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Cameron Sinclair: The refugees of boom-and-bust
Cameron Sinclair: Flygtningene fra konjunktursvingningerne
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Ved TEDGlobal U viser Cameron Sinclair den ikke-rapporterede pris for enorme byggeprojekter, der går ned: tusindvis af omvandrende bygningsarbejdere efterladt strandede og uden en krone på lommen. Til sine medarkitekter siger han, der er kun ét etisk svar.
Cameron Sinclair - Co-founder, Architecture for Humanity
2006 TED Prize winner Cameron Sinclair is co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, a nonprofit that seeks architecture solutions to global crises -- and acts as a conduit between the design community and the world's humanitarian needs. Full bio
2006 TED Prize winner Cameron Sinclair is co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, a nonprofit that seeks architecture solutions to global crises -- and acts as a conduit between the design community and the world's humanitarian needs. Full bio
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A few years ago, my eyes were opened
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For et par år siden fik jeg øjnene op for
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to the dark side of the construction industry.
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byggeindustriens mørke side.
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In 2006, young Qatari students
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I 2006 tog unge qatarske studerende
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took me to go and see the migrant worker camps.
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mig hen for at se vandrearbejderlejrene.
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And since then I've followed the unfolding issue of worker rights.
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Og siden da har jeg fulgt arbejderrettighedernes udvikling.
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In the last six months, more than 300 skyscrapers
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I de sidste seks måneder er flere end 300 skyskrabere
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in the UAE have been put on hold or canceled.
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i UAE (Arabiske Emirater) blevet sat i bero eller annulleret.
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Behind the headlines that lay behind these buildings
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Bag overskrifterne, der ligger bag disse bygninger,
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is the fate of the often-indentured construction worker.
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er kontrakt-bygningsarbejderens skæbne.
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1.1 million of them.
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1,1 million af dem.
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Mainly Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan
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Hovedsagligt indere, pakistanere, sri lankanere
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and Nepalese, these laborers risk everything
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og nepalesere, disse arbejdere risikerer alt
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to make money for their families back home.
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for at tjene penge til deres familier derhjemme.
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They pay a middle-man thousands of dollars to be there.
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De betaler en mellemmand tusindvis af dollars for at være der.
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And when they arrive, they find themselves in labor camps with no water,
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Og når de ankommer, befinder de sig i arbejdslejre uden vand,
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no air conditioning, and their passports taken away.
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aircondition og deres pas taget fra dem.
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While it's easy to point the finger at local officials and higher authorities,
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Mens det er let at pege fingre ad lokale embedsmænd og højere myndigheder,
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99 percent of these people are hired by the private sector,
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bliver 99 procent af disse hyret af den private sektor,
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and so therefore we're equally, if not more, accountable.
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og derfor er vi lige så, hvis ikke mere, ansvarlige.
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Groups like Buildsafe UAE have emerged,
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Grupper som Buildsafe UAE er opstået,
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but the numbers are simply overwhelming.
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men antallet er simpelthen overvældende.
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In August 2008,
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I august 2008
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UAE public officials noted
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bemærkede UAE-embedsmænd,
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that 40 percent of the country's 1,098 labor camps
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at 40 procent af landets 1.098 lejre
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had violated minimum health and fire safety regulations.
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havde overtrådt reglerne for sundhed og brandsikkerhed.
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And last summer, more than 10,000 workers
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Og sidste sommer protesterede flere end 10.000 arbejdere
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protested for the non-payment of wages,
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imod udeblivelsen af løn,
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for the poor quality of food, and inadequate housing.
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dårlig mad og upassende husning.
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And then the financial collapse happened.
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Og så kom det finansielle kollaps.
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When the contractors have gone bust,
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Da arbejdsgiverne er gået ned,
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as they've been overleveraged like everyone else,
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fordi de har været overbelånt som alle andre,
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the difference is everything goes missing,
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er forskellen, at alt forsvinder,
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documentation, passports,
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dokumentation, pas
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and tickets home for these workers.
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og billetter hjem for disse arbejdere.
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Currently, right now, thousands of workers are abandoned.
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For tiden, lige nu, er tusindvis af arbejdere forladt.
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There is no way back home.
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Der er ingen vej hjem.
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And there is no way, and no proof of arrival.
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Og der er ingen vej og intet bevis på ankomst.
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These are the boom-and-bust refugees.
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Disse er konjunktur-flygtningene.
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The question is, as a building professional,
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Spørgsmålet er, som bygningsprofessionel,
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as an architect, an engineer, as a developer,
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som arkitekt, ingeniør, som udvikler,
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if you know this is going on,
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hvis man ved, dette foregår,
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as we go to the sights every single week,
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mens vi går til byggepladser hver eneste uge,
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are you complacent or complicit
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er man selvtilfreds eller medskyldig
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in the human rights violations?
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i overtrædelser af menneskerettighederne?
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So let's forget your environmental footprint.
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Så lad os glemme det miljømæssige aftryk.
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Let's think about your ethical footprint.
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Lad os tænke på det etiske aftryk.
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What good is it
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Hvad godt gør det
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to build a zero-carbon, energy efficient complex,
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at bygge et nul-kulstof, energieffektivt kompleks,
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when the labor producing this architectural gem
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når arbejdskraften, der laver denne arkitektoniske ædelsten,
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is unethical at best?
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er mere end uetisk?
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Now, recently I've been told I've been taking the high road.
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For nylig er jeg blevet fortalt, jeg sigter for højt.
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But, quite frankly, on this issue,
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Men helt ærligt, ved denne sag
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there is no other road.
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er der ingen anden vej.
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So let's not forget who is really paying the price of this financial collapse.
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Så lad os ikke glemme, hvem der virkelig betaler prisen for dette finanskollaps.
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And that as we worry about our next job in the office,
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Og mens vi bekymrer os om vores næste arbejde på kontoret,
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the next design that we can get, to keep our workers.
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det næste design, vi kan få, at beholde vores arbejdere.
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Let's not forget these men, who are truly dying to work.
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Lad os ikke glemme disse mænd, der vil dø for et job.
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Thank you.
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Tak.
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(Applause)
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(Bifald)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Cameron Sinclair - Co-founder, Architecture for Humanity2006 TED Prize winner Cameron Sinclair is co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, a nonprofit that seeks architecture solutions to global crises -- and acts as a conduit between the design community and the world's humanitarian needs.
Why you should listen
After training as an architect, Cameron Sinclair (then age 24) joined Kate Stohr to found Architecture for Humanity, a nonprofit that helps architects apply their skills to humanitarian efforts. Starting with just $700 and a simple web site in 1999, AFH has grown into an international hub for humanitarian design, offering innovative solutions to housing problems in all corners of the globe.
Whether rebuilding earthquake-ravaged Bam in Iran, designing a soccer field doubling as an HIV/AIDS clinic in Africa, housing refugees on the Afghan border, or helping Katrina victims rebuild, Architecture for Humanity works by Sinclair's mantra: "Design like you give a damn." (Sinclair and Stohr cowrote a book by the same name, released in 2006.)
A regular contributor to the sustainability blog Worldchanging.com, Sinclair is now working on the Open Architecture Network, born from the wish he made when he accepted the 2006 TED Prize: to build a global, open-source network where architects, governments and NGOs can share and implement design plans to house the world.
Cameron Sinclair | Speaker | TED.com