Dongguan Now: Streets Teem With Homeless, Massive Unemployment, Complete Manufacturing Shutdown

Dongguan Now: Streets Teem With Homeless, Massive Unemployment, Complete Manufacturing Shutdown

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As China’s economy continues to decline, Dongguan’s once-thriving manufacturing industry has hit rock bottom, with many businesses closing down. The city now resembles a ghost town, with workers left jobless and without income. Many have become homeless, sleeping under bridges, on streets, or in parks. Across Dongguan, you can see disheveled men and women wandering aimlessly, living out in the open.

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