These Are the People Who Make Your Toys

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Most of us know that the toys we give to their kids during the holidays tend to be made in China. However, this is a fairly abstract concept; we don't really know the people on the assembly line.

German-born photographer Michael Wolf is looking to change that with his latest photo essay. The pics highlight the jarring contrast between the often grim factory workers and the cheery toys they create. (Not all workers are downcast; a few are smiling.)

Wolf heightened the dissonance with an exhibit in California that framed the worker's faces within a mosaic of colorful toys.

In his online gallery, Wolf dropped some troubling stats about Chinese factory workers. For instance, their ave…
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