{"id":1243198,"date":"2023-02-24T08:10:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T02:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1243198"},"modified":"2023-02-24T08:10:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T02:40:48","slug":"worlds-biggest-branded-shoe-maker-will-fire-6000-jobs-due-to-this-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/worlds-biggest-branded-shoe-maker-will-fire-6000-jobs-due-to-this-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"World&#8217;s Biggest Branded Shoe-Maker Will Fire 6000 Jobs Due To This Reason"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The world&#8217;s largest maker of branded sports footwear i.e Taiwan&#8217;s Pou Chen Corp will slash around 6,000 jobs at its Ho Chi Minh City plant in Vietnam due to weak demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Its plan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Untitled-design-16.png\" alt=\"World's Biggest Branded Shoe-Maker Will Fire 6000 Jobs Due To This Reason\" class=\"wp-image-1243219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Untitled-design-16.png 1000w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Untitled-design-16-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Untitled-design-16-768x357.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This factory will cut 3,000 jobs this month and cut labor contracts for another 3,000 workers later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is renowned for providing factory supplies to global companies such as Nike and Adidas and is also one the biggest employers in Ho Chi Minh City, with 50,500 workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pou Chen said the Vietnam factory planned to cut no more than 3,000 staff in the latest round of layoffs amid uncertainty over the macroeconomic outlook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They further assured that impact on operations would be limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unusual scenario<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The company will prudently respond to the dynamic changes in the business environment,&#8221; Pou Chen said in a filing to the Taiwan bourse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The job layoffs are unusual for the company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/asia\/nike-adidas-shoe-supplier-pou-chen-slash-6000-jobs-vietnam-sources-2023-02-21\/?utm_campaign=fullarticle&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=inshorts\">that <\/a>in 2021 faced a labour shortage and manufacturing disruption in Vietnam due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vietnam is recognised as a global hub for manufacturing, and its economy in 2022 grew at the fastest pace in decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Economic hardships<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However economists caution against headwinds, with weakening global demand starting to impact trade shipments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nation&#8217;s exports in January fell 26% from a year earlier, while imports were down 24%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This import decline can be seen as a future contraction in industrial production as firms cut purchases of materials and equipment for production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highsnobiety.com\/p\/sneaker-stores-new-york-city\/\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world&#8217;s largest maker of branded sports footwear i.e Taiwan&#8217;s Pou Chen Corp will slash around 6,000 jobs at its Ho Chi Minh City plant in Vietnam due to weak demand. 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