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This gallery is from the continuing documentation of Dongguan in Guangdong province, China. Please view each individual image for caption information.
  • Looking down on the low rise dominated Dongguan skyline in southern China. 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. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • A rare unfinished high rise building among the low rise buildings that dominate Dongguan, China. 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. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • Workers on the assembly line at the Hua Qin Shoe Factory in Dongguan, China. The Hua Qin Shoe Factory has not had any sales problems in the last few months and everything is business as usual. 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. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • A sign with a phone number to call if interested in renting out the factory behind in Dongguan, China. 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. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • A migrant worker rides his bicycle past a sign saying, "Welcome Customers from Five Continents" at the closed Yanita Footware Company, who went bankrupt 2 months ago and laying off some 600 workers, in Dongguan, China. 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. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • Migrant workers walk past a sign saying, "Welcome Customers from Five Continents" at the closed Yanita Footware Company, who went bankrupt 2 months ago and laying off some 600 workers, in Dongguan, China. 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. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • A former Smart Union employee, who wishes to remain nameless, at her home near the Smart Union Factory in Dongguan, China. 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. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • An 18 year old, who wishes to remain nameless, former Smart Union employee in her apartment near the Smart Union factory in Dongguan, China. She had only worked for the factory for three months before it went bankrupt, she is returning home to Hubei province tomorrow. 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. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • Wei Shun Ying, a 46 year old former employee of Smart Union, sits in her apartment wearing her former Smart Union uniform in Dongguan, China. Wei Shun Ying worked for Smart Union for eight years before being laid off on October 15, she doesn't think she can find another job because "factories don't want you if you are over 30". 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. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • Ms. Ran, a 27 year old native of Guizhou province, worked one year at Smart Union before the company went bankrupt on October 15. She is spending her time knitting clothes while she waits to hear of new job opportunities in Dongguan, China. She'll leave Dongguan at the end of November if she can't find full employment. 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. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • Cao Qiao Min at her home in Dongguan, China. She is a 27 year old native of Guizhou province, and is a former Smart Union employee. She worked for the company for 2 months before it went bankrupt on October 15. She'll be heading back to Guizhou if she can't find a job before the end of November, because her money will run out by then. 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. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • A man scavenges wood in a back alleyway between factories in Dongguan, China. Dongguan is still suffering from an economic slump from a reduction in exports to countries the like United States. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • A man rides his bicycle past a sign in front of a factory saying "Welcome Customers from Five Continents" in Dongguan, China. Dongguan is still suffering from an economic slump from a reduction in exports to countries the like United States. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • A man rides his bicycle on a roadway between factories in Dongguan, China. Dongguan is still suffering from an economic slump from a reduction in exports to countries the like United States. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • A woman cleans the streets between low-res apartments built for factory workers in Dongguan, China. Dongguan is still suffering from an economic slump from a reduction in exports to countries the like United States. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • Two men ride bicycles down a pedestrian walking street in Dongguan, China. Dongguan is still suffering from an economic slump from a reduction in exports to countries the like United States. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • A young man sleeps on a bench behind the statue of a cello player in Dongguan, China. Dongguan is still suffering from an economic slump from a reduction in exports to countries the like United States. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • A woman makes jewelry, outsourced from a factory, on the street in front of her home in Dongguan, China. Dongguan is still suffering from an economic slump from a reduction in exports to countries the like United States. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • A woman and her son makes jewelry, outsourced from a factory, on the street in front of her home in Dongguan, China. Dongguan is still suffering from an economic slump from a reduction in exports to countries the like United States. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • Children play in a lane way between apartment buildings in Dongguan, China. Dongguan is still suffering from an economic slump from a reduction in exports to countries the like United States. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • A man sweeps the street in front of a mother and son making jewelry, outsourced from a nearby factory, in Dongguan, China. Dongguan is still suffering from an economic slump from a reduction in exports to countries the like United States. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • A man talks on his mobile phone in a lane way in Dongguan, China. Dongguan is still suffering from an economic slump from a reduction in exports to countries the like United States. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • A woman rides a three wheeled bicycle through a lane way in Dongguan, China. Dongguan is still suffering from an economic slump from a reduction in exports to countries the like United States. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • A woman makes jewelry, outsourced from a factory, on the street in front of her home in Dongguan, China. Dongguan is still suffering from an economic slump from a reduction in exports to countries the like United States. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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  • A husband and wife make jewelry, outsourced from a factory, on the street in front of their home in Dongguan, China. Dongguan is still suffering from an economic slump from a reduction in exports to countries the like United States. By photographer Ryan Pyle
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