NPR's Planet Money goes inside the world behind a simple T-shirt - (left to right) cotton harvest, Mississippi; yarn spinning, Indonesia; garment workers, Bangladesh. NPR hide caption
The Planet Money T-Shirt Planet Money followed the making of a simple cotton t-shirt through the global economy. From Mississippi to Indonesia to Bangladesh to Colombia and back to the U.S. Listen to the stories here.
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The Planet Money T-Shirt
Planet Money makes a t-shirt and follows its global journey.
Cotton Fields Jess Jiang/NPR hide caption
Minu (left) and her younger sister Shumi (right) worked on the Planet Money men's t-shirt. Kainaz Amaria/NPR hide caption
Lina Maria Tascón, Doris Restrepo, Noreli Morales and their co-workers sew Planet Money women's T-shirts. Joshua Davis/NPR hide caption
Episode 499: Richard Nixon, Kimchi And The First Clothing Factory In Bangladesh
The container carrying the Planet Money women's T-shirts is loaded onto a ship in Cartagena, Colombia. Eric Helton for NPR hide caption
Bales of imported clothing are wheeled into the Gikombo Market in Nairobi, Kenya. Sarah Elliott for NPR hide caption