any other grandfather was here in the 1800 and my grandmother was the lead are of the garment union. we are in the house, right? i think it's not that we are so cool or whatever, good job, but we stand on the shoulders of giants. look at you. we are all different colors. this is amazing. the jazz festival came out of many cultures. we had to work against redevelopment. this is how the jas festival started. the music with do, the stories we do come out of real life. mark worked with the restaurant union. you know, the stories we do, the music we do comes out alive here in san francisco and to be honored for it is not just as the young brother said, over here, it's not really about us. it's about the people that we are representing and nowadays. the way history is being written is through music and stories and images on the internet and artist have been doing that for a long time. i would like to acknowledge kerry schulman vment she's been representing people of color in this city for a long time. we couldn't do it without your support and thank you so much and for us to be acknowledge

they attracted a number of companies and the company is home to more than 4,000 garment factories. the union has also been considering whether to suspend status for bangladesh. the announcement from the u.s. may influence eu discussions of the matter. rescue workers are fighting against time to save survivors of severe flooding in india over 1,000 people have been stranded for more than a week under the thread of disease as whether conditions improve. rescuers are evacuating the victims by air. days of heavy rains, swelled rivers and damaged roads and houses in the himalayan state. landslides have cutoff many areas. they confirm 822 people dead as of friday. they said the final death toll could surpass 1,000. the state-run television said rescue operations picked up pace on friday. 17 helicopters were sent in to evacuate people trapped at locations not accessible over land. 1,200 remain trapped. aid workers warn those still stranded are under the threat of disease due to unsanitary conditions. they are calling for clean water and food to be delivered to prevent the situation from further det

sudden fate of building inspections found that 60% of all garment factories are unsafe. go into a factory the union is concerned about. yellow sign says that everyone in this building should be evacuated because the building has cracks and is posing a risk to all the workers and anyone entering. ofinside i find hundreds garment workers. the buildinghy owner still allows this to operate if this is unsafe. >> this is not a problem -- with this is -- this is where nothing is. >> he says he plans to move his workers out within six months. international pressure is mounting on the garment industry and last month, they wanted to ensure their brands were not linked to the plaza, but the appetite for cheap clothing means that there is no certainty that the fates of millions of vulnerable garment workers will change. >> you are watching bbc world news america. the people of iran get ready to pick a new president. we look at the major challenges facing whoever they choose. was the last solo public appearance for the duchess of cambridge before the birth of her child. a new cruise ship, called the princess. w

cambodia, rebuilding after the khmer rouge years, gave its garment industry a leg up and agreed to fair labor standards with a limit wage rule, unions to represent workers and freedom of expression, all would be open to international inspection. today there, are perhaps 400,000 garment workers and 300 factories in and near the capital, phnom penh. they are factories for retailers in europe and america. cambodia's garment industry has grown into the largest export earner for this country, three out of four come from the garment factories. the key question, how much all of this has benefited workers, almost all of whom are female. many factories have been plagued by labor unrest. occasionally it's been violent. there have been frequent reports of faintings on factory floors, the unions cite unhealthy conditions and workers weak from malnourishment. >> translator: workers of very low salaries, $61 u.s. dollars per month. you cannot afford to live on that day to day. it's legalized slavery. >> reporter: like most colleagues, they are young, rural migrants, living in tight shared quarters, supporting families back home. this woman suppor