From August 2022 to February 2023, two Cambodian factories producing for PUMA fired at least 12 workers over union activity. PUMA coordinated mediation with factory management, other brands and Better Factories Cambodia. The U.S. Department of Labor account says 11 workers were reinstated and compensated, but retaliation continued and mediation is ongoing.
Puma engaged with factories and facilitated mediation meetings between workers and management by coordinating their actions with other brands and Better Factory Cambodia to improve social dialogue between management and workers’ representatives.
In December 2023, PUMA said it would not renew its Israel Football Association sponsorship when the contract expired in 2024, saying the decision had been planned the prior year and was unrelated to boycott calls. The BDS movement had urged a boycott since 2018, arguing the IFA included settlement-based teams in occupied Palestinian territory.
In November 2023, amid escalating calls to boycott PUMA, as Israel's bombardment of Gaza reaches two months, PUMA has announced it will end its sponsorship of the IFA in 2024, alleging the move was planned last year and is not related to consumer boycott calls.
Abby Steiner, Damion Thomas Jr. and Champion Allison sued PUMA and Mercedes’ F1 team, alleging carbon-plated and/or NITROFOAM shoes were defective, inadequately tested or warned about, and caused serious injuries. Steiner says her career ended; Thomas and Allison also allege lasting harm. PUMA has denied that its performance products cause injuries; the claims remain allegations.
Two more track and field athletes have filed lawsuits against Puma and Mercedes’ Formula 1 team over an alleged failure to disclose that the carbon-plated shoes the companies marketed “could place abnormal and unnecessary stress on athletes’ feet and lower legs, contributing to life-altering injuries.”
By Julie Manganis ( September 18, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT) -- An athlete alleging she was injured by Puma's carbon fiber shoes has told a Massachusetts state court the brand's U. S. subsidiary should be barred from pursuing a $13. 3 million de facto counterclaim in a German court, calling it an attempt to "intimidate" her and other runners pursuing product liability cases against the company. . . .
Steiner claims that the defendants were aware of defects that made the products “unsafe, unreasonably dangerous, defective and capable of causing injury and harm to consumers during ordinary, anticipated and foreseeable uses.” And she alleged that they did not report the defects or injuries to the United States Consumer Products Safety Commission.
PUMA says it checks suppliers for recruitment fees, trains staff and suppliers with IOM, and is working to remedy allegations at Taiwanese factories; it reported one factory had fully repaid workers in 2025. Separately, KnowTheChain scored PUMA 58/100 in 2024, second among 65 companies, while saying the sector’s practices generally fell short.
Since signing the FLA/American Apparel and Footwear Association Commitment to Responsible Recruitment, PUMA has worked with suppliers, industry peers, and the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to protect foreign and migrant workers’ rights by annually checking for recruitment fee payments, which can lead to debt bondage. When fees are found, we coordinate with suppliers and other brands to arrange repayment with timelines…
"For example, PUMA is a member of the Fair Labor Association, which regularly audits and accredits PUMA's compliance program for compliance with the Fair Labor Association's Code of Conduct, ensuring we have the systems and procedures in place to successfully uphold fair labor standards, mitigate and remediate violations," she said.
A report alleges that workers at Pou Yuen, a China factory operated by Puma contractor Pou Chen, faced forced and unpaid overtime, below-subsistence wages, restrictions on freedom of association and expression, verbal intimidation and abuse, and poor health and safety conditions. The evidence provided does not specify when the alleged conditions occurred.
[Describes conditions at Pou Yuen factory of Puma contractor Pou Chen: forced & unpaid overtime, below-subsistence wages, denial of freedom of association & expression, verbal intimidation & abuse, poor workplace health & safety conditions] [also refers to And1]
PUMA said supplier PT. Tuntex Garment Indonesia closed on March 31, 2023, for business reasons, while PUMA continued ordering from the company and shifted production to its sister factory in Central Java. The company said the closure followed legal procedures, a collective severance agreement exceeded legal requirements, and 1,163 workers received unemployment pensions.
PT. Tuntex Garment Indonesia closed on March 31, 2023. PUMA has not stopped placing orders with PT. Tuntex Garment Indonesia and our business with this supplier was stable before the closure. Tuntex’s management decided to close this factory for business reasons and PUMA orders are now produced at Tuntex’s sister factory in Central Java.
On Oct. 30, 2025, Puma said it plans to eliminate about 900 corporate jobs globally by the end of 2026, following 500 role cuts earlier in 2025. The company said savings from the planned cuts would be disclosed later. The cuts are part of a broader reset affecting wholesale, direct-to-consumer operations and all regions.
Puma plans to eliminate about 900 more corporate jobs globally by the end of next year, the athletic brand announced Thursday. The company, which has about 7,000 corporate employees and previously cut 500 roles this year, said cost savings from the layoffs will be released later.