Where do the Christmas decorations for sale all over the world come from? Certainly not from Lapland or some other magical land of Santa Claus. In the village of Yiwu, China, there are neither elves nor snow, but 600 factories that produce 60% of the world's Christmas decorations.
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Where do the Christmas decorations on sale all over the world? Certainly not from Lapland or some other magical land of Santa Claus. In the village of Yiwu, China, there are neither elves nor snow, but 600 factories that produce 60% of the world's Christmas decorations.
Christmas decorations made in China they are destined to foreign markets. Yiwu Christmas Village is certainly not a happy place. The cost of labor is very low and the workers work six days a week with daily shifts of 12 hours, for an income that does not exceed 200 or 300 euros a month.
Not only Christmas decorations, various products are also produced in this place in China plastic toys Christmas-themed and not, as told by the BBC, who wanted to visit this place, defined as the world epicenter of Christmas decorations and plastic gifts.
Yiwu is located 300 kilometers from Shanghai. If the Christmas tree, decorations, or lights you purchased were made in China, they may have come from here. Once past the entrance, the Christmas village looks like a large shopping center, ready to welcome the representatives of companies that would like to export goods abroad.
Workers are continuously exposed to powders, glues, dyes and paints. They must wear masks to protect themselves from harmful substances, otherwise they would breathe them. The images which portray the workers covered with red dust from head to toe they leave us speechless. Nobody thinks about protecting their health.
It is a very tiring job that simply serves to feed the Christmas consumerism. Migrant workers who work in Chinese factories often don't even know exactly what Christmas is. Here decorations and lights are produced all year round.
Photo font: BBC
Lo exploitation of workers for the production of Santa Claus hats, tree decorations, illuminations and plastic toys is evident.
Photo font: The Guardian
So here is one more reason to commit ourselves to creating DIY Christmas decorations with our hands, starting from creative recycling and thanks to simple materials such as tissue paper, cardboard and scraps of fabric.
Marta Albè
Photo font: BBC
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