European And American Enterprises Are Confronted With Social Responsibility.

The collapse of the commercial building in Bengal has caused global concern. This has also made a wake-up call for the "a href=" http://www.91se91.com/ "target=" _blank "textile" /a "a href=" http://www.91se91.com/ "target=" href= "> clothing industry, especially those enterprises in Europe and America which depend on Asia for a long time.

For a time, safety production, working environment and workers' treatment were pushed to the cusp of the storm.

How to deal with the incident and how to deal with the labor and capital problems and working environment of the relevant processing enterprises in Europe and America affect their reputation and image in the world.

A discussion of conscience and responsibility is quietly spreading in European and American enterprises.

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< p > key words: safety production < /p >

< p > Primark promises to compensate Bangladesh workers < /p >

< p > British < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/" target= "_blank" > dress < /a > retailer Primark has reiterated that it will provide compensation for victims of the collapse of the Rana building in Bangladesh.

The company said they were actively and fully supporting the aftermath, but because of the collapse of the building, the records of the employed workers were also destroyed, so many of the workers who died in the accident have not yet been identified.

Once the enterprise gets the list of victims, Primark will start compensation immediately.

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< p > however, because of the delay in compensation, Bangladesh workers expressed serious dissatisfaction with Primark.

"Although these European and American enterprises say they will come up with a specific solution as soon as possible, there is no progress yet, and we hope to get a definite answer as soon as possible," said the head of the Bangladesh garment industry workers union.

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< p > to this, Primark said that the company will implement the existing short-term rescue plan as soon as possible, and a further and more comprehensive plan to meet the short-term and long-term needs of the survivors and the families of the deceased is still being finalized.

The plan will help survivors recover and rebuild confidence in medical and occupational aspects.

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< p > in addition, Primark will continue to distribute food for about 1000 affected families every week, and if necessary, they are willing to provide food subsidies for more families.

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At the same time, the US Department of state, the Ministry of labour and the office of the United States trade representative were also involved in the dialogue. They encouraged the American garment enterprises to set up processing factories in Bangladesh to protect the rights of local workers and improve their working conditions. P

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"This tragedy once again reminds us that the government, enterprises, businesses and workers' organizations need to work together to ensure the safety of workers' lives and work," said Robert, assistant secretary of the central and southern Asian Affairs Department (Robert Blake) and Barbara Shailor, an international labor affairs representative (P).

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< p > Adidas pays Indonesian workers severance pay < /p >

< p > recently, Penn State University announced the rebuilding of its commercial partnership with Adidas after the sports giant Adidas agreed to pay severance payment to its workers.

As a matter of fact, the severance payment was owed by Adidas's contractor. However, University of Pennsylvania believes that Adidas has the obligation and responsibility to pay the cost as a brand enterprise.

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< p > in March 13th this year, the university decided to terminate its contract with Adidas.

The reason is that in April 2011, Adidas accidentally shut down the PT Kizone plant in Indonesia, causing 2800 Indonesian workers to lose their jobs without knowing it, and they did not receive severance payment.

According to the arbitration of Indonesian courts, these workers should receive a total of $3 million 400 thousand in severance payment. Some businesses have paid $1 million 600 thousand, but there is still no settlement of $1 million 800 thousand.

The balance is directed at Adidas, a sports giant.

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< p > the American anti sweatshop organization said that after the dispute, 17 universities in the United States have terminated their cooperation with Adidas.

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< p > David J. Skorton, President of Cornell University, said: "we think that severance payment is a basic right of workers and a basic guarantee for their future life. Workers have the right to choose suitable and safe workplace.

At present, there is a great gap between the development of garment industry and the rights and interests of workers, which needs prompt attention from all walks of life.

Adidas is obliged to issue severance payments to workers. "

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In April 26th, Adidas finally agreed to pay the cost to settle the dispute. P

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"P," Rodney, President of University of Pennsylvania, said: "we are very pleased to see that Adidas is aware of the plight of these workers, and to listen to our suggestions, to comfort and compensate workers for the Rodney." (Erickson)

Now, Adidas has resolved the dispute over factory closures and made up for the impact of the unemployed workers.

As a university, although our influence on the global textile industry is very limited, we are willing to continue to work with other universities to help and ensure that the workers in the production and clothing industry get fair treatment and compensation. "

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< p > gill Dan update equipment improvement working environment < /p >

< p > Canadian T-shirt and socks manufacturer Giordan (Gildan) sportswear is expanding its supply base, strengthening its links with manufacturers who are concerned about safety and other social responsibilities.

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Laurence, chief financial officer of Giordan P, said: "nowadays, brands attach great importance to solid manufacturers' resources and ensure that contractors will not damage the business value and brand image of the Laurence." (Sellyn)

The recent collapse has prompted these brands to outsource production to pay more and more attention to production safety and other social responsibilities.

Our company can double profits, and it is inseparable from our firm environment to provide safe production for our employees.

In order to ensure the staff's working environment and to expand the productivity, we conduct vertical management of the contractor and constantly update the production equipment. "

After the collapse of the 8 story building in Bangladesh, he said: "if there is an accident, the brand will pay a higher and more severe price."

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< p > gill Dan said that over the past 15 years, enterprises have not ceased updating their equipment.

The investment in product technology and production capacity has the comparative advantage: low manufacturing cost, high quality and stable product quality, and excellent working environment.

In the 2013 fiscal year, he plans to spend $10 million to upgrade textile equipment and modernize the workshop.

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< p > in addition, the company will also spend 85 million US dollars to upgrade the woolen equipment. It is estimated that in the 2014 fiscal year, the new equipment will be all in place.

"We constantly invest in production equipment in order to reduce production costs, ensure product quality, and improve the safety of production environment, which is very worthwhile for enterprises."

The person in charge of the enterprise emphasizes this.

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< p > although most European and American a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > clothing retailers < /a >, they have given positive feedback in dealing with labor disputes in processing land. However, in Southeast Asia and other places, there are still many rights of garment processing workers not fully protected. If we want to achieve "fair trade" and ensure that every item of clothing sold on the market has become a "reassuring product", we need the common supervision and efforts of apparel Buyers, retailers and manufacturers all over the world.

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