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Working in a factory

China鈥檚 vast supply of cheap labour and strength of foreign investment has meant the country has become known as the 鈥榳orkshop of the world鈥�.

Clothing manufacture is one of the nation鈥檚 biggest earners and China has come a long way since Chairman Mao鈥檚 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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