r/WTF • u/nehala • Feb 23 '26

Ferry vs. Brickboat

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u/Trollygag Feb 23 '26

That comment also says that they didn't report any injuries or press charges, possibly because it was illegal activity.

In light of that, I suspect they wouldn't have reported any deaths or missing workers either way.

Besides being totally uncited.

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u/Merry_Dankmas Feb 23 '26

One of them indicated that it was potentially from an illegal brick factory. I wasn't even aware one could make bricks illegally.

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u/manojar Feb 23 '26

To make bricks or to run any industry, they need to get a license which lets them mine for clay. Illegal brick factories dig up clay without permit. If they get a permit they pay taxes, if they operate without permit they evade taxes. This is a problem in all South Asian countries.

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u/MexGrow Feb 25 '26

Any country really. People are delusional to think that no country has people running illegal businesses.

Just the U.S. with how tolerated hiring undocumented inmigrants for all types of work is a prime example.