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Inside the Chinese Factory Making Ivanka Trump’s Shoes

Meanwhile, in Guangdong

While Donald Trump rails against outsourcing jobs to China, his daughter does just that with her shoe line. Tour the factory where her footwear is made.

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The irony of Donald Trump’s criticism of America outsourcing jobs to China is that his daughter Ivanka does just that. Her shoe line—sold in the United States at department stores like Nordstrom and Macy’s—is manufactured in Dongguan, in south China’s Guangdong province. Here, workers assemble on a production line at the Huajian shoe factory, where about 100,000 pairs of Ivanka Trump-branded shoes have been made over the years.

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Workers clocking out after their shift at the Huajian shoe factory.

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At the Dongguan factory, which employs some 15,000 people, it takes more than 200 workers to move a single pair of shoes from the concept stage to the loading dock.

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This photo taken on Sept. 14, 2016, shows workers on a production line at the Huajian shoe factory.

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This photo taken on Sept. 14, 2016, shows workers walking past dormitory buildings at the Huajian shoe factory.

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Workers listen to their supervisor at the Huajian shoe factory.

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A worker pushes a cart loaded with shoes at the Huajian shoe factory, where about 100,000 pairs of Ivanka Trump-branded shoes have been made over the years among other brands.

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This photo taken on Sept. 14, 2016, shows workers relaxing in their dormitory room after a shift at the Huajian shoe factory,.

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