Jeans Workshop in Guangdong Province

A young boy is working with his parents at a small jeans workshop in Dadun Village in Xintang, Zengcheng. He earns 0.15 yuan for snipping loose thread ends off one pair of jeans; in one day he can do about 200 pairs. In Xintang, where the economy is centered around textile production, Greenpeace has found high levels of industrial pollution and has documented the effects on the community.

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Unique identifier: GP028BK

Type: Image

Shoot date: 12/08/2010

Locations: China, East Asia, Guangdong

Credit line: © Lu Guang / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★★★ (A)

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Greenpeace has found high levels of industrial pollution in two factory towns in Guangdong province, China. Both these towns have economies that center around textile production. Gurao, in Shantou, produces 200 million bras every year and is known as one of China’s leading towns for underwear manufacturing. Xintang, in Zengcheng, is devoted to the complete manufacturing process of jeans, from weaving, dyeing and washing to tailoring and packaging. More than 60% of China’s jeans are produced in Xintang, which also accounts for 40% of all of China’s exported jeans. Greenpeace has documented the severe effect of industrial pollution on the residents of Xintang and Gurao.

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