Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In Indonesia's Jakarta Bay, thousands of families are trapped in debt as they harvest green mussels, one of the last surviving life-forms in the increasingly polluted waters. But as the bay offers less, their loans snowball, trapping them in an endless cycle of debt. That pushes them back into the toxic waters that have already killed two-thirds of shellfish in the bay.
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00:00 – Introduction
01:34 – The Families Shucking to Get By
03:09 – Hunting in the Toxic Jakarta Bay
07:04 – How Green Mussels Grow Deformed
07:45 – Why Workers Get Trapped in Debt
08:30 – The Global Debt Trap
10:40 – The Pollution Problem
13:01 – Inside the Shucking Factories
16:20 – Why the Mussels Became Dangerous to Eat
17:32 – Why People Still Buy Green Mussels
20:47 – Credits
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In Indonesia's Jakarta Bay, thousands of families are trapped in debt as they harvest green mussels, one of the last surviving life-forms in the increasingly polluted waters. But as the bay offers less, their loans snowball, trapping them in an endless cycle of debt. That pushes them back into the toxic waters that have already killed two-thirds of shellfish in the bay.
Also watch "How Millions Are Trapped In Modern-Day Slavery At Brick Kilns In Pakistan": youtube.com/watch?v=oAOypGQdzGU&t
And "How Millions Are Trapped In Modern Day Slavery At Sandstone Quarries in India": youtube.com/watch?v=L-1onPXTTyE
00:00 – Introduction
01:34 – The Families Shucking to Get By
03:09 – Hunting in the Toxic Jakarta Bay
07:04 – How Green Mussels Grow Deformed
07:45 – Why Workers Get Trapped in Debt
08:30 – The Global Debt Trap
10:40 – The Pollution Problem
13:01 – Inside the Shucking Factories
16:20 – Why the Mussels Became Dangerous to Eat
17:32 – Why People Still Buy Green Mussels
20:47 – Credits
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#indonesia #mussels #jakarta #riskybusiness
MORE RISKY BUSINESS VIDEOS:
How Miners Risk Their Lives For Himalayan Pink Salt
youtu.be/HjSQ10zDB0k
From Cocaine To Gold: The Cartels' New Billion-Dollar Trade
youtu.be/bkTrtv5nVmc
Why Silver Is Breaking New Records
youtu.be/7q9KYJNu-R8
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