"China sports shoe maker Yue Yuen hit by factory strike", 18th March 2015

China's Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd, the world's largest sports shoe maker, said on Wednesday thousands of workers at a factory in the south of the country have gone on strike following changes to production processes...workers representing about 2-3 percent of Yue Yuen's staff in China, had no impact on Yue Yuen's production schedule so far...China Labor Watch said the workers were demanding an immediate payout of their housing fund following a move to merge two plants...A Nike official in Hong Kong said she was not aware of the strike. Adidas did not immediately respond to a request for comment...Yue Yuen said the reorganisation of its production process was being driven by the economic environment and it was trying to offer more options to cost-sensitive customers...