Film is no time to land right growing. As the Venice Film Festival draws to a close and the movie industry is hailing a pandemic reboot for global cinema. And characters and welcome to the show and the bellary stand capital meant mass protests have started again amid significant security presence on the streets. I think this comes after saturdays protest where groups of masked men in uniforms violently confronted a march of thousands of women many were carrying portraits of Opposition Leader maria who was jailed this week after police tried to force her out of the country lot. Months and just few did president ial election has put president Alexander Lukashenko draw a lot of pressure. On the correspondent Nick Connelly is reporting for us from minsk make a protesters a keeping up with the pressure what does that look like today. Well that is the 1000000. 00 question how many people will do the test and get out today theres obviously pressure on them to bring out more every week and it looks like the signs are good given the disappearance and attempted expulsion make a list of the last week youll remember she was abducted in broad daylight not home here in central maine then turned up at the Ukrainian Border where the authorities want to kick her out but managed to prevent that by ripping her possible and jumping out of a window. That is a backdrop to this weeks protests weve also heard from i got a look at genco telling his Security Services sometimes theres no time to comply with the law basically giving them caught last using any kinds of oppression legal and illegal to say put a lid on these protests but based on what weve seen in recent days this isnt working people are not scared they tell you time and time again there are just too many of us for them to put us all in prison wells want to talk about reactions to yesterdays violence against the men who turned out to protest do not think that will deter people from turning out today. I think that was certainly anger in recent weeks we have seen that here so its had been slightly more considerate towards women than to male protesters that means evidence of women standing between the authorities in the police and mail addresses with journalists who they would like to trying to detain and the able to prevent arrest that way. So yes days before Months Overseas that is now over and they are willing to use the same amount of forces women as against men but i dont think that comes a surprise to anyone especially given these incendiary. Its injury comments by looking at his own Security Services i think this will just anger at people rather than creating great if they if people really have seen over the last month here disappearances beatings mass arrests that is nothing new so for now it doesnt seem like like the regime can surprise or even shock people with any of these techniques thats right nothing to this point has refused to meet with the bellary seen opposition as forces step up arrests against that was remaining thats how does the opposition proceed from here on out. Well that is that is. Your position most of them as you measure by the behind bars or forced out of the country the whole host of new leaders now taking up those spots of a case by people who have been basically taken out by this regime but equally these protests dont really need a leader lots of this is not Horizontal Organization people organizing with their neighbors students organizing with all the students people meeting all social media so even if the government here would take out 1020. 00 or even hundreds of these more active and more obvious figures that is no guarantee that these protests will end but now the standoff continues look shanker refusing any kind of dialogue time decrying these people out treatment as western agents but it doesnt seem like people are put off by that these are the same slogans theyve heard from him over the bus would resent street it doesnt seem to put him off enough all right nic on the reporting for us from minced thank you. Voters across russia are casting their ballots in dozens of local elections the polls are set to test of the Ruling Program when a United Russia Party the regional polls will elect 18 governors and an array of local parliaments and City Councils the Elections Come only weeks after the near fatal flaw of Opposition LeaderAlexei Navalny his team has been urging russians to vote for the candidate with the best chances to defeat president putins United Russia Party 1st results are expected on monday. In the United States a firefighters are hoping a change of weather could help them battle around 100 blazes across several western states days of dry and windy conditions have been feeding the flames in oregon washington and california blazes have killed at least 30 people and officials in oregon are warning residents of the possibility of mass fatalities. More than 20000 square kilometers burned dozens killed and the death toll likely to go up sharply some of the worst air quality in the world this is the devastation of dozens of wildfires on the west coast from california to washington state. The same smoke that is chokes residents is perversely now helping firefighters. Fire still burning we do have a spot where across the road. Which is not what we wanted. But i only spent our saving grace right now as we do have a smoke there above us right now which is keeping the fire to be. But so much damage has already been done tens of thousands have evacuated. These people are sleeping in trailers or tents in an oregon parking lot many dont know if their houses are still standing. We saw a bird that was flying and then also image completely dropped out of the sky. And i told her. If its chilling gods creatures i dont want to die too so we left so it is what its going to be and i am just thankful that were alive were together Authorities Say their response has been hampered by false claims on line that extremists were setting fires these men live just a few kilometers from the fire line but theyre patrolling their property for fear of looting when. Will i hear nothing but looters and arsons on the radio i drove around and kind of did my own observation and i didnt feel in fear of my house catching on fire so i decided to hang around to protect. Some of the worst blazes are still burning for west coast residents this nightmare is far from over. Earlier we spoke to journalist justin yow in a Portland Oregon he told us of what he had seen in some of the areas worst affected by the blaze. So in the past few days i was within one mile of some of the raging fires that are growing on oregon and it is truly a help and it really devastated a lot of our Agricultural Community and what i witnessed there were empty ghost towns with ash all over the ground people hurrying and packing their thing all their belongings to carry their cars to plead your back to the area thats truly a to behold. Lets take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world malis military junta which staged a coup last month has agreed to an 18 month a Transitional Government and then to hold fresh elections the agreement came after 3 days of talks with leaders from political and Civil Society groups the leaders of the Transitional Government will be chosen by the hand to. The. Prime minister kerry acos mr talk as has unveiled plans to upgrade greeces defense capabilities as tensions rise with neighboring turkey athens will purchase a new fighter planes forgets helicopters and Weapons Systems turkey has been drilling for gas in waters claimed by greece and cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean and. Areas across northern turkey including the capital city of plunged into darkness on saturday afternoon as a rare sand storm ripped through the region at least 6 people have been injured due to flying objects in the gusty winds. In the u. S. Workers have removed a confederate statue that stood near the site where a violent White Nationalist rally turned deadly 3 years ago in Charlottesville Virginia protesters demanding racial and social justice around the world have pushed to have divisive relics removed from public spaces. Well the Venice Film Festival has a wound up with a gala night of stars on the red carpet glittering awards and facemasks the winner of the golden lion for best film was nomad land starring Frances Mcdormand this years event has taken on added significance a for the global Film Industry as its the 1st major movie festival since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. I it was business as usual on the red carpet in venice but this year without the crowds and with face masks organizers won praise for daring to stage the event at all as the pandemic put a stop to one after another of the Film Industrys most lavish events strict hygiene measures were in place including mandatory masks and social distancing. The jury headed up by Kate Blanchett awarded this years top honors to chloe dowse nomad land d d d. Its a story of modern day nomads people whove been left behind by the u. S. Economy it centers on a waiter played by Frances Mcdormand who finds a new life on the road to win likely secure was the films position in the 2021 oscar race. Best actress was awarded to Vanessa Kirby for her portrayal of a mother dealing with the loss of a child in pieces of a woman. My hope is that this filming courage conversation and support around the women families and fathers who have lost to. That time where its easy to spot differences rather than similarities i hope these stories will help us find each other. Best actor on as went to the local francesco for. A big success for the italian and the event a big success for italy to do just months ago was one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus. Many in the industry are hailing the festival whose Success Global cinema needs right now. Lets go to sports now and in tennis naomi osaka has beaten Victoria Azarenka in the womens final of the u. S. Open in new york after dropping of the 1st set the japanese 22 year old a dug deep to win the 2nd and 3rd set 63 this is odd as a 2nd u. S. Open win and her 3rd career grand slam title 2 years ago because 1st u. S. Open when it prevented it Serina Williams from equalling of the all time record of 24. 00 grand slam singles titles williams has fallen short of that benchmark losing in a handful of finals she plans on competing at the french open but some are now asking if a father time could keep the soon to be 39 year old williams from making history. Over 20 years ago serino won her 1st grand slam title the u. S. Open in 1999 the younger sister of Venus Williams soon became a star in fact serena earned the world number one ranking for the 1st time after defeating venus in the final at wimbledon in 2002 her dominance since her 1st grand slam title hasnt been constant williams career has been plagued with injuries and celebrated with glorious comebacks shes regarded by many as the greatest female tennis player of all time with 23 grand slam titles. But the all time record holder of grand slams is all strongly in Margaret Court with 24 serenus last grand slam title was the Australian Open in 2017 when she was 2 months pregnant. Cat at baby carrier. Serenus had 4 opportunities to equal Margaret Courts all time record but has come up short every time in those finals the last 2 years as new faces make headway in the sport the aging tennis star at this years u. S. Open look defeated by father time before being eliminated from the tournament in the semis serena says shell keep pete at the french open this year shes already in the history books as the oldest female to appear in a grand slam final and the oldest to win one as well at 37 pundits believe serina is past her prime but serina says you have to believe in yourself when no one else does. You know watching due to the units up next is a doc film with an investigative lot behind the shiny facade of the Luxury Fashion industry and directions and stay with us because ill be back with warnings in 25 minutes time. To date with the latest on our website dot com thanks so much for watching. A meal and im walking by the 2nd season of on the fence and the planet on the brink of disaster we did a long interview with experts about one question how to change but that could only be for. Always dreamed of a luxury rare blend of the impossible elegance. Like this handbag for example who isnt. But luxury is also worth 300000000. 00 International Market wild Famous Brands whose shops populate the most beautiful avenues of major capital cities. But behind the glamorous exterior all the villages is not gold. The back rooms of these luxury boutiques are hidden away on the other side of the outside in the heart of tuscany. Hundreds of supply is turning leather for world Famous Brands with subcontracting the lower employees are overworked or in this case i was. On a jury now filming. We met some questionable bosses. Welcome to a rather chilling industry. We began our investigation on our home tough. After all being in france we have paris and paris we have fashion week. But of course you know all about fashion. Star studded hack talk shows. And someone of the stuff. With no no no theme and dior. Who cheese dental chic with little. Happy Smiling Faces at louie vito. But it wasnt really the clothes that stood out to us have you noticed what each of the models is carrying. Handbags of all shapes and sizes and at all prices starting at 1350. 00. And. Accessories a move popular than ever you only need to look at the figures. Take some of the major french brands for example we calculated the Sales Revenue from items such as handbags wallets and shoes. In short Leather Goods here are the results. For gucci 74 percent of the brands total revenue. For each song alone 72 percent. 60 percent for half a mess. You get the picture in the world of luxury goods leather means record breaking profits. But where does this luxurious leva come from according to our information most of this room. Material is timed in italy we cool up each tannery one by one it takes 700. 00 in total we are the same question each time. I was wondering which brands to share tannery work for. Ok and. Yet. Youre still not going to. See anything. But some of the companies do play ball and 700 phone calls later of luxury supplies is starting to take shape. The phone calls have brought one surprising detail to our attention all of these tanneries and subcontractors are located in one small area of task just 36 square kilometers. Welcome to some to grow. And noticeably less glamorous well them the luxury catwalks of pounds. Worth is 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 it. We have been given permission to visit one of these tanneries its one of the largest in the region these embry town around. Me is the owners right hand man he will be our tour guide and he starts his off with the crown jewel the show room. Finished products sent from the lead the district and animal skins printed pressed 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 chloe. Its a bit of among. The needy is as proud as a peacock. Christie just climbs happy employees a tannery that spic and span and state of the art equipment. Frankly we were won over by our day absorbing. Except that here they only perform the final stages of the tanning process the rather more pleasant ones upstream theres a whole chain of subcontractors carrying out dozens of towns all thankless tasks allow is to explain. At the start of its life a handbag looks like this next the cow skin must be removed with mountains of course salt poured on top of it to preserve it. Then the cowhides are sent to the tanneries to begin a long multistage process. During one of these stages they are put into a kind of cement mixer along with Hydrogen Sulfide to remove all the fur this is what produces the rotten egg smell that lingers throughout the area they are then transferred to these big drums and soaked with chromium salts just dont the decomposition process they are left out to dry. And then soaked again to self and then read dried then soaked again. The details of the other 30 stages but they are rather unpleasant and quite painful now that youve understood the huge number of stages involved and the number of subcontractors needed lets go back to sampling. Remember that the tannery claims to work for the l. V. And h. Group and its luxury brand cans m. L v m h the number one luxury goods conglomerate in the world has developed a fairly strict code of conduct. No illegal undeclared work. No excessive overtime a juji to provide workers with a safe environment to reduce the risk of accidents in the workplace. All of the luxury giants have codes of conduct just like this one that supposedly applied to the suppliers and any subcontractors hired by their suppliers it seems like everything is under control in the world of Luxury Fashion every link in the chain is squeaky clean. And so we continue on our journey into this in chanting world. Good news one of his our precept contract is term a plaque has agreed to let his visit. Meet the boss his name is of fun so get. Someone. To. Tell black specializes in drawing animal skins large tanneries working for Luxury Brands such as xampp send them that to him. Each animal hides ways between 15 and 30 kilos work is carrying hundreds of them every day most of the employees here are senegalese. Funs of ghetto is not the only one hiring senegalese employees you only have to come to the leather district in the early hours of the morning to see the. Hundreds of unskilled workers whose jobs in the luxury goods sector of fall from secure. This is what we are about to discover through the documents. In this brief case. Confidential data about the working conditions inside the tanneries 1st up temporary workers here are hundreds of short Term Contracts signed off by various companies. And thats not all an internal documents from the Occupational HealthCare Department lists accidents at work by nationality. According to our calculations Foreign Workers are affected twice as much as italian workers. At the department of Occupational Health doctor is in charge of the tannery sector shes been fighting for Employee Health and safety for the past 15 years according to her there is a direct link between short Term Contracts and accidents at work. Which can have an authority on my hearing i know workers are hired for a week day and hour at a time. And show now days for an tannery workers take these temporary not to mention carious contracts last year and in my working experience every. Theyre much more likely to be victims of work related accidents. And again time for at least equal so how is the issue of health and safety addressed at telmo plaque. All day workers are handling animal skins soaked in chemicals. Have fun together the perfect boss claims that he takes it upon himself to provide protective equipment. That for the workers. Its not that we dont trust him but we feel we need to hear another. Respected so under the pretext of exploring the factory we take the opportunity to ask a few questions filming without a hidden camera how long have you worked here. Ive been here a month. By month yeah ok and who gave you your protective equipment. I bought it myself it was you bullshit its not given to you no no i say how many hours you work a day. I work 13 hours a day 13 hours a day dont disturb him while hes working the bosss son has come to intervene. Let him get back to work. 2 in a factory like this there is always a risk of accidents occurring fortunately each machine has its own safety features in the demands that. We have there been any accidents or the vin a few small incidents but thats all mostly due to negligence or being a bit tired in the morning but nothing serious one already got. So youve never had any amputation no no im really very careful about safety features of our warrior were i was in worries. With finding it harder and harder to believe oh fun together. After several days in santa croce we gained the trust of an xterm opac waka this man want to tell me a plank in 2000 volt and claims that the boss out front so geta 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 day it was the 1st animal skin id ever worked on and i took it and put it inside the machine i pressed down on the pedals and the blade blocked. Groove 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 chick. 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 do you. Do you know. And i said no it was the machine you know you know. What excuse did he give. He said that a plank had fallen on my fingers and that had cut my hand. So go