China: Dongguan
Shoe tags on the ground at the former, it has been closed for 4 months, Guo Sheng Shoe Factory in Dongguan, China. Labels including GAP and Florence that this factory outsourced for. Dongguan has been hard hit the last few months as the economies of rich countries falter. Export demand has been reduced and companies that were operating on the margins have folded leaving thousands of migrant workers with tough choices.

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