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Cameron Sinclair: The refugees of boom-and-bust
Cameron Sinclair: Ehitusmulli põgenikud
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Cameron Sinclair räägib TEDGlobal U-l lõhkenud kinnisvaraturu hiigelprojektide varjatud hinnast: tuhanded sisserännanud ehitustöölised on nurka surutud ja rahatud. Ta tuletab oma arhitektidest ametivendadele meelde, et sellele olukorrale on vaid üks eetiline lahendus.
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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to the dark side of the construction industry.
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ehitustööstuse tumeda poole.
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In 2006, young Qatari students
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2006. aastal viisid noored Katari tudengid
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took me to go and see the migrant worker camps.
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mind vaatama sisserännanute töölaagreid.
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And since then I've followed the unfolding issue of worker rights.
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Sellest ajast saadiks olen ma end
tööliste õiguste teemaga kursis hoidnud.
tööliste õiguste teemaga kursis hoidnud.
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In the last six months, more than 300 skyscrapers
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Viimase 6 kuu jooksul on
Ühendemiraatides
Ühendemiraatides
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in the UAE have been put on hold or canceled.
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peatatud või tühistatud enam kui
300 pilvelõhkuja ehitus.
300 pilvelõhkuja ehitus.
00:39
Behind the headlines that lay behind these buildings
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Nende hoonete ja uudiste taha on
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is the fate of the often-indentured construction worker.
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peidetud lepinguliste ehitustööliste lood.
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1.1 million of them.
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1,1 miljoni ehitustöölise.
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Mainly Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan
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Need peamiselt India, Pakistani, Sri Lanka
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and Nepalese, these laborers risk everything
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ja Nepaali töölised riskivad kõigega,
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to make money for their families back home.
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et teenida elatist oma peredele
kaugel kodumaal.
kaugel kodumaal.
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They pay a middle-man thousands of dollars to be there.
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Vahendajale makstakse tuhandeid dollareid.
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And when they arrive, they find themselves in labor camps with no water,
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Saabudes leiavad nad end aga töölaagrites,
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no air conditioning, and their passports taken away.
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kus ei pole ega konditsioneeri ning
nende passid on ära võetud.
nende passid on ära võetud.
01:06
While it's easy to point the finger at local officials and higher authorities,
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On kerge süüdistada kohalikke võime,
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99 percent of these people are hired by the private sector,
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kuid 99% neist saab tööd erasektorilt
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and so therefore we're equally, if not more, accountable.
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ja seega oleme me samamoodi,
kui mitte rohkem vastutavad.
kui mitte rohkem vastutavad.
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Groups like Buildsafe UAE have emerged,
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On tekkinud grupid nagu Buildsafe UAE,
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but the numbers are simply overwhelming.
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kuid tööliste hulgad on liiga suured.
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In August 2008,
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2008. aasta augustis
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UAE public officials noted
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teatasid Ühendemiraatide ametnikud,
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that 40 percent of the country's 1,098 labor camps
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et 40% riigi 1098 töölaagrist oli rikkunud
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had violated minimum health and fire safety regulations.
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esmaseid tervise- ja tööohutusnõudeid.
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And last summer, more than 10,000 workers
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Eelmisel suvel protesteeris
üle 10 000 töölise
üle 10 000 töölise
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protested for the non-payment of wages,
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palkade mittemaksmise,
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for the poor quality of food, and inadequate housing.
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toidu halva kvaliteedi ja ebasobivate
elamistingimuste pärast
elamistingimuste pärast
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And then the financial collapse happened.
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Ja siis tuli majanduskriis.
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When the contractors have gone bust,
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Kui tööandjad on läinud pankrotti,
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as they've been overleveraged like everyone else,
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kuna nad on ülemäära võlgu nagu kõik,
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the difference is everything goes missing,
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lähevad asjad kaotsi.
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documentation, passports,
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Dokumendid, passid
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and tickets home for these workers.
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ja tööliste tagasisõidu piletid.
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Currently, right now, thousands of workers are abandoned.
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Tuhanded töölised on kõrvale heidetud.
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There is no way back home.
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Neil pole võimalust koju tagasi minna
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And there is no way, and no proof of arrival.
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ja pole mingit tõendit, et nad
kunagi saabunud on.
kunagi saabunud on.
02:05
These are the boom-and-bust refugees.
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Nad on ehitusmulli põgenikud.
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The question is, as a building professional,
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Siin on küsimus ehitusspetsialistile,
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as an architect, an engineer, as a developer,
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arhitektile, insenerile, arendajale.
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if you know this is going on,
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Kui sa tead, et midagi sellist toimub,
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as we go to the sights every single week,
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sest käime ehitusplatsidel igal nädalal,
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are you complacent or complicit
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kas sa oled siis inimõiguste rikkumises
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in the human rights violations?
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kaasosaline või enesega rahul?
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So let's forget your environmental footprint.
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Heidame ökoloogilise jalajälje kõrvale.
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Let's think about your ethical footprint.
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Mõelgem hoopis eetilisele jalajäljele.
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What good is it
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Mis kasu on
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to build a zero-carbon, energy efficient complex,
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ehitada CO2-neutraalne,
energiasäästlik hoone,
energiasäästlik hoone,
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when the labor producing this architectural gem
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kui seda arhitektuurilist pärli ehitanud
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is unethical at best?
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tööjõud on ebaeetiline, parimal juhul?
02:39
Now, recently I've been told I've been taking the high road.
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Mulle on öeldud, et lähtun liiga
kõrgest moraalist.
kõrgest moraalist.
02:41
But, quite frankly, on this issue,
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Kuid selle teema puhul
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there is no other road.
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ei ole teist võimalust.
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So let's not forget who is really paying the price of this financial collapse.
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Ärgem unustagem kes maksab selle
majanduskriisi eest.
majanduskriisi eest.
02:49
And that as we worry about our next job in the office,
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Samal ajal, kui me muretseme järgmise
kontoritöö pärast,
kontoritöö pärast,
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the next design that we can get, to keep our workers.
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järgmise projekti pärast, et
oma töölisi säilitada.
oma töölisi säilitada.
02:56
Let's not forget these men, who are truly dying to work.
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Ärgem unustagem neid mehi, kes
päriselt surevad tööd tehes.
päriselt surevad tööd tehes.
02:59
Thank you.
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Aitäh.
03:01
(Applause)
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(Aplaus)
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