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The events and misconduct listed in the article in one of the North Shore Global (NSG) factories were known to us when the report was published and have occurred repeatedly in the past.

Despite intensive dialogue, repeated urgent requests to our partner to remedy the situation and diferent supporting training measures, we could only observe limited improvement in working conditions. We therefore decided in the first half of 2023 to gradually withdraw from the factory and to end the collaboration with the partner in a responsible manner. This will take places this autumn this year. Schöfel maintains close contact and dialogue with Fair Wear on all measures.

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