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Keywords
Children
Cityscapes
Day
Drought
Dry
Fields
KWCI (GPI)
Outdoors
Pollution
Textile industry
Toxics (campaign title)
Abandoned Field in Guangdong Province
Once fertile, these fields outside Gurao in Shantou, have now been abandoned. In Gurao, where the economy is centered around textile production, Greenpeace has found high levels of industrial pollution and has documented the effects on the community.
Unique identifier:
GP028BB
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
05/06/2010
Locations:
China
,
East Asia
,
Guangdong
Credit line:
© Lu Guang / Greenpeace
Ranking:
★★★★★★★ (A)
Containers
Shoot:
Intimate Pollution in China
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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