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Complicit

PLUS

201790 minPGdocumentary

Human Trafficking Corporate Responsibility Labor

PLUS

Complicit

201790 minPGdocumentary

While battling occupational leukaemia, Yi Yeting helps other poisoned workers in tech factories and confronts corporate interests from his hospital room.

Human Trafficking Corporate Responsibility Labor

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Complicit

2017• 90 minPG

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While battling occupational leukaemia, Yi Yeting helps other poisoned workers in tech factories and confronts corporate interests from his hospital room.

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Heather Whitedirector

Zhang Jialing

Zhang Jialingdirector

Liu Xin

Liu Xindirector

Christopher Sewardwriter

Diana Holtzbergcast

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Yi Yeting lies in a hospital bed, battling occupational leukaemia. He is a Chinese migrant worker who has been poisoned by benzene exposure in smartphone factories in the Pearl River Delta. As he fights for his health, Yi learns that many others have suffered similar fates. He seeks justice by confronting corporate and government interests, traveling from his hospital room to Silicon Valley and the international stage. His efforts aim to empower fellow workers and raise awareness about toxic conditions in the tech industry.

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