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A labor protest that began recently in the manufacturing city of Dongguan at a factory operated by Yue Yuen Industrial, which makes shoes for brands including Nike, Adidas , is raising worries that production in a key cog of the global sneaker supply-chain may be disrupted. The factory is located in Southern China. Yue Yuen, publicly listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, says on its website that it’s the world’s largest branded-shoe manufacturer with factories also in Indonesia, Vietnam, the U.S., Mexico and other Asian countries besides China.nike shoes made in usa “We are aware of and concerned by the events at the Yue Yuen factory,” Nikenike shoes 50 dollars spokesman Greg Rossiter said in an email, declining to specify how much of Nike’s production is coming from that factory or what Nike’s contingency plan is should the protests escalate. discount soccer indoor shoes

“We’re continuing to monitor the dialogue between factory management and the workers, as well as production at the factory.” Estimates of the number of workers range from the thousands to the tens of thousands. They are reportedly striking over social-insurance welfare and other benefit payments. Adidas spokeswoman Lauren Lamkin said the company will conduct a proper investigation as soon as the strike is resolved. cheap golf shoes adidas“We are closely monitoring the situation,” she said, adding that the company’s supplier is in discussions with the local government to find a way to address workers’ concerns. nike tennis shoes teal“China is an important sourcing market for us.”cheap running shoes junior

Adidas buys products from “several hundred suppliers” in China, she said. For Nike, its business in China has been a key investor focus after the Greater China region, which Nike CEO Mark Parker has said is “one of the company’s two big stories,” the other being North America. The company reported declining sales and profit in China last fiscal year. The Greater China region accounted for about $2.5 billion, or 10%, of Nike’s total sales of $25.3 billion last year.  However, the market’s profit before interest and tax represents about a quarter of Nike’s profit by the same measure. On the manufacturing front, China still remains a key hub for Nike even though Nike, like other companies, has been trying to diversify beyond China as the country sees labor wage hikes and other cost pressures. About 250,000 workers from 195 factories in China make Nike’s shoes, clothing and equipment, a manufacturing map on the company’s corporate website showed.

That represents about a quarter of the nearly 1 million global workforce from 43 countries and 744 factories that produce its Swoosh, Converse and Hurley-branded products. Nike’s manufacturing map listed the Yue Yuen Manufacturing Factory address as being in Dongguan, a city in Guangdong province. The factory has about 17,000 employees, including close to 13,000 line workers, who make Nike sneakers. Adidas also counts China as one of its top-five manufacturing countries in Asia. – Follow Andria on Twitter @AndriaCheng. More from Behind the Storefront: Ikea is betting big on wind energy in America Staples aims to bring 3-D printing to the masses Wal-Mart, Wild Oats team up to disrupt organic food industry Uniqlo’s new partnership with Starbucks and MoMoa are signs of a new retail trendChina state TV deflates Nike’s ‘air’ sole claims US sports giant Nike has become the latest foreign brand to be named and shamed in an annual consumer investigation show in China, its second biggest market.

The show has previously sparked panic among executives at some of the world’s biggest companies who fear their brands taking a hit in the lucrative Chinese market. China Central Television (CCTV) accused Nike of false advertising in its "315" programme – which is in reference to global consumer rights day on March 15. Other global firms to have been chided in recent years include Apple, McDonald’s and Jaguar Land Rover, who were forced to recall more than 36,000 sport utility vehicles (SUVs) after complaints over gearboxes were aired in the 2015 programme. Wednesday evening’s show claimed that Nike had presented a brand of basketball trainers as having air-sole cushions, when they didn’t. Nike admitted to “an inaccurate product description,” according to a report by Shanghai-based thepaper.cn. "We will fully cooperate with inquiries from government regulators,” said the company’s statement. The high-profile investigation is aired in a two-hour show which also includes singing and dancing from performers.

CCTV accused Jaguar Land Rover two years ago of failing to respond to customer complaints over gearboxes. Other major foreign car manufacturers were also targeted in the show. Apple was forced into an apology in 2013 after its after-sales services were criticised. James Feldkamp, Shanghai-based CEO of independent China consumer watchdog Mingjian, told Reuters: "Pretty much all the big corporations have their PR machines ready to jump into action because they've seen what happens when companies are not prepared." The programme has become less popular among viewers in recent years, with investigations often being criticised for lacking real bite. This year’s programme also alleged a store operated by Japanese retailer Muji was selling food and drinks labelled as being from areas affected by radiation from the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011. Muji released a statement saying the label showed “the registered address of our company, not the production site.”