after several days in santa croce we gained the trust of an xterm open. this man went to tell me a plank in 2000 vote and claims that the boss out front of gedda would sometimes disable the safety mechanisms on the machines to increase productivity he lost 3 knuckles he agrees to talk to us as a witness provided he can remain anonymous to prove that it was the 1st animal skin i'd ever worked on and i took it and put it inside the machine i press down on the pedals and the blade blocked. a lot. of grooves so i turned it around put the skin back inside the machine pressed down on the pedals and it took my hand with it. just like that. it got hold of my gloves and took off 3 of my knuckles. it was really tough she. cried all night long. the doctor asked me what had happened. and the boss wanted to lie about it. he lied said it was something else you've. got a lot. and i said no it was the machine you go to see what excuse did he give. he said that a plane had fallen on my fingers and that had cut my hand. so. we may check on foodie just 2 months after they h

welcome to santa croce so. noticeably less glamorous world than the luxury catwalks of pounds. worth as a not easily approachable. clearly a rather secretive place. these are the luxury net the tanneries they generate over a $1000000000.00 in revenue each year and employ over $7000.00 people a small very profitable part of italy. we have been given permission to visit one of these tanneries it's one of the largest in the region and these embry town around. me is the owner's right hand man he will be our tour guide and he starts his off with the crown jewel the showroom. finished products sent from the at the district and animal skins printed crest and sold by the square meter these will henceforth be used in major brands manufacture. workshops to make handbags belts and shoes. that we have. i can say that we work or we have worked at some point he was with almost all of the big international fashion houses. and so. polo ralph lauren tommy hilfiger the louis vuitton group chloé. it's a prison among. the me is as proud as a peacock. christie just climbs happy employees a tannery

he lives in the tuscan countryside an hour's drive away from santa croce his name is francesco.he is the president of an italian n.g.o.s fighting for fair labor conditions for some of the poorest workers and has written a report called a tough story of leather. this report was authorized then funded by the european commission. its publication will no doubt provoke the wrath of many leather manufacturers. they started to say that what we wrote was untrue that there were i don't know how many errors in the end they discredited our port pirie. part. of what they said it was obviously written by incompetent people who don't know anything about the sector. they're talking rubbish stupidity only. a group of manufacturers asked the european commission to call in the authors of the report in spring 20162 meetings were organized in brussels. with one man at the helm gustavo gonzalez representing tons the european lead the lobby. most of all there was the guy from photons who spoke on behalf of the tenors association. for he said this report must be taken out of circulation they think for