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German sportsware giant maker Adidas is closing its only company-owned apparel factory in Suzhou city, East China’s Jiangsu province. For over 300 supplier factories in the country, the news has been quite a heavy blow.
德國運動服飾巨頭阿迪達斯將關閉位于中國東部蘇州的直屬工廠。對于中國超過300家的大工廠來說，這一消息無異于當頭一棒。
The news came so sudden, making it almost impossible for time-strapped domestic suppliers to find new customers.
突如其來的這一消息使得國內供應商幾乎不可能在如此緊迫的時間內找到新客戶。
Chen Yunfu, manager of Adidas Contract Plant, Shanghai, said, "All of our products are made for Adidas, I could have cooperated with other brands such as Nike if it had not been for Adidas’ long-term cooperation promise."
阿迪上海合同工廠經理陳云富說，“我們生產的所有產品都是阿迪牌的，如果不是因為阿迪長期合作的承諾，我們本可以和其他品牌比如耐克合作的。”
Most of the supplier companies are also labour-intensive ones, and the end of contracts mean large number of workers will be laid-off.
大多數供應商都是勞動密集型工廠，終止合同意味著大量工人將要失業。
Sun Yingli, manager of Adidas Contract Plant, Shanghai, said, "We need some time to prepare to change the business mode and financing. We also need time to train workers."
阿迪上海合同工廠經理孫英麗說，“我們需要時間來準備調整運營模式和進行融資。我們也需要時間來培訓工人。”
The closure is part of Adidas’ efforts to restructure business in China and improve efficiency, the company says. But the company is planning to set up more factories in South East Asian countries. Analysts say rising labour costs in China are part of the reason.
阿迪方面說，這次關閉在華工廠是阿迪在中國進行產業重組和提高勞動效率的舉措之一。但是，阿迪公司卻計劃在東南亞國家設立更多的工廠。分析師認為，中國漸增的勞工成本是進行這一舉措的原因之一。
Xi Youmin, executive president of Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, said, "Countries like South Korea have gone through such experiences, now it’s China’s turn. Adidas may gradually turn to less developed countries, I think seeking proper costs is always legitimate for companies.
西安交通-利物浦大學的執行總裁席酉民說，“南韓已經經歷過這樣的調整，現在輪到中國了。阿迪可能會逐漸將重心轉移到不發達國家。我個人認為，對于公司來講，尋求合適的成本結構總歸是合理的。”
The Suzhou-based factory is going to close at the end of October, which runs against Adidas’ contractual obligations last year that it would not end cooperation before 2015.
蘇州工廠將于今年10月底關閉，這一行為違反了去年阿迪關于在2015年前不終止與工廠合作關系的合同條款。
Supply contracts are gradually to be cancelled from October this year to April next year. Suppliers are seeking legal advice for the case, and planning to ask for economic compensation from Adidas.
供貨合同將于今年10月至明年4月期間陸續被終止。供貨商正在尋求法律幫助以解決爭端并要求阿迪方面進行經濟賠償。
