Little Christmas cheer for factories
By Gao Qihui | China Daily | Updated: 2010-12-24 07:49
A worker arranges tinsel and other yuletide products at the Youlide Arts and Crafts factory in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, on Nov 18. Almost 60 percent of the world's Christmas products come from China, however many manufactures are considering pulling out of the business because of shortages in labor and increases in the costs of raw materials, like non-woven fabrics. Provided to China Daily |
Problems with labor and materials are pushing Chinese producers of festive goods to the brink. Gao Qihui reports from Shantou.
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