Taishan
- Created by: london irish
- Created on: 17-10-22 09:51
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- Taishan
- Originally desolate - few houses and shops
- Mattel regenerated the town - clothes, restaurants, groceries and laundries
- Moved from US in 1967 and originally employed 20 people
- When the market was swamped the number increased to 8000 - 1980's
- Housewives tied knots, sewed buttons, or putting on shoes and earrings
- When the market was swamped the number increased to 8000 - 1980's
- 1/3 of Taishan's populace was in the barbie production
- Populace - the people living in a particular country or area
- 1987 - relocated to China and Indonesia for cheaper labor
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