Severance Pay Should Be Given to Workers
Cornell University was not satisfied with the problem of rights to workers, so it decided to terminate the cooperation relationship with Adidas. Skorton held the opinion that severance pay should be enjoyed by workers because it is the basic right and life safeguard. On the one hand, the transfer of Adidas was a chance, and on the other hand, it was a challenge.
Robert Leuenberger was the authorized manager of Adidas,
David J. Skorton was the prestigious Cornell University of United States' president, and according to the report, the former one has received a letter from the latter one in recent days. The letter was written to inform the other party that Cornell University will terminate the business cooperation relationship with Adidas Company. In the letter, it was said by Skorton that in September 2010, Adidas Company has shut down the PT Kizone plant of Indonesia, and the relevant issues have aroused our great concern as well as anxiety. "It should be Adidas's obligation to provide workers with severance pay and redundancy payout". "This letter is going to be one formal notice to inform that Cornell University will terminate all business partnerships with Adidas Company and it will be effective immediately".
"We believe that severance pay is one of the basic rights and interests for workers, and it is also the basic safeguard of life". "Workers should have the rights to choose a suitable and safe workplace". In the letter, it was also said by Skorton that all circles ought to pay timely attention to the great gap between the garment industry's development and the workers' rights and interests now. In addition, Skorton also said that it was his hope that Adidas can play an exemplary and leading role in the industry. It was his wish that the existing of "human rights" problem can be properly handled by Adidas.
The more important thing was that in recent years, the Southeast Asian countries have extended the olive branch to foreign-owned enterprises one after another. Cheaper work forces as well as favorable taxation policies will be supplied. There will be increased infinite for Adidas to transfer to Southeast Asia when a comparison is made between the benefits of the other party and the drawbacks of that of ours. Experts also indicated that "Made in China" still has its merits although Adidas has triggered a lot of suspects. The excellent industry environment and the skillful operation of workers are all its advantages. This series of mature system can provide possibility for the turnaround of "Made in China".
"Made in China" has always experienced troubles in the international market. Low prices often led to lawsuits of "anti-monopoly" from other countries, or made us were in the title of "inferior goods". Under such circumstance, "Made in China" was in sore need to seek opportunities and to upgrade products. And then to realize the transfer of China from a "manufacturing power" to a "knowledge power". Thinking from other aspects, the factory closure of Adidas in China is both an opportunity and a challenge. On the one hand, it has to go from the research and technology level, and on the other hand in the meanwhile, is the same truth in the sector of garment manufacturing if "Made in China" intends to realize the transfer to the original field of "Made by China" from the processing plants that produce cheap products.
