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Working in a factory
Chinaβs vast supply of cheap labour and strength of foreign investment has meant the country has become known as the βworkshop of the worldβ.
Clothing manufacture is one of the nationβs biggest earners and China has come a long way since Chairman Maoβs blue tunic suit, producing high quality items for markets across the world
Employment in a factory is highly sort after for rural populations, who can earn many times more on the factory floor than working the fields.
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