Liannwan Shoes Cooperation was founded on March 8th, 1978 in Taichung, Taiwan. Initially, there were only four workers, but after two years, the number of employees had risen to thirty. In 1981, due to growing demand, the company moved to Chungha and established a larger factory. At that time, more than two hundred people were working to produce 100,000 pairs of shoes every month. This was a golden time for the shoe industry in Taiwan.
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<br/>However, due to several factors, the conditions became worse for industries in Taiwan. Such factors include the appreciation of TND (Taiwanese New Dollar) against dollar, the lack of labor, and the enactment of the Labor Standards Act in 1984. All of these negatively affected the Liannwan Shoes Cooperation. Then a turning point came in 1991, when the company chose to establish a new factory in Dongguang, China. By 1994, there were 1,600 employees producing over 260,000 pairs of shoes in the new factory every month.
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<br/>Yet, the prosperity discovered in China did not last. In 2005, many Chinese industries experienced labor shortages and economic hardships. As a result, Linnawan decided in 2007 to establish a new factory in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. The move to Vietnam has benefited the company tremendously.