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The production process is labour intensive. Some of the pieces are custom-made. AFP

An employee makes a wig at a factory in Shijiazhuang, China. Getty Images

The Hong Kong-China joint-venture factory manufactures wigs and other hair products that are shipped to Africa, Europe and America. AFP

Some of the hairpieces are sold in southwest China's Sichuan province. AFP

Assembly line workers craft the wigs with precision. AFP

The production process is labour intensive. Some of the pieces are custom-made. AFP

An employee makes a wig at a factory in Shijiazhuang, China. Getty Images

The Hong Kong-China joint-venture factory manufactures wigs and other hair products that are shipped to Africa, Europe and America. AFP

Some of the hairpieces are sold in southwest China's Sichuan province. AFP

Assembly line workers craft the wigs with precision. AFP

The production process is labour intensive. Some of the pieces are custom-made. AFP

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A worker loads a smart TV into a vehicle outside a Best Buy store on Black Friday in Pinole, California. Bloomberg

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