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Dollar Stores: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) (lemmy.world)

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John Oliver discusses dollar stores and why Irish Spring is not his soap of choice.

Video Duration: 21:53

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/p4QGOHahiVM | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QGOHahiVM

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John Oliver promotes awareness for work reform.
Highlights systemic corruption in dollar stores.
Calls out unsafe conditions and human rights abuse.

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[-] HuddaBudda@kbin.social 20 points 11 months ago

I am surprised those stores can stay open in that state. That looks like wall to wall cardboard and chemicals.

What happens if a fire breaks out?

[-] DoomsdaySprocket@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

There was a fire at one of my local (Canadian) ones, and it seemed like it was closed rebuilding for almost a year, I’m wondering how much delay was investigation and how much was remediation.

Burnt plastics is one of the more rancid things I’ve come across in my industrial career.

[-] ezchili@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 11 months ago

guy who works in a poop burning factory walks in

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

poop factory walks in

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