Chinese shoemaker brings jobs, better life to Bangladeshi villagers

Workers make shoes at the factory of Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. in Gazipur on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 4, 2021. Thousands of households in the Gazipur District on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka have become better off after a Chinese-invested shoemaking factory opened there in 2012. Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. has not only brought investment and development opportunities to the Gazipur District, but also provided jobs at villagers' doorsteps. Moreover, its shoe production has laid a special focus on the local market. That means it makes shoes for the Bangladeshi people to wear. (Photos: Xinhua)

A worker packs products of Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. in Gazipur on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 4, 2021. Thousands of households in the Gazipur District on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka have become better off after a Chinese-invested shoemaking factory opened there in 2012. Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. has not only brought investment and development opportunities to the Gazipur District, but also provided jobs at villagers' doorsteps. Moreover, its shoe production has laid a special focus on the local market. That means it makes shoes for the Bangladeshi people to wear.

Workers make shoes at the factory of Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. in Gazipur on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 4, 2021. Thousands of households in the Gazipur District on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka have become better off after a Chinese-invested shoemaking factory opened there in 2012. Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. has not only brought investment and development opportunities to the Gazipur District, but also provided jobs at villagers' doorsteps. Moreover, its shoe production has laid a special focus on the local market. That means it makes shoes for the Bangladeshi people to wear.

A worker carries products of Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. in Gazipur on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 4, 2021. Thousands of households in the Gazipur District on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka have become better off after a Chinese-invested shoemaking factory opened there in 2012. Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. has not only brought investment and development opportunities to the Gazipur District, but also provided jobs at villagers' doorsteps. Moreover, its shoe production has laid a special focus on the local market. That means it makes shoes for the Bangladeshi people to wear.

Workers make shoes at the factory of Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. in Gazipur on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 4, 2021. Thousands of households in the Gazipur District on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka have become better off after a Chinese-invested shoemaking factory opened there in 2012. Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. has not only brought investment and development opportunities to the Gazipur District, but also provided jobs at villagers' doorsteps. Moreover, its shoe production has laid a special focus on the local market. That means it makes shoes for the Bangladeshi people to wear.

A worker makes shoes at the factory of Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. in Gazipur on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 4, 2021. Thousands of households in the Gazipur District on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka have become better off after a Chinese-invested shoemaking factory opened there in 2012. Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. has not only brought investment and development opportunities to the Gazipur District, but also provided jobs at villagers' doorsteps. Moreover, its shoe production has laid a special focus on the local market. That means it makes shoes for the Bangladeshi people to wear.

A worker makes shoes at the factory of Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. in Gazipur on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 4, 2021. Thousands of households in the Gazipur District on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka have become better off after a Chinese-invested shoemaking factory opened there in 2012. Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. has not only brought investment and development opportunities to the Gazipur District, but also provided jobs at villagers' doorsteps. Moreover, its shoe production has laid a special focus on the local market. That means it makes shoes for the Bangladeshi people to wear.

Workers make shoes at the factory of Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. in Gazipur on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 4, 2021. Thousands of households in the Gazipur District on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka have become better off after a Chinese-invested shoemaking factory opened there in 2012. Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. has not only brought investment and development opportunities to the Gazipur District, but also provided jobs at villagers' doorsteps. Moreover, its shoe production has laid a special focus on the local market. That means it makes shoes for the Bangladeshi people to wear.

Workers make shoes at the factory of Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. in Gazipur on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 4, 2021. Thousands of households in the Gazipur District on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka have become better off after a Chinese-invested shoemaking factory opened there in 2012. Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. has not only brought investment and development opportunities to the Gazipur District, but also provided jobs at villagers' doorsteps. Moreover, its shoe production has laid a special focus on the local market. That means it makes shoes for the Bangladeshi people to wear.

Workers make shoes at the factory of Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. in Gazipur on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 4, 2021. Thousands of households in the Gazipur District on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka have become better off after a Chinese-invested shoemaking factory opened there in 2012. Panda Shoes Industries Ltd. has not only brought investment and development opportunities to the Gazipur District, but also provided jobs at villagers' doorsteps. Moreover, its shoe production has laid a special focus on the local market. That means it makes shoes for the Bangladeshi people to wear.