Independent Lens - Season 8 Episode 20 China Blue
They live crowded together in cement factory dormitories where water has to be carried upstairs in buckets. Their meals and rent are deducted from their wages, which amount to less than a dollar a day. Most of the jeans they make in the factory are purchased by retailers in the U.S. and other countries. China Blue takes viewers inside a blue jeans factory in southern China, where teenage workers struggle to survive harsh working conditions. Providing perspectives from both the top and bottom levels of the factory’s hierarchy, the film looks at complex issues of globalization from the human level.
China Blue, which was made without permission from the Chinese authorities, offers an alarming report on the economic pressures applied by Western companies and the resulting human consequences, as the real profits are made—and kept—in first-world countries. The unexpected ending makes the connection between the exploited workers and U.S. consumers even clearer.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: PBS
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Cast: Stanley Tucci
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First Air Date: Aug 09, 1999
Last Air date: Sep 30, 2024
Season: 26 Season
Episode: 509 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 6.80/10 by 10.00 users
Popularity: 31.505
Language: English
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