| Pou Chen opens kindergarten inside factory | |
According to Pou Chen Vietnam’s press release, Green World Kindergarten is built for children of employees who are working at Pou Chen and meets standards of the Green Lotus system. The kindergarten consists of 18 classrooms and five functional rooms for 500 children aged 2-5. Dong Nai Xanh Co., supplier of educational management services for Dong Nai Province, has been picked to operate the kindergarten together with Pou Chen Vietnam. Peter Tsai, vice manager for sustainable development at Pou Chen Corporation, said that the kindergarten with qualified teachers would provide high-quality programs meeting requirements of the Ministry of Education and Training. The tuition fee at Green World Kindergarten is VND700,000 per child per month. Pou Chen Corporation based in Taiwan is one of the leading footwear firms producing products for brands like Nike, Adidas, Asics, Clarks, Reebok, Puma, New Balance, Crocs, Merrell, Timberland, Converse and Salamon. Pou Chen has been present in Vietnam for 20 years and hires around 140,000 laborers, with female laborers accounting for 85%. | |
| Talkvietnam |
