A Glimpse of Chinese Shoe-manufacturing Giant in Ethiopia

Workers operate on the production line in the workshop of Huajian International Shoe City (Ethiopia) PLC, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. With the personal invitation of Ethiopian late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Huajian, the world leading female shoe manufacturer, established its Ethiopian company in November, 2011. Having commenced operation in January 2012, Huajian International Shoe City (Ethiopia) PLC now has more than 3,800 local workers, and some of whom have been trained in its headquarter in China. The total 4,000 workers who operate the business of cutting, gluing and stitching can produce nearly 6,500 pairs of shoes each day. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com / Xing Yihang]