Nike supplier sacks 447 workers: Report

Nike supplier sacks 447 workers: Report

HANOI (AFP): A Korean supplier making shoes for Nike in Vietnam has sacked 447 workers at its Ho Chi Minh City factory, a report said yesterday.

According to the official labor union newspaper, Lao Dong, the workers would be laid off this month after the expiry of their apprenticeships and be paid roughly US$12 compensation.

Sam Yang employs nearly 6,000 workers in its factory located in the Cu Chi district of Ho Chi Minh City and produces shoes exclusively for Nike.

The firings at Sam Yang are the latest labor incident surrounding Nike, whose suppliers in Vietnam have been embroiled in labor problems.