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Xintang[edit]
Xintang is a denim-based industrial town, making one-third of all pairs of jeans sold globally from their factories, in Guangdong province.[1] During the town's current operations, the factories produce about 300 million denim articles a year, employing over 220,000 people. Around two-thirds of the denim clothing made in China is produced in Xintang.[2] However, the town's jeans industry shows much pollution caused by China’s clothing industry.[3]
Pollution
The water quality has worsened a significant amount since the region’s remarkable economic growth began in the late 1970s, with more than 60% of waterways now classified as ‘polluted’.[3] In a survey made by Greenpeace published in November 2010, the organization found in three sampling sites in Xintang, the amounts of lead, copper and cadmium in the riverbed exceeded national "soil environmental quality standards".[4] One sample of river mud contained cadmium levels 128 times over the safe limit, and in another, the water's pH level was 11.95.[4]
Working conditions
The poor working conditions affect worker well-being, as well as negatively impacting performance and productivity.[5] Xintang includes poorly ventilated, dusty and dirty Chinese factories which have been using the process of sandblasting - a process that could cause a fatal respiratory disease known as silicosis which industry leaders, activists and medical practitioners agree is extremely dangerous.[6]
Xintang
新汤 | |
|---|---|
Inhabited | |
  Xintang Xintang, China | |
| Coordinates: 23°17′47″N 113°49′24″E / 23.296294°N 113.823319°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| City | Guangzhou |
| District | Zengcheng |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 680,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Area code | 020 |
Further reading[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Li, Guang (2013-08-13). "The denim capital of the world: so polluted you can't give the houses away". China Dialogue. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ Pendle, George (2015-08-10). "How the Jeans Capital of the World Moved from Texas to China". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ a b admin (2013-09-18). "Xintang, China". RiverBlue. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ a b "Xintang pays heavy price for putting world in blue jeans - China - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ Jiang, Bin; Talluri, Srinivas (Sri); Yao, Tao (2012-10-01). "Improving supplier's situation through supplier cooperation: The case of Xintang jeans town". International Journal of Production Economics. Compassionate Operations. 139 (2): 431–437. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.03.010. ISSN 0925-5273.
- ^ "Deadly process to manufacture jeans revealed in new Al Jazeera investigation". Al Jazeera Media Network. Retrieved 2024-04-08.