Noteworthy: Italy's Chinese garment workshops boom as workers suffer

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This item is noteworthy due to the amount of deaths among the Asian community in general as well as the concentration of cases and deaths in north Italy where Prato is located.

"Prato, the historical capital of Italy’s textile business, has attracted the largest concentration of Chinese-run industry in Europe within less than 20 years.

As many as 50,000 Chinese live and work in the area, making clothes bearing the prized “Made in Italy” label which sets them apart from garments produced in China itself, even at the lower end of the fashion business."

Italy's Chinese garment workshops boom as workers suffer
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