First class and Welcome Ceremony
January 5, 2017
Professor Fincher started off the day with a class on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Vietnam. He covered a range of topics in CSR
including a brief overview of its definition and the scope of
employment-related CSR and non-employment-related CSR.
Dean Hoa was the guest speaker for the day and he spoke
about his background in Human Resource Management and shared his expertise on
the role of CSR in the supply chain. He was able to answer our questions
about the role of the VGCL in promoting CSR and the effectiveness of auditing
within factories. It was also fascinating to hear his description of a labor strike at Pou Yuen Vietnam footwear factories during March 2015. Workers were not striking directly against the company but in protest of a new social insurance law. I found it interesting that workers utilized a strike as a means of protest against a legislative matter.
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| Meeting with Dean Hoa |
We then celebrated a welcome c
eremony
with the TDTU students. Thi sang a beautiful song to
welcome us to Vietnam. Richard Fincher and Dean Hoa then exchanged gifts. Later, the
Cornell we met with our TDTU student peers and talked about collaborating on our research project. Today was Allison’s
birthday so we held a celebration with cake to make her feel at home.
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| Thi singing Hello Vietnam |
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| Richard providing Dean Hoa a book to the new TDTU library |
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| Happy Birthday Allison! |
Later, the group traveled to Phu My Hung to get SIM cards as
well as eat dinner together.
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| Dinner with Nhi, Dean, and Thi |
Thanks everyone! Until next time -Clara
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