The Oompa-Loompas were the workers at Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, who were imported by Willy Wonka direct from Loompaland. In the early edition of the novel, they are shown as African pygmies. Following criticism, in later editions of the book, they are white-skinned and golden hair.[1] They come from Loompaland, which is a region of Loompa, a small isolated island in the hangdoodles.