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  • Acrylic teeth samples displayed at Ivoclar Vivadent in Schaan, Liechtenstein who export 60 million false dentures a year worldwide. A board of dental specimens are laid out like grinning mouths at the company showroom. False teeth are Liechtenstein's leading export: Located in the municipality of Schaan, just north of the capital Vaduz, Ivoclar Vivadent is a global dental behemoth. The 60 million artificial teeth the company manufactures annually in 10,000 different shades and shapes, account for 40 per cent of all the false teeth sold in Europe and 20 per cent worldwide. With a turnover of some 600 million Swiss francs, Ivoclar has 1.3 million dentists in 120 countries using its products.
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  • A man sits in his stall selling Santa Claus costumes and hats at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A man sits in his stall selling Christmas trees ornaments at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A woman sits in a stall selling Santa Claus figures at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A young man wearing a trick Santa Claus costume wait for customers outside of his stall at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A woman sits in her stall selling plastic flowers at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A muslim trader talk with stall owners selling holiday decorations at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A muslim trader talk with stall owners selling holiday decorations at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A woman pulls a cart carrying her son as well as sacks of goods through the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A woman sleeps in a hallway at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A woman and her daughter wait in their stall selling Christmas decorations at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A woman sits in her stall selling plastic Christmas trees at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A woman sits in her stall selling plastic Christmas trees at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A man sits in his stall selling Santa Claus costumes and hats at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A man picks out Santa Claus wall decorations at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A man sits in his stall selling Christmas trees ornaments at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.  As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A man sits in his stall selling Christmas trees ornaments at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A woman holding her son sits in her stall selling plastic Christmas trees at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A woman sits in her stall selling plastic cacti at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A woman sits in a stall selling Santa Claus figures at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.   As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • A woman sits in a stall selling Santa Claus figures at the Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday, 11 September 2011.  As the trading hub for small and medium manufacturers and exporters in the Yangtze River Delta region, Yiwu faces an uncertain future as export orders decline due to the slow economic recoveries of China's two largest trading partners, Europe and the United States
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  • The TV tracked from the UK by Greenpeace has been identified amongst hundreds of newly arrived TVs from the UK. The TV is picked out and bought back by Greenpeace activists and brought back to London, UK.  Alaba International Market, one of the largest markets for electronic goods in West Africa.  New and old - and a lot of non-working electronic goods such as TVs and computers come in to the market via Lagos harbour from the US, Western Europe and China.This picture is part of an undercover investigation by Greenpeace and Sky News.  A TV-set originally delivered to a municipality-run collecting point in UK for discarded electronic products was tracked and monitored by Greenpeace using a combination of GPS, GSM, and an onboard radiofrequency transmitter placed inside the TV-set.  The TV arrived in Lagos in container no 4629416 and was found in Alaba International Market and bought back by Greenpeace activist. The TV was subsequently brought back to England and used as proof of illegal export of electronic waste. A number of individual are currently on trial in London in connection with illegal exports(Nov 2011)
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  • With her young child asleep on her back, a Tai Lue ethnic minority woman plants out chilli seedlings for export to China, Ban Nawai, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR.  The scarcity of agricultural land in Southern Yunnan province is promoting Chinese farmers and small scale entrepreneurs to cross the international border between China and Lao PDR in order to invest in cash crops. The villagers are supplied with seeds, plastic and fertilisers to grow various crops which are then exported back to China on a vast scale.
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  • Growing chillies for export to China in the Tai Lue ethnic minority village of Ban Nawai, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR.  The scarcity of agricultural land in Southern Yunnan province is promoting Chinese farmers and small scale entrepreneurs to cross the international border between China and Lao PDR in order to invest in cash crops. The villagers are supplied with seeds, plastic and fertilisers to grow various crops which are then exported back to China on a vast scale.
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  • Growing chillies for export to China in the Tai Lue ethnic minority village of Ban Nawai, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR.  The scarcity of agricultural land in Southern Yunnan province is promoting Chinese farmers and small scale entrepreneurs to cross the international border between China and Lao PDR in order to invest in cash crops. The villagers are supplied with seeds, plastic and fertilisers to grow various crops which are then exported back to China on a vast scale.
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  • A car worker fits engines on the production line in the German BMW-owned Rover factory in Cowley, Solihull, England. New vehicles come off the line at a constant rate for sale in the domestic British and export markets. Motor car production has taken place at Cowley near the city of Oxford, England for over ninety years. The car factory is known today as Plant Oxford and is now owned by BMW and has been extensively redeveloped. It remains the largest industrial employer in Oxfordshire employing more than 4,300 people.
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  • A tuna fish's sharp yellow fin protrudes from shredded ice at the Cyprea Marine Foods processing factory on Himmafushi Island, Maldives. The 50kg carcasses have been swimming across the Indian Ocean non-stop since birth and having just been line-caught by freelance boat crews who share profits for only high-quality fish that passes stringent health tests. The tuna has been encased in ice since being landed at sea to keep a low-temperature body core so the workers cut out the prime flesh as quickly as possible before boxing the resulting chunks of steak for export by air to Europe and in particular for customers such as UK's Sainsbury's supermarket. The Sri Lankan butchers are ex-fishermen and widowers, having lost their families during the Tsunami. Using extremely sharp knives, they skillfully remove valuable meat and throw away the rest.
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  • A chunk of prime yellow fin tuna fish steak lies after filleting on a table in a processing factory on the island of Himmafushi, Maldives. The 50kg carcasses have been swimming across the Indian Ocean non-stop since birth and having just been line-caught by freelance boat crews who share profits for only high-quality fish that passes stringent health tests. The tuna has been encased in ice since being landed at sea to keep a low-temperature body core so the workers cut out the prime flesh as quickly as possible before boxing the resulting chunks of steak for export by air to Europe and in particular for customers such as UK's Sainsbury's supermarket. The Sri Lankan butchers are ex-fishermen and widowers, having lost their families during the Tsunami. Using extremely sharp knives, they skillfully remove valuable meat and throw away the rest.
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  • The head of a freshly-caught yellow fin tuna fish lies inert on a filleting table at a refrigerated processing factory on Himmafushi island, Maldives. The 50kg carcass has been swimming across the Indian Ocean non-stop since birth and just line-caught by freelance boat crews who share profits for only high-quality fish that passes stringent health tests. The tuna has been in ice since being landed to keep a low-temperature body core so the workers cut out the prime flesh as quickly as possible before boxing the resulting chunks of steak for export by air to Europe and in particular for customers such as UK's Sainsbury's supermarket. The filleting is performed by Sri Lankan ex-fishermen and widowers, having lost their families during the Tsunami. Using sharp knives, they skillfully remove valuable meat and throw away the rest.
    maldives105-12-11-2007.jpg
  • The tail and sharp barbs of a freshly-caught yellow fin tuna fish lies inert on a filleting table at a refrigerated processing factory on Himmafushi island, Maldives. The 50kg carcass has been swimming across the Indian Ocean non-stop since birth and just line-caught by freelance boat crews who share profits for only high-quality fish that passes stringent health tests. The tuna has been in ice since being landed at sea to keep a low-temperature body core so the workers cut out the prime flesh as quickly as possible before boxing the resulting chunks of steak for export by air to Europe and in particular for customers such as UK's Sainsbury's supermarket. The filleting is performed by Sri Lankan ex-fishermen and widowers, having lost their families during the Tsunami. Using sharp knives, they skillfully remove valuable meat and throw the rest.
    maldives98-12-11-2007.jpg
  • An employee of Cyprea Marine Foods fillets freshly-caught  yellow fin tuna fish at the company's refrigerated processing factory on Himmafushi island, Maldives. The 50kg carcasses have been swimming across the Indian Ocean non-stop since birth and just line-caught by freelance boat crews who share profits for only high-quality fish that passes stringent health tests. The tuna has been in ice since being landed to keep a low-temperature body core so the workers cut out the prime flesh as quickly as possible before boxing the resulting chunks of steak for export by air to Europe and in particular for customers such as UK's Sainsbury's supermarket. The Sri Lankan workers are ex-fishermen and widowers, having lost their families during the Tsunami. Using extremely sharp knives, they skillfully remove valuable meat and throw away the rest.
    maldives93-12-11-2007.jpg
  • Two employees of Cyprea Marine Foods fillet freshly-caught  yellow fin tuna fish at the company's refrigerated processing factory on Himmafushi island, Maldives. The 50kg carcasses have been swimming across the Indian Ocean non-stop since birth and just line-caught by freelance boat crews who share profits for only high-quality fish that passes stringent health tests. The tuna has been in ice since being landed to keep a low-temperature body core so the workers cut out the prime flesh as quickly as possible before boxing the resulting chunks of steak for export by air to Europe and in particular for customers such as UK's Sainsbury's supermarket. The Sri Lankan workers are ex-fishermen and widowers, having lost their families during the Tsunami. Using extremely sharp knives, they skillfully remove valuable meat and throw away the rest.
    maldives89-12-11-2007.jpg
  • A team of employees of Cyprea Marine Foods fillet freshly-caught yellow fin tuna fish at the company's refrigerated processing factory on Himmafushi island, Maldives. The 50kg carcasses have been swimming across the Indian Ocean non-stop since birth, just line-caught by freelance boat crews who share profits for only high-quality fish that passes stringent health tests. The tuna has been in ice since being landed to keep a low-temperature body core so the workers cut out the prime flesh as quickly as possible before boxing the resulting chunks of steak for export by air to Europe and in particular for customers such as UK's Sainsbury's supermarket. The Sri Lankan workers are ex-fishermen and widowers, having lost their families during the Tsunami. Using extremely sharp knives, they skillfully remove valuable meat and throw away the rest.
    maldives85-12-11-2007.jpg
  • The TV tracked from the UK by Greenpeace has been identified amongst hundreds of newly arrived TVs from the UK. The TV is picked out and bought back by Greenpeace activists and brought back to London, UK.  Alaba International Market, one of the largest markets for electronic goods in West Africa.  New and old - and a lot of non-working electronic goods such as TVs and computers come in to the market via Lagos harbour from the US, Western Europe and China.This picture is part of an undercover investigation by Greenpeace and Sky News.  A TV-set originally delivered to a municipality-run collecting point in UK for discarded electronic products was tracked and monitored by Greenpeace using a combination of GPS, GSM, and an onboard radiofrequency transmitter placed inside the TV-set.  The TV arrived in Lagos in container no 4629416 and was found in Alaba International Market and bought back by Greenpeace activist. The TV was subsequently brought back to England and used as proof of illegal export of electronic waste. A number of individual are currently on trial in London in connection with illegal exports(Nov 2011)
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  • TVs being line up, most of them has just been off-loaded from  container 4629416 from the UK. Some of the TVs, if not all, non-funtioning.  Alaba International Market, one of the largest markets for electronic goods in West Africa.  New and old - and a lot of non-working electronic goods such as TVs and computers come in to the market via Lagos harbour from the US, Western Europe and China.This picture is part of an undercover investigation by Greenpeace and Sky News.  A TV-set originally delivered to a municipality-run collecting point in UK for discarded electronic products was tracked and monitored by Greenpeace using a combination of GPS, GSM, and an onboard radiofrequency transmitter placed inside the TV-set.  The TV arrived in Lagos in container no 4629416 and was found in Alaba International Market and bought back by Greenpeace activist. The TV was subsequently brought back to England and used as proof of illegal export of electronic waste. A number of individual are currently on trial in London in connection with illegal exports(Nov 2011)
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  • A sticker claiming this particular TV was tested and passed by B>J>Electronics in the UK. This picture is part of an undercover investigation by Greenpeace and Sky News.  A TV-set originally delivered to a municipality-run collecting point in UK for discarded electronic products was tracked and monitored by Greenpeace using a combination of GPS, GSM, and an onboard radiofrequency transmitter placed inside the TV-set.  The TV arrived in Lagos in container no 4629416 and was found in Alaba International Market and bought back by Greenpeace activist. The TV was subsequently brought back to England and used as proof of illegal export of electronic waste. A number of individual are currently on trial in London in connection with illegal exports(Nov 2011)
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  • A labourer is resting amongst TVs which have all come from the UK. Alaba International Market is one of the largest markets for electronic goods in West Africa.  New and old - and a lot of non-working electronic goods such as TVs and computers come in to the market via Lagos harbour from the US, Western Europe and China. This picture is part of an undercover investigation by Greenpeace and Sky News.  A TV-set originally delivered to a municipality-run collecting point in UK for discarded electronic products was tracked and monitored by Greenpeace using a combination of GPS, GSM, and an onboard radiofrequency transmitter placed inside the TV-set.  The TV arrived in Lagos in container no 4629416 and was found in Alaba International Market and bought back by Greenpeace activist. The TV was subsequently brought back to England and used as proof of illegal export of electronic waste. A number of individual are currently on trial in London in connection with illegal exports(Nov 2011)
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  • Container no 4629416 which has come from Tilbury Docks in the UK is being emptied for electronic goods, including the TV traced by Greenpeace. Alaba International Market is one of the largest markets for electronic goods in West Africa.  New and old - and a lot of non-working electronic goods such as TVs and computers come in to the market via Lagos harbour from the US, Western Europe and China. This picture is part of an undercover investigation by Greenpeace and Sky News.  A TV-set originally delivered to a municipality-run collecting point in UK for discarded electronic products was tracked and monitored by Greenpeace using a combination of GPS, GSM, and an onboard radiofrequency transmitter placed inside the TV-set.  The TV arrived in Lagos in container no 4629416 and was found in Alaba International Market and bought back by Greenpeace activist. The TV was subsequently brought back to England and used as proof of illegal export of electronic waste. A number of individual are currently on trial in London in connection with illegal exports(Nov 2011)
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  • TVs lined up, most of them has just been off-loaded from  a container from the UK. Some of the TVs, if not all, are  non-funtioning.  Alaba International Market, one of the largest markets for electronic goods in West Africa.  New and old - and a lot of non-working electronic goods such as TVs and computers come in to the market via Lagos harbour from the US, Western Europe and China.This picture is part of an undercover investigation by Greenpeace and Sky News.  A TV-set originally delivered to a municipality-run collecting point in UK for discarded electronic products was tracked and monitored by Greenpeace using a combination of GPS, GSM, and an onboard radiofrequency transmitter placed inside the TV-set.  The TV arrived in Lagos in container no 4629416 and was found in Alaba International Market and bought back by Greenpeace activist. The TV was subsequently brought back to England and used as proof of illegal export of electronic waste. A number of individual are currently on trial in London in connection with illegal exports(Nov 2011)
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  • Coffee processing factory, beans ready for export. Coorg or Kadagu is the largest coffee growing region of India, in the state of Karnataka, the inhabitants - the Kodavas have been cultivating crops such as coffee, black pepper and cardamon for many generations.
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  • Coffee processing factory, beans ready for export. Coorg or Kadagu is the largest coffee growing region of India, in the state of Karnataka, the inhabitants - the Kodavas have been cultivating crops such as coffee, black pepper and cardamon for many generations.
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  • Coffee processing factory, beans ready for export. Coorg or Kadagu is the largest coffee growing region of India, in the state of Karnataka, the inhabitants - the Kodavas have been cultivating crops such as coffee, black pepper and cardamon for many generations.
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  • Rwanda 2014 Kigali. Coffee beans in a sack, now an important export crop for Rwanda.
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  • A lady employee of Delacre Biscuits sorts through sub-standard product from rows of steadily moving, freshly-produced biscuits on the conveyor belt at the company factory at Lambermont, near Liege, southern Belgium. Seated opposite a colleague also dressed in white overall and hair net, both women concentrate on the job, removing the snacks that fail quality control for whatever reason means the biscuit is unfit for sale. The biscuits are from the Moments range created by McVitie’s, the British company owned by United Biscuits. Multitudes of these snacks are manufactured before export across Europe. Delacre Biscuits is a subsidiary of United Biscuits having been making biscuits since Brussels pharmacist Charles Delacre decided to sell chocolate in 1870, which was then regarded as a medicinal tonic.
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  • Rows of freshly-produced biscuits stretch off into the distance to roll off the conveyor belt at the Delacre factory at Lambermont, near Liege, southern Belgium. Seen at a slight angle the new products called Moments were created by McVitie’s, the British company owned by United Biscuits. The round biscuit base has been swiped by a milk chocolate topping on the outer shortbread edges and they proceed through to another stage in the bakery factory. Multitudes of these snacks are manufactured before export across Europe. Delacre Biscuits is a subsidiary of United Biscuits having been making biscuits since Brussels pharmacist Charles Delacre decided to sell chocolate in 1870, which was then regarded as a medicinal tonic.
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  • Workers make socks at the Shuangjin Knitting & Textile Co. in Zhuji, Zhuji Province, China on 01 November 2010. The rising cost of labor and raw materials along with the rising Yuan have hurt China's export oriented manufacturers.
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  • Workers make socks at the Shuangjin Knitting & Textile Co. in Zhuji, Zhuji Province, China on 01 November 2010. The rising cost of labor and raw materials along with the rising Yuan have hurt China's export oriented manufacturers.
    QS101101Zhuji047.jpg
  • Workers make socks at the Shuangjin Knitting & Textile Co. in Zhuji, Zhuji Province, China on 01 November 2010. The rising cost of labor and raw materials along with the rising Yuan have hurt China's export oriented manufacturers.
    QS101101Zhuji041.jpg
  • Workers make socks at the Shuangjin Knitting & Textile Co. in Zhuji, Zhuji Province, China on 01 November 2010. The rising cost of labor and raw materials along with the rising Yuan have hurt China's export oriented manufacturers.
    QS101101Zhuji032.jpg
  • Workers make socks at the Shuangjin Knitting & Textile Co. in Zhuji, Zhuji Province, China on 01 November 2010. The rising cost of labor and raw materials along with the rising Yuan have hurt China's export oriented manufacturers.
    QS101101Zhuji027.jpg
  • Workers make socks at the Shuangjin Knitting & Textile Co. in Zhuji, Zhuji Province, China on 01 November 2010. The rising cost of labor and raw materials along with the rising Yuan have hurt China's export oriented manufacturers.
    QS101101Zhuji024.jpg
  • Workers make socks at the Shuangjin Knitting & Textile Co. in Zhuji, Zhuji Province, China on 01 November 2010. The rising cost of labor and raw materials along with the rising Yuan have hurt China's export oriented manufacturers.
    QS101101Zhuji021.jpg
  • Workers make socks at the Shuangjin Knitting & Textile Co. in Zhuji, Zhuji Province, China on 01 November 2010. The rising cost of labor and raw materials along with the rising Yuan have hurt China's export oriented manufacturers.
    QS101101Zhuji005.jpg
  • Workers make socks at the Shuangjin Knitting & Textile Co. in Zhuji, Zhuji Province, China on 01 November 2010. The rising cost of labor and raw materials along with the rising Yuan have hurt China's export oriented manufacturers.
    QS101101Zhuji002.jpg
  • Garment workers operate on the factory floor of the Ever-Glory International Group, Inc., in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on 29 September 2009. China is at an economic cross-road as it can no long rely on an endless supply of cheap labor and streams of export orders from the west, and the government has been attempting to boost domestic consumption with mixed results.
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  • Garment workers operate on the factory floor of the Ever-Glory International Group, Inc., in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on 29 September 2009. China is at an economic cross-road as it can no long rely on an endless supply of cheap labor and streams of export orders from the west, and the government has been attempting to boost domestic consumption with mixed results.
    QS090930Nanjing024.jpg
  • Garment workers operate on the factory floor of the Ever-Glory International Group, Inc., in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on 29 September 2009. China is at an economic cross-road as it can no long rely on an endless supply of cheap labor and streams of export orders from the west, and the government has been attempting to boost domestic consumption with mixed results.
    QS090930Nanjing021.jpg
  • Garment workers operate on the factory floor of the Ever-Glory International Group, Inc., in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on 29 September 2009. China is at an economic cross-road as it can no long rely on an endless supply of cheap labor and streams of export orders from the west, and the government has been attempting to boost domestic consumption with mixed results.
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  • Employees work on the assembly line at the Dongguan G-Com Computer Factory in Qingxi Township, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China, on July 28, 2010. China is at an economic cross-road as it can no long rely on an endless supply of cheap labor and streams of export orders from the west, and the government has been attempting to boost domestic consumption with mixed results.
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  • Workers make socks at the Shuangjin Knitting & Textile Co. in Zhuji, Zhuji Province, China on 01 November 2010. The rising cost of labor and raw materials along with the rising Yuan have hurt China's export oriented manufacturers.
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  • Workers make socks at the Shuangjin Knitting & Textile Co. in Zhuji, Zhuji Province, China on 01 November 2010. The rising cost of labor and raw materials along with the rising Yuan have hurt China's export oriented manufacturers.
    QS101101Zhuji011.jpg
  • Workers make socks at the Shuangjin Knitting & Textile Co. in Zhuji, Zhuji Province, China on 01 November 2010. The rising cost of labor and raw materials along with the rising Yuan have hurt China's export oriented manufacturers.
    QS101101Zhuji007.jpg
  • Garment workers operate on the factory floor of the Ever-Glory International Group, Inc., in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on 29 September 2009. China is at an economic cross-road as it can no long rely on an endless supply of cheap labor and streams of export orders from the west, and the government has been attempting to boost domestic consumption with mixed results.
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  • Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who sells almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years.Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who exports almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years due to the economic slowdown and western consumers' belt-tightening.Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who exports almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years due to the economic slowdown and western consumers' belt-tightening.
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  • Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who sells almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years.Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who exports almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years due to the economic slowdown and western consumers' belt-tightening.Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who exports almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years due to the economic slowdown and western consumers' belt-tightening.
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  • Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who sells almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years.Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who exports almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years due to the economic slowdown and western consumers' belt-tightening.Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who exports almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years due to the economic slowdown and western consumers' belt-tightening.
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  • Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who sells almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years.Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who exports almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years due to the economic slowdown and western consumers' belt-tightening.Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who exports almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years due to the economic slowdown and western consumers' belt-tightening.
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  • A Tai Deng woman preparing cotton bolls for exporting to Vietnam, Ban Naphonesouk, Houaphan province, Lao PDR
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  • Petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments stand at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who sells almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years.Duck-shaped garden ornaments line up in a warehouse waiting for orders at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who exports almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years due to the economic slowdown and western consumers' belt-tightening.
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  • A worker moves a garden ornament in the shape of a mushroom at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who exports almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years due to the economic slowdown and western consumers' belt-tightening.
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  • Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who sells almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years.Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who exports almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years due to the economic slowdown and western consumers' belt-tightening.
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  • Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who sells almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years.Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who exports almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years due to the economic slowdown and western consumers' belt-tightening.
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  • Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who sells almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years.Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who exports almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years due to the economic slowdown and western consumers' belt-tightening.
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  • Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who sells almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years.Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who exports almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years due to the economic slowdown and western consumers' belt-tightening.
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  • Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who sells almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years.Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who exports almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years due to the economic slowdown and western consumers' belt-tightening.
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  • Workers make petroleum resin based gift items and garden ornaments at the Chuan Sen Art & Design Factory on the outskirts of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China on 04 February, 2009.  Orders at the factory, who exports almost all of their wares in North America and Europe, has declined drastically in the last two years due to the economic slowdown and western consumers' belt-tightening.
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  • A Tai Lue ethnic minority woman waters her pumpkin plants using an irrigation system from the Nam Boun river, the produce of which will be exported to China, Ban Kong village, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR.  The scarcity of agricultural land in Southern Yunnan province is promoting Chinese farmers and small scale entrepreneurs to cross the international border between China and Lao PDR in order to invest in cash crops. The villagers are supplied with seeds, plastic and fertilisers to grow various crops which are then exported back to China on a vast scale.
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  • A Sisal plantation on the 17th November 2019 in Morogoro Region, Tanzania. Tanzania is the largest exporter of Sisal and employs over 1 million workers in the country. The plants fibres are used to make rope, carpet and sacks.
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  • Men sit on the back of a tractor truck after picking sisal leaves from the plantation, on the 17th November 2019 in Morogoro Region, Tanzania. Tanzania is the largest exporter of Sisal and employs over 1 million workers in the country. The plants fibres are used to make rope, carpet and sacks.
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  • Workers package bandages at the Zhejiang Hongyu Medical Commodity Co. Ltd factory on the outskirts of Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on 06 March  2013. The company is a suppliers to British Pound shops. The city of Yiwu is known as one of China's largest trading centers for small merchandise and light industry, drawing buyers from around the world. Uncertain global demand, a stronger yuan currency and rising labour costs have taken their toll on Chinese exporters, but analysts believe sales could pick up modestly in 2014 due to improved demand from the United States and Europe.
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  • Men sit and rest in front of a wall plastered with ads offering services in jewelry fabrication at the China Commodities City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on 06 March  2013. The city of Yiwu is known as one of China's largest trading centers for small merchandise and light industry, drawing buyers from around the world. Uncertain global demand, a stronger yuan currency and rising labour costs have taken their toll on Chinese exporters, but analysts believe sales could pick up modestly in 2014 due to improved demand from the United States and Europe.
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  • Wu Pengxu, owner of  the Yiwu Wells Knitting Products Co., Ltd factory, poses in his showroom weraing Arsenal cap and scarf in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on 06 March  2013. The city of Yiwu is known as one of China's largest trading centers for small merchandise and light industry, drawing buyers from around the world. Uncertain global demand, a stronger yuan currency and rising labour costs have taken their toll on Chinese exporters, but analysts believe sales could pick up modestly in 2014 due to improved demand from the United States and Europe.
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  • Wu Pengxu, owner of  the Yiwu Wells Knitting Products Co., Ltd factory, poses in his showroom weraing Arsenal cap and scarf in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on 06 March  2013. The city of Yiwu is known as one of China's largest trading centers for small merchandise and light industry, drawing buyers from around the world. Uncertain global demand, a stronger yuan currency and rising labour costs have taken their toll on Chinese exporters, but analysts believe sales could pick up modestly in 2014 due to improved demand from the United States and Europe.
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  • Line worker Wu Xianpin folds Harry Potter Slytherin scarfves at the Yiwu Wells Knitting Products Co., Ltd factory in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on 06 March  2013. The city of Yiwu is known as one of China's largest trading centers for small merchandise and light industry, drawing buyers from around the world. Uncertain global demand, a stronger yuan currency and rising labour costs have taken their toll on Chinese exporters, but analysts believe sales could pick up modestly in 2014 due to improved demand from the United States and Europe.
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  • Dancing plastic dolls of Korean singer Psy stand in a toy shop at the China Commodity City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on 06 March  2013. The city of Yiwu is known as one of China's largest trading centers for small merchandise and light industry, drawing buyers from around the world. Uncertain global demand, a stronger yuan currency and rising labour costs have taken their toll on Chinese exporters, but analysts believe sales could pick up modestly in 2014 due to improved demand from the United States and Europe.
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  • Fuzzy dice with the Union Jack hang on display at a small shop at the China Commodity City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on 06 March  2013. The city of Yiwu is known as one of China's largest trading centers for small merchandise and light industry, drawing buyers from around the world. Uncertain global demand, a stronger yuan currency and rising labour costs have taken their toll on Chinese exporters, but analysts believe sales could pick up modestly in 2014 due to improved demand from the United States and Europe.
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  • A woman farmer taps dripping resin from a rubber tree in a plantation on Pulau Langkawi Island, Malaysia. We see the lady surrounded by even rows of trees, all carefully spaced when planted. Each cool evening the tapper removes a thin layer of bark along a downward half spiral on the tree trunk. She makes an incision in the bark of the tree and fluid then drains into a collecting vessel. If done carefully and with skill, this tapping panel will yield latex for up to 5 years. Malaysia is one of the top exporters of natural rubber. Langkawi is an archipelago of 99 islands in the Andaman Sea, some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia.
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  • Workers unload a truck stacked with boxes of shoes at a factory in an area known as "Xie Du", or shoe capital, in the city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province on 24 October, 2011. Wenzhou has seen a spate of business owners disappearing under the pressure of debt, as small and medium size businesses face increasing difficulties in securing loans, while the slow recovery of the European and U.S. economies continues to disappoint exporters.
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  • A young man sit in the cab of a small truck on a street in an area known as "Xie Du", or shoe capital, in the city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on 23 October, 2011. Wenzhou has seen a spate of business owners disappearing under the pressure of debt, as small and medium size businesses face increasing difficulties in securing loans, while the slow recovery of the European and U.S. economies continues to disappoint exporters.
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  • Young workers off their shifts at one of the many shoe factories in a area known as "Xie Du", or shoe capital, play pool to pass the time in the city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on 23 October, 2011. Wenzhou has seen a spate of business owners disappearing under the pressure of debt, as small and medium size businesses face increasing difficulties in securing loans, while the slow recovery of the European and U.S. economies continues to disappoint exporters.
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  • Workers make fluorescent light bulbs on an assembly line at a Technical Consumer Products, Inc (TCP) factory in Zhengjiang, China, on 30 August, 2010. TCP is one of the major exporters of fluorescent bulbs to the United States, which has made the bulbs the standard light source in the country.
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  • Workers make fluorescent light bulbs on an assembly line at a Technical Consumer Products, Inc (TCP) factory in Zhengjiang, China, on 30 August, 2010. TCP is one of the major exporters of fluorescent bulbs to the United States, which has made the bulbs the standard light source in the country.
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  • Lin Tiangui, a representative of Winston Wine, pours a glass of wine at one of its stores in Shanghai, China on 18 October, 2011. Photographer: Qilai Shen/BloombergLin Tiangui, a representative for Australia's Winston Wines Pty, pours a glass of wine at the company's store in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. Australian vineyards, facing slumping exports and rising competition, are turning to China as Chinese buyers creating surging demand among the nation's rich, who are developing a taste for wine and the expression of wealth and class it conveys.
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  • Workers package bandages at the Zhejiang Hongyu Medical Commodity Co. Ltd factory on the outskirts of Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on 06 March  2013. The company is a suppliers to British Pound shops. The city of Yiwu is known as one of China's largest trading centers for small merchandise and light industry, drawing buyers from around the world. Uncertain global demand, a stronger yuan currency and rising labour costs have taken their toll on Chinese exporters, but analysts believe sales could pick up modestly in 2014 due to improved demand from the United States and Europe.
    QS130306Yiwu060_1_1.jpg
  • Men sit and rest in front of a wall plastered with ads offering services in jewelry fabrication at the China Commodities City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on 06 March  2013. The city of Yiwu is known as one of China's largest trading centers for small merchandise and light industry, drawing buyers from around the world. Uncertain global demand, a stronger yuan currency and rising labour costs have taken their toll on Chinese exporters, but analysts believe sales could pick up modestly in 2014 due to improved demand from the United States and Europe.
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  • A woman tickles a baby while waiting for customers at the China Commodities City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on 06 March  2013. The city of Yiwu is known as one of China's largest trading centers for small merchandise and light industry, drawing buyers from around the world. Uncertain global demand, a stronger yuan currency and rising labour costs have taken their toll on Chinese exporters, but analysts believe sales could pick up modestly in 2014 due to improved demand from the United States and Europe.
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  • British businessmen Marj Cohen (center) and Ian Hunt (right) look at merchandise and chat with local traders at the CHina Commodities City in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on 06 March  2013. The city of Yiwu is known as one of China's largest trading centers for small merchandise and light industry, drawing buyers from around the world. Uncertain global demand, a stronger yuan currency and rising labour costs have taken their toll on Chinese exporters, but analysts believe sales could pick up modestly in 2014 due to improved demand from the United States and Europe.
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  • Yu Hexi, owner of  the Yiwu Beautiful Flower Co. Ltd, stands in his showroom in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on 06 March  2013. The city of Yiwu is known as one of China's largest trading centers for small merchandise and light industry, drawing buyers from around the world. Uncertain global demand, a stronger yuan currency and rising labour costs have taken their toll on Chinese exporters, but analysts believe sales could pick up modestly in 2014 due to improved demand from the United States and Europe.
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  • Workers make ornamental flowers at the Yiwu Beautiful Flower Co. Ltd  factory in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on 06 March  2013. The city of Yiwu is known as one of China's largest trading centers for small merchandise and light industry, drawing buyers from around the world. Uncertain global demand, a stronger yuan currency and rising labour costs have taken their toll on Chinese exporters, but analysts believe sales could pick up modestly in 2014 due to improved demand from the United States and Europe.
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  • A worker sorts football scarves at  the Yiwu Wells Knitting Products Co., Ltd factory in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China on 06 March  2013.<br />
The city of Yiwu is known as one of China's largest trading centers for small merchandise and light industry, drawing buyers from around the world. Uncertain global demand, a stronger yuan currency and rising labour costs have taken their toll on Chinese exporters, but analysts believe sales could pick up modestly in 2014 due to improved demand from the United States and Europe.
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