Adidas fires garment workers living in poverty for allegedly asking for a raise.

The World Cup in Qatar has led to the production of jerseys from companies like Adidas. This has shed light on the bad working conditions and harsh punishments.

The Pou Chen Group factory in Yagon, Myanmar recently fired 26 employees after they had asked for a raise. They were making $2.27 a day and asked for a $1.51 raise and were denied.

Many of the workers can barely survive with what they are currently making. One worker talked about how she didn’t eat for three days until a friend brought her some.

Adidas has been called out and made a statement that they would check the legality of the the employees that were fired.

This is news because these are brands that we most likely wear. It is important to keep these brands socially responsible. Ultimately if we don’t say or do anything they are going to keep doing it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/business/world-cup-myanmar-adidas-wages.html