Unit of Shoemaker That Supplies Adidas, Reebok Sees Delays After 6% Workers Quit
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Pouyuen Vietnam, a unit of one of the world’s largest makers of athletic shoes, is struggling to meet orders after 6% of its workforce quit amid the nation’s worst Covid-19 virus outbreak, according to a post on the Ho Chi Minh City Communist Party Committee’s website.
The company, a subsidiary of Pou Chen Corp. that makes shoes for brands such as Adidas AG, Reebok International Ltd and Converse Inc. in Ho Chi Minh City, is seeing exports affected by production delays, according to the post, which cited Lu Chi Yuan, the unit’s director, during a visit to the plant by the city’s Party Chief Nguyen Van Nen on Tuesday. A representative of Pouyuen Vietnam confirmed the report.