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Cameron Sinclair: The refugees of boom-and-bust
Kameron Sinkler (Cameron Sinclair): Izbeglice u ekonomiji cvetanja i propadanja
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Na TEDGlobal, Kameron Sinkler prikazuje neobjavljene troškove megaprojekata u nekretninama koji su propali: hiljade građevinskih radnika migranata koji su prepušteni sami bez novca. Svojim kolegama arhitektama poručuje da postoji samo jedan etički odgovor.
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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Pre nekoliko godina,
doživeo sam otkrovenje
doživeo sam otkrovenje
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to the dark side of the construction industry.
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o tamnoj strani građevinske industrije.
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In 2006, young Qatari students
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Godine 2006, mladi studenti iz Katra
rekli su mi da odem i pogledam
kampove radnika migranata.
kampove radnika migranata.
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took me to go and see the migrant worker camps.
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And since then I've followed the unfolding issue of worker rights.
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Od tada pratim beskrajni problem
prava radnika.
prava radnika.
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In the last six months, more than 300 skyscrapers
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U proteklih šest meseci,
gradnja više od 300 nebodera
gradnja više od 300 nebodera
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in the UAE have been put on hold or canceled.
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u UAE je ili zaustavljena li otkazana.
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Behind the headlines that lay behind these buildings
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Iza naslova koji se tiču ovih zgrada
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is the fate of the often-indentured construction worker.
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nalazi se sudbina građevinskog radnika
koji je često unajmljen.
koji je često unajmljen.
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1.1 million of them.
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1,1 milion njih.
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Mainly Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan
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Uglavnom Indijci, Pakistanci, Šrilanćani
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and Nepalese, these laborers risk everything
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i Nepalci, ovi radnici rizikuju sve
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to make money for their families back home.
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kako bi zaradili novac
za porodice kod kuće.
za porodice kod kuće.
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They pay a middle-man thousands of dollars to be there.
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Posrednicima plaćaju hiljade dolara
kako bi bili tamo.
kako bi bili tamo.
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And when they arrive, they find themselves in labor camps with no water,
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A kada stignu, zateknu se
u radnim kampovima bez vode,
u radnim kampovima bez vode,
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no air conditioning, and their passports taken away.
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klimatizacije, i uzmu im pasoše.
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While it's easy to point the finger at local officials and higher authorities,
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Iako je lako okriviti lokalne zvaničnike
i više vlasti,
i više vlasti,
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99 percent of these people are hired by the private sector,
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99% ovih ljudi zapošljava privatni sektor
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and so therefore we're equally, if not more, accountable.
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tako da smo jednako odgovorni,
ako ne i više.
ako ne i više.
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Groups like Buildsafe UAE have emerged,
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Pojavile su se grupe poput Buildsafe UAE
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but the numbers are simply overwhelming.
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ali brojke su prosto neverovatne.
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In August 2008,
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U avgustu 2008,
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UAE public officials noted
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zvaničnici UAE objavili su
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that 40 percent of the country's 1,098 labor camps
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da je 40% od 1098 radničkih kampova
u zemlji kršilo
u zemlji kršilo
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had violated minimum health and fire safety regulations.
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minimalne propise o zaštiti zdravlja
i bezbednosti od požara.
i bezbednosti od požara.
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And last summer, more than 10,000 workers
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Prošlog leta, preko 10000 radnika
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protested for the non-payment of wages,
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protestovalo je
zbog neisplaćivanja nadnica,
zbog neisplaćivanja nadnica,
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for the poor quality of food, and inadequate housing.
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lošeg kvaliteta hrane
i neadekvatnog smeštaja.
i neadekvatnog smeštaja.
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And then the financial collapse happened.
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Onda se desio i konačni kolaps.
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When the contractors have gone bust,
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Kada su izvođači radova bankrotirali,
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as they've been overleveraged like everyone else,
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jer su bili prezaduženi kao i svi ostali,
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the difference is everything goes missing,
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sve počinje da nestaje,
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documentation, passports,
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dokumentacija, pasoši
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and tickets home for these workers.
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i povratne karte za ove radnike.
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Currently, right now, thousands of workers are abandoned.
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Trenutno je napušteno hiljade radnika.
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There is no way back home.
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Ne postoji način da se vrate kućama.
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And there is no way, and no proof of arrival.
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I nema dokaza o njihovom dolasku.
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These are the boom-and-bust refugees.
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Ovo su izbeglice ekonomskog
cvetanja i propadanja.
cvetanja i propadanja.
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The question is, as a building professional,
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Pitanje je, kao profesionalac
koji se bavi izgradnjom,
koji se bavi izgradnjom,
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as an architect, an engineer, as a developer,
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kao arhitekta, inženjer, graditelj,
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if you know this is going on,
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ako znate da se ovo dešava,
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as we go to the sights every single week,
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kada idemo do mesta građenja
svake nedelje,
svake nedelje,
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are you complacent or complicit
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da li ste zadovoljni ili ste saučesnik
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in the human rights violations?
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u kršenju ljudskih prava?
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So let's forget your environmental footprint.
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Zaboravimo na vaš uticaj na prirodu.
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Let's think about your ethical footprint.
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Razmislimo o vašem uticaju na etiku.
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What good is it
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Šta ima dobrog u tome da izgradite
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to build a zero-carbon, energy efficient complex,
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kompleks bez emisije ugljenika
koji energetski efikasan
koji energetski efikasan
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when the labor producing this architectural gem
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kada je rad uložen za dobijanje
ovog dragulja arhitekture
ovog dragulja arhitekture
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is unethical at best?
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u najboljem slučaju neetički?
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Now, recently I've been told I've been taking the high road.
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Skoro su mi rekli da sam moralno nadmen.
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But, quite frankly, on this issue,
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Ali iskreno, kod ovog problema,
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there is no other road.
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ne postoji drugi način.
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So let's not forget who is really paying the price of this financial collapse.
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Nemojmo zaboraviti ko zaista pati
zbog ovog finansijskog kolapsa.
zbog ovog finansijskog kolapsa.
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And that as we worry about our next job in the office,
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I dok brinemo
o narednom poslu u kancelariji,
o narednom poslu u kancelariji,
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the next design that we can get, to keep our workers.
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na sledećem dizajnu koji dobijemo,
treba da zadržimo svoje radnike.
treba da zadržimo svoje radnike.
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Let's not forget these men, who are truly dying to work.
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Ne zaboravimo ove ljude
koji zaista umiru od posla.
koji zaista umiru od posla.
02:59
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
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(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
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