[VIDEO] Christmas To Some Is Slave Labor To Others

In the town of Yiwu- almost 300 kilometers out of Shanghai- 60% of the world's Christmas decorations are made by laborers in 600 factories and shipped around the globe.

Photographer Toby Smith and Design studio Unknown Fields Division have had an insight into the Christmas village while tracking the supply chain of the world's consumer products across the South China sea.

The group documents the production line behind your santa hats and ornaments. “Although the conditions are rough, the people appear 'content' in their work environment,” Smith says.

Tim Maughan, a writer for the BBC who traveled to the town with the Unknown Fields Division team and Smith, described Yiwu as his "worst Christmas nightmare."

Maughan spoke about 12-hour shifts, extreme heat and hard labor in a maze of Christmas baubles in this manufacturing hub.

Yiwu is where the elves don't get Christmas off.

So during these holidays just think about how much you are really commemorating the birth of Jesus, when you contribute to slave labor by purchasing such products. Opt for locally made ornaments from charity stores instead.

Merry Christmas