Comments on: Beijing Court Sentences Wu-Mart To Pay Adidas Compensation http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/07/10/1255-beijing-court-sentences-wu-mart-to-pay-adidas-compensation/ Business Intelligence on Retailing, Franchising, and Consumerism in China Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:53:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brok http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/07/10/1255-beijing-court-sentences-wu-mart-to-pay-adidas-compensation/comment-page-1/#comment-15231 Brok Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:48:38 +0000 http://www.chinaretailnews.com/?p=1255#comment-15231 THE BITER BIT It really is ironic that a company like Adidas, that has made and still increases its fortune in this globalised world by exploiting cheap labour in emerging countries, should be the beneficiary of a court judgement when they are themselves victimised. Adidas, as a company has enjoyed the benefits of poor wage conditions in China, and India and is contemplating removing the manufacturing base from China because the emerging economy of that country is forcing up labour costs. While it is to the credit of the Chinese legal system that it is seen to be impartial, it is not to the credit of such countries that they see the short term benefits of foreign manufacturers exploiting their citizens for the sake of the formation of employment for the masses. It would have been better had these countries negotiated a fair wage for their citizens in the first place, a move that would have ensured better prosperity for the people and a much more secure and stable manufacturing base. THE BITER BIT
It really is ironic that a company like Adidas, that has made and still increases its fortune in this globalised world by exploiting cheap labour in emerging countries, should be the beneficiary of a court judgement when they are themselves victimised.

Adidas, as a company has enjoyed the benefits of poor wage conditions in China, and India and is contemplating removing the manufacturing base from China because the emerging economy of that country is forcing up labour costs. While it is to the credit of the Chinese legal system that it is seen to be impartial, it is not to the credit of such countries that they see the short term benefits of foreign manufacturers exploiting their citizens for the sake of the formation of employment for the masses. It would have been better had these countries negotiated a fair wage for their citizens in the first place, a move that would have ensured better prosperity for the people and a much more secure and stable manufacturing base.

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