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29 Apr 2020

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Clean Clothes Campaign

NGO’s disappointment as German NCP close Adidas labour violations case

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...In their final statement, the NCP fail to acknowledge the established business relationship between one of adidas’ main Indonesian shoe suppliers, Panarub, and the subcontracted factory, PDK. Substantial evidence indicates Panarub is the parent company of PDK, including shared management personnel between the two factories. This is a vital point. Adidas is a major and ongoing buyer from the parent company and therefore has significant power and influence over both factories. Adidas deny any responsibility for workers during the events of July 2012, stating their production at PDK ended in May 2012. This not only diminishes the influence they have due to their ongoing relationship with Panarub, it also ignores events that occurred during their production which led to the strike...

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