Independent Lens

Season 8 Episode 20: China Blue

25 Seasons Apr 03, 2007 TV-14 1h 8.7

They live crowded together in cement factory dormitories where water has to be carried upstairs in buckets. Their meals and rent are deducted from their wages, which amount to less than a dollar a day. Most of the jeans they make in the factory are purchased by retailers in the U.S. and other countries. China Blue takes viewers inside a blue jeans factory in southern China, where teenage workers struggle to survive harsh working conditions. Providing perspectives from both the top and bottom ...

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Season 8 Episodes:

Episode 6 Two Square Miles

6. Two Square Miles

Aired: Nov 28, 2006

With its thriving main street, diverse population and healthy rate of revital...

Episode 10 A Fish Story

10. A Fish Story

Aired: Jan 2, 2007

A Fish Story is a tale of two women who lead their communities in a battle ag...

Episode 11 Shadya

11. Shadya

Aired: Jan 16, 2007

Shadya Zoabi, a charismatic 17-year-old karate world champion, strives to suc...

Episode 18 Stolen

18. Stolen

Aired: Mar 20, 2007

In March of 1990, two thieves dressed as Boston police officers gained entran...

Episode 19 Race to Execution

19. Race to Execution

Aired: Mar 27, 2007

Race discrimination infects America’s capital punishment system. According to...

Episode 20 China Blue

20. China Blue

Aired: Apr 3, 2007

They live crowded together in cement factory dormitories where water has to b...

Episode 21 Black Gold

21. Black Gold

Aired: Apr 10, 2007

This eye-opening expose of the $80 billion coffee industry traces one man's f...


Info about Independent Lens

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Documentary