In pictures: Italian police crack down on Chinese-run clothing factory
A Chinese immigrant looks on as police officers conduct a check at the Shen Wu textile factory in Prato December 9, 2013. Prato, the historical capital of Italy's textile business, has attracted the largest concentration of Chinese-run industry in Europe within less than 20 years. Yet Prato is also a thriving hub of illegality committed by both Italians and Chinese, a byproduct of globalization gone wrong, many people in the city say.STEFANO RELLANDINI/Reuters
Shen Jianhe (centre) looks on with other Chinese immigrants as police officers conduct a check at the Shen Wu textile factory in Prato December 9, 2013.STEFANO RELLANDINI/Reuters
A paper that reads "Equipment confiscated" is seen on an industrial sewing machine as police officers conduct a check at the Shen Wu textile factory in Prato December 9, 2013.STEFANO RELLANDINI/Reuters
Chinese immigrants look on as police officers conduct a check at the Shen Wu textile factory in Prato December 9, 2013.STEFANO RELLANDINI/Reuters
Shen Jianhe looks on as police officers conduct a check at the Shen Wu textile factory in Prato December 9, 2013.STEFANO RELLANDINI/Reuters
Chinese immigrant workers watch as police officers conduct a check at a textile factory in Prato December 9, 2013.STEFANO RELLANDINI/Reuters
A Chinese immigrant gestures as police officers conduct a check at the Shen Wu textile factory in Prato December 9, 2013.STEFANO RELLANDINI/Reuters
A Chinese immigrant stands near his room as police officers conduct a check at the Shen Wu textile factory in Prato December 9, 2013.STEFANO RELLANDINI/Reuters
A police officer checks the documents of a Chinese immigrant at the Shen Wu textile factory in Prato December 9, 2013.STEFANO RELLANDINI/Reuters
A Chinese immigrant takes out frozen fishes from a freezer as police officers conduct a check at the Shen Wu textile factory in Prato December 9, 2013.STEFANO RELLANDINI/Reuters
A police officer checks the passport of a Chinese immigrant at the Shen Wu textile factory in Prato December 9, 2013.STEFANO RELLANDINI/Reuters
Chinese immigrant workers look on as police officers conduct a check at a textile factory in Prato December 9, 2013.STEFANO RELLANDINI/Reuters
A Chinese immigrant makes a phone call as police officers conduct a check at the Shen Wu textile factory in Prato December 9, 2013.STEFANO RELLANDINI/Reuters