(VOVWORLD) - Recent rumours spreading on social media on Nike’s moving production out of Vietnam to China and Indonesia are incorrect, stated Phan Thi Thanh Xuan, Vice Chairwoman and Secretary General of the Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association (Lefaso).
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Xuan said that 88 out of Nike's 112 factories in Vietnam are located in the southeastern region, which produce many best-selling Nike-branded sneaker products.
She said COVID-19 in Vietnam has affected the production of garment-textile and footwear enterprises, and Nike has moved a number of orders to other countries. However, there is no such thing like Nike is moving production out of Vietnam, she affirmed.
Pham Tuan Anh, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Industry Agency, echoed Xuan’s rejection.
In the past period, some orders of the company were due, so in order to deliver the goods on time, Nike has moved these orders to their factories in some other countries, he said. Anh noted that in a recent meeting with the Vietnamese Prime Minister and ministries, the CEO of Nike affirmed that Nike will not leave Vietnam.
According to the MoIT, Vietnam's footwear exports were estimated at more than 13.3 billion USD in the past 9 months, up 9.8% over the same period last year.