■ Interview- The feeling that "I want to lead," "I want to know" is a big desire in terms of human Yuku alive
- Workers are feeling the joy in the workplace, creating an environment in which human life is Kizukeru is directly linked to the "richness"
- Of fair trade when they noticed the "ease", is a large meaning was felt that there
- "By leading the world will change" is supposed to be born various possibilities from there
■ profileRyuji Suzuki
1970年東京生まれ。学生時代から知的障害を持った子ども達のスポーツ教室や
沖縄平和学習ツアー、神戸の震災ボランティアなどの活動に積極的に参加。1995年、フェアトレード団体／ショップ「ぐらするーつ」の立ち上げに参加、フェアトレード商品を取り扱うショップの草分け的な存在に。2001年に同団体代表就任。また10年来のライフワークに藍染めがあり、ネパールでの藍染の商品開発、各方面でワークショップなども行なっている。
By improving the overwhelming price competitiveness and technology, China to produce the majority of the world's clothing. This autumn, chasing the process of production jeans, documentary film that was covering the Chinese manufacturing factory "factory girls Lamentations" was released in theaters. This work the dark about the harsh working environment and globalization will want to cover the eye was in relief, such as winning the Amnesty International Human Rights Award at the Amsterdam International Documentary Festival, also said the highest peak of the Documentary Film Festival, high from Western countries It has received the evaluation. This time, the "factory girls Lamentations", seeing the who Ryuji Suzuki runs a fair trade organization / shop "grass-roots" in Shibuya, I heard the story. "Fair Trade" is a new trading technique that is growing in recent years been increasingly recognized. Suzuki, who is a pioneer existence in relation to the handling of such products, do we have reflected what the current state of this manufacturing plant?
- First of all, please tell us your impressions of seeing the work.
So as not to sleep in the work than the "factory girls Lamentations", washing the eyelids shears.
Hero of the girl is very similar to the daughter of acquaintance (laughs), I have seen as curious. In the beginning but I work with hope, ... it has become many things gradually painful. But when there is, while making the G-pan of a large size, imagine that, "I wonder what kind of person can wear this?", And you Shinobaseyo a letter to the pocket of the G bread made of their own. The idea force was particularly impressive. While the servants also fair trade, producers and consumers I believe always wish, and, but it should interesting if more and more Tsunagare. One side of the charm of fair trade is, I thing to feel the joy and happiness in such a connection, as long as they watch a movie, contact the people who wear the person who makes the G bread was like absolutely no. It it was reflected unfortunately also to shame.
- Why is unhappy?
I'm innocent is amazing I purely come up with, "I want to lead" idea girl? Feeling that "I want to lead," "I want to know," is a human being I think a big desire on in Yuku to live, but I think is very unfortunate that you are such a desire to the work environment to be ignored at all. That the disadvantaged in the society structure in which the highest priority is profit, or born in poor rural areas, the overwhelming majority of socially vulnerable that opportunity has not been obtained to receive education. Chance and become weak in only say that was born in that place, I think that it is really a waste it.
- Whether it is around the world should not a few developing countries that have accepted the work environment similar to China, I believe that what's the big factor that?
Although there will be also a problem of education, or would still social system of the entire world is not the best of factors. Mechanism of the current society, the negative part that covers the globalization in other words, we fear and do not to become to the future, and further growth of the weak people and force-free people. We the associate producer organizations am Cambodia, India, Nepal, and the like Thailand. But speaking only to them, the somber atmosphere, such as depicted in the movie it does not have. Everyone does not have a carefree and more brightly. As China's factory, to the unlikely that work are forced to stay up all night, that always spend with my family because we think above all important. Workers is felt the joy in the workplace, I think it's important factors that create an environment in which human life is Kizukeru is directly linked to the "richness", is where it is aiming for is fair trade.
- But it is there are many people who are wearing jeans to Shibuya? Do you want to seeing this movie to any people?
I think and I want you to watch for people who first have still wanted to wear jeans. But even watching the overwhelming unfairness of that jeans factory, I think that movement does not occur, such as to boycott the jeans in Shibuya. But by watching movies, I asked to know that there is such an unfortunate fact, whether not the important thing is to get to feel something. Further, if from a position to sell the jeans, you might feel uncomfortable of some sort. However, the fact that with such a feeling, I think that it is a manifestation that I feel like somehow the reality depicted in the movie.
And big jeans than "factory girls Lamentations", girls
■ who look to this time Suzuki's movie
"Factory girls Lamentations (Elegy)"
This work, to us chasing one of the most familiar clothes process of production "jeans" is a documentary that was in close contact with the Chinese factory to produce the majority of the world's clothing. By the improvement of the overwhelming cost reduction and technology, now China has become the "factory of the world". In this work, approach to the everyday life of teenage girls to work at the factory in order to explore the back side thereof. Girls of harsh working conditions, plant that orders for work at a low cost, every one of the multinational companies that come to visit. Meanwhile, ... the dynamism of personality some girls find also hopes and dreams to the harsh life. Countries and age has a real image of the capitalist economy to develop also follow the same structure changed, the problem work, which is again in relief.
Screening Location:Theatre Image Forum
上映期間：2008年9月27日〜
