In pictures: Toy story

Wang Shan Ying, 34, from Sichuan province, decorates the cars using a delicate paint brush. She says it is a bit like putting on make-up.

China’s industrialisation is a good thing, she says, which can provide “a stable income”. But Ms Wang complains her previous employer “didn’t pay me on time, if at all,” and she thinks it’s unfair that Chinese workers get lower wages than their counterparts in the West.

In total there are some 2,000 employees in the factory, increasing to 4,000 in busy periods.