From Business Insider.

Himalayan pink salt sells for premium prices in the US and Europe, but in Pakistan’s Khewra mine, workers risk their lives blasting it out for a fraction of the profit. We went inside one of the world’s largest salt mines and nearby factories to see how it’s really made.

00:00 – Intro
01:18 – Inside the Khewra Salt Mine
02:38 – Packing Explosives by Hand
05:09 – Where Pink Salt Comes From
06:05 – From Mine to Factory
08:52 – Health Claims vs. Reality
10:07 – The Global Pink Salt Boom
11:17 – The Risks Of Processing Salt
12:12 – Why Workers Keep Coming Back
13:28 – Credits

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