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 Pakistani children may have sewn together promotional footballs for Credit Suisse. In a communiqué, the bank writes that the involvement of children cannot be completely ruled out. This is despite the fact that contractual assurances were obtained when the order was placed. Credit Suisse sets itself high ethical standards and is aware of its social responsibility, the communiqué continues. The mere suspicion that the production of the footballs could involve a violation of the ban on child labor is unacceptable. As one of the main sponsors of the Swiss national team, the major bank had distributed red and white balls in its branches to get children and young people in the mood for Euro 08. A few days ago, "10 vor 10" reported that some of the balls had been sewn together by Pakistani children (see
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