are doing
@@atenrok no one deserves exploitation
Hurts to hear him say that his line of work is not respected. You all are honest hard working men. That is to be respected.
"The water is like battery acid"
*proceeds to stand in the water*
Bro is literally indestructible
this man is so likeable he made me smile while watching this. what a perfect choice as the speaker for this episode, id like to see more of him maybe in a couple weeks to catch up and see how hes doing. it looked like he had a great little family his son looked like a respectful kid a school kid, would deff watch more from this man his work and his family.
He should learn English and start a youtube channel. He would earn much more :D
I'd love to figure out how to set up a GoFundMe for these guys but I have no clue on how to go about that try to get them away from that mine
@@RiCH_926 I would like to sent them a dollar or 2 it would really help tgem
@@teflonmusk11B that's what I'm saying we should set up like a GoFundMe or something for them I honestly don't know how to do that
Unbelievable... They are able to withstand smelling that rotten smell. I am working on a bulk carrier ship, and there are times we are transporting sulfur to different countries... We would usually have hazmats ready when getting close to these substances because it's very corrosive and dangerous.
To be fair, the unpleasant smell of sulphur disappears after about 20 min of exposure.
@@torianholt2752 It's only the initial "Shock" of the smell that we notice you get use to smells quickly. It's just our bodies way of going "Yooo wtf is that you smelling this right? and we still going? aight what ever"
Also H2S kill easily
dayum and I am depressed about my corporate job..... stuff like this just gives u a reality check!
Absolutely Legendary.. Theirs live only until 50 years old.. Respect..
God Bless..