Response from Asics

Proposal B3: Eliminate short-term contracting.

ASICS will not commit to ensuring workers engaged in its core business are signed to open-ended contracts. The company says that it has not audited to assess whether there are economic disparities between fixed duration contract workers and permanent workers

Full response

"A part of factories workers under open-ended duration contracts. Even if it is fixed duration contracts, the workers are receiving fair treatment. Auditing investigation does not reach to economic disparity between fixed duration contract workers and permanent workers. It is not clearly confirmed, however most of the local laws stipulate that the employee is automatically hired on an undetermined duration contract after working long term."

Response Key

The brand claims to implementing all components of this proposal or has agreed to implement them within Play Fair's proposed timeframe.

The brand is currently implementing or has agreed to implement some of the essential components of the proposal but has refused to implement, has overlooked, or has raised issues with one or more important components; or, the brand agrees to implement the proposal but not within Play Fair’s proposed timeframe.

The brand has refused to implement the essential components of the proposal.

The brand has misunderstood or failed to comment on the proposal; or the brand is considering the proposal, but has yet to make a decision.