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    監製:黃兆均

    01/03/2017
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    每年我們把數千噸的棄置衣物/舊衣物捐到慈善商店。但這些舊衣物的下場如何?原來大部分舊衣物都不曾放到慈善商店的貨架,而是被送到非洲。雖然我們將衣物免費送出,但這些我們放棄的衣物卻造就了價值數百萬美元的工業,而某些世上最窮的人會花大筆金錢去購買。

    在這套揭露實況的影片,殘奧運動員艾迪・艾代皮登會向我們講述這些舊衣服會有何有趣的遭遇。他首先去到入口最多二手衫的加納。每星期加納會接收一千噸我們的舊衣物。艾迪跟在這裏靠二手衫維持生計的人見面,這些人包括批發商、市集商人,還有可以在一日內賺取(當地人)超過一年人工的進口商人。

    但不是所有人都因為這些二手衫而得益。西方的廉價服裝在市面上泛濫,令當地紡織業差不多消失殆盡。艾迪到訪其中一家僅存的布料工廠,發覺他們正掙扎求存。我們的二手衫不單令職位減少,還對加納的文化造成影響。西式服裝迅速取代西非的特別圖案和傳統服飾。艾迪去到偏僻村落,發現所有人都穿著英國的高檔品牌。預備好你的心情,看看你的衣服那段不為人知的旅程。

    旁白:伍家謙

    播放頻道: 港台電視31、31A
    播出時間: (首播) 2017年3月1日 星期三 晚上9時正
    (重溫) 2017年3月2日 星期四 凌晨12時
    2017年3月2日 星期四 中午12時


    Each year, we give thousands of tons of our unwanted clothes to charity shops. But where do they actually go? It turns out most don't ever reach the rail of the local charity shop. Instead - they are exported to Africa. And even though we have given them away for free, our castoffs have created a multimillion-dollar industry and some of the world's poorest people pay good money to buy them.

    In this revealing film, charismatic paralympian Ade Adepitan tells the fascinating story of the afterlife of our clothes. He follows the trail to Ghana, the biggest importer of our castoffs where 1000’s of tonnes of our old clothes arrive every week. Ade meets the people who make a living from our old castoffs, from wholesalers and markets traders to the importers raking in more than the average yearly wage in a single day!

    But not everyone is profiting…With cheaply made western clothes flooding the market, the local textile industry has been decimated. Ade visits one of the last remaining cloth factories and finds it on its knees. And the deluge of our clothes isn't just destroying jobs; it has also had a knock-on effect on Ghanaian culture. Western outfits are fast replacing iconic West African prints and traditional garb. Ade travels to remote villages to find everyone wearing British high street brands. Prepare to open your eyes… to the secret life of your clothes.


    Channel: RTHK 31 & 31A
    Time: (First run) 2017.3.1 Wed 9:00pm
    (Re-run) 2017.3.2 Thu 00:00am
    2017.3.2 Thu 12:00pm