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Article

30 Nov 2012

Author:
Jonathan Lai, Philadelphia Inquirer [USA]

Rutgers University severs ties with Adidas over working conditions in Asia

Rutgers University severed its ties to…Adidas Group…responding to…concerns about the company's obligation to workers at a former Indonesian manufacturing plant...Students claimed Adidas had refused to pay severance to the employees. Other businesses involved with the PT Kizone factory, including Nike and the Dallas Cowboys…have contributed…Rutgers is the fourth school to cut ties with Adidas…Adidas said it was disappointed by Rutgers' decision, which it called unwarranted and…they… “are confident we are adhering to and in fact exceeding both the spirit and the letter of the codes of conduct…[and]…honored all terms of our contract…” [Adidas] said it had no role in the decision to close PT Kizone. [refers also to Chick-fil-A]