![]() ![]() ![]() And this is still better than going back to countryside villages where they will make even less. They only get paid about $50 to $60 a month after all these long hours of working. Sometimes, they have to work 16 hours (even over 20 hours one time) without overtime pay. She kept a diary to express how much she misses her family and how horrible the working condition is. Some of these workers are as young as 14 years old (with a fake ID to come to work). She lives in a dorm room in the factory (not for free) with another 11 workers. The film follows a 16-years old girl Jasmine who began to work in the Lifeng Factory to make jeans for foreign countries like USA and UK, and for companies like Wal-Mart. The surprising great level of access to these workers and the factory owner give us a chilling first hand look at what the label "Made in China" really means. ![]() So, how much you paid for your last pair of jeans? And do we ever think about how much the workers get paid for making these jeans if there is a label saying "Made in China?" This documentary "China Blue" brings us inside a jeans factory in Guangdong, China. ![]()
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