Philippines: Manufacturers attribute retrenchment to reduction of clients' orders
摘要
日期: 2022年9月29日
地点: 菲律宾
企业
Gymshark - Former buyer , Mactan Apparel Inc. - Supplier , adidas - Former buyer , Under Armour - Buyer , Lululemon Athletica - Buyer受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
工人: ( 数字未知 - 地点未知 , 衣服和纺织品 , Gender not reported )议题
采购实践：订单量 , Impacts on Livelihoods回应
已邀请回应：是，由BHRRC
载有回应的故事： (查看更多)
后续行动: Mactan Apparels allegedly supplies to adidas, Gymshark, Lululemon and Under Armour; adidas, Gymshark and Lululemon provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. adidas stated its relationship with the factory ended in February 2024 and Gymshark stated it had sourced from the factory from 2020 to April 2023. Lululemon stated it had continued to source through Mactan Apparel's parent company Sports City. Under Armour did not respond.
信息来源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2022年9月29日
地点: 菲律宾
企业
Gymshark - Former buyer , Metro Wear - Supplier , adidas - Former buyer , Lululemon Athletica - Buyer , Under Armour - Buyer受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
工人: ( 数字未知 - 地点未知 , 衣服和纺织品 , Gender not reported )议题
采购实践：订单量 , Impacts on Livelihoods回应
已邀请回应：是，由BHRRC
载有回应的故事： (查看更多)
后续行动: Metro Wear allegedly supplies to adidas, Gymshark, Lululemon and Under Armour; adidas, Gymshark and Lululemon provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. adidas stated its relationship with the factory ended in February 2024 and Gymshark stated it had sourced from the factory from 2020 to April 2023. Under Armour did not respond.
信息来源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2022年9月29日
地点: 菲律宾
企业
Globalwear Manufacturing - Supplier , Under Armour - Buyer受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
工人: ( 数字未知 - 地点未知 , 衣服和纺织品 , Gender not reported )议题
采购实践：订单量 , Impacts on Livelihoods回应
已邀请回应：是，由BHRRC
载有回应的故事： (查看更多)
后续行动: Globalwear Manufacturing allegedly supplies to Under Armour; Under Armour did not provide a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre.
信息来源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2022年9月29日
地点: 菲律宾
企业
Gymshark - Former buyer , Nike - Buyer , Feeder Apparel Corporation - Supplier , adidas - Former buyer , Under Armour - Buyer受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
工人: ( 数字未知 - 地点未知 , 衣服和纺织品 , Gender not reported )议题
采购实践：订单量 , Impacts on Livelihoods回应
已邀请回应：是，由BHRRC
载有回应的故事： (查看更多)
后续行动: Feeder Apparel Corporation allegedly supplies to adidas, Under Armour, Nike and Gymshark; adidas and Gymshark provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. adidas stated its relationship with the factory ended in February 2024 and Gymshark stated it had sourced from the factory from 2020 to April 2023. Under Armour did not respond.
信息来源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2022年9月29日
地点: 菲律宾
企业
Vertex One Apparel Philippines - Supplier , Under Armour - Buyer受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
工人: ( 数字未知 - 地点未知 , 衣服和纺织品 , Gender not reported )议题
Impacts on Livelihoods , 采购实践：订单量回应
已邀请回应：是，由BHRRC
载有回应的故事： (查看更多)
后续行动: Vertex One Apparel Philippines allegedly supplies to Under Armour; Under Armour did not provide a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre.
信息来源: News outlet
"4,000 workers from 5 MEPZ firms lose jobs", 29 September 2022
Around 4,000 workers from five locators of Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) in Lapu-Lapu City, which engaged in manufacturing clothes have lost their jobs after they were retrenched by these firms.
In their official statement, the five MEPZ firms explained that the downsizing of workers was needed since the world was now on the brink of a global recession.
“As the world is now on the brink of global recession, with higher than expected inflation and the global financial conditions are becoming tighter, our business and that of our customers are not an exemption especially being classified as a non-essential luxury product,” read their statement.
Among the locators, who implemented a retrenchment program, were Mactan Apparels, Inc.; Metro Wear, Inc; Globalwear Manufacturing, Inc.; Feeder Apparel Corporation; and Vertex OOne Apparel Phils. Inc.
The locators also explained that their financial health was also affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the onslaught of super typhoon Odette, supply chain issues, increasing gas prices, and the conflict war between Russia and Ukraine, which has resulted in their unstable operations.
“The sudden dropping and reduction of orders from our clients while increasing operational costs left us to face head-on to deal with the economic struggles and financial shortage; thus, our company perceived objectively and in good faith the need to downsize our current manpower through a retrenchment program,” it added.
The retrenchment program will also help to keep their business afloat and continue the employment of 75 percent of their workforce.
The total workforce of the five locators is more than 18,000.
“The affected workers shall receive a separation pay in accordance with the law,” the official statement said, adding that they were grateful to the contributions of those affected workers.
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