Gurao is known for a greeting of billboards advertising lingerie and underwear, this town is filled with families and markets selling and making underwear.
Even though every third woman in China would be able to own a bra just from the 200 million bras that are made in this small town, the wastewater from the dying factory is discharged directly into the local river. The villagers are not able to drink or wash in this river and have to source their fish from elsewhere because its no longer inhabitant for aquatic life.
Children from the age of six have to work during nights and weekends, making over 100 bra straps a day and get paid below the minimum.
The dyes, the hazardous chemicals and the wastewater discharges are costing the environment, health and the children's future.
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