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People across the world risk their lives to make the jewelry we wear. Mining for precious stones like jade and sapphire can be deadly. And making thousands of bangles inside hot furnaces is fraught with danger. We traveled the globe to see how the jewelry...

Bangles are a staple accessory for women across South Asia. But making them involves standing in stifling heat, inhaling glass particles, all while handling dangerous melted glass that’s as thin as water.