I . WORK AND RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT
Business partners must provide a safe and healthy workplace that complies with all local, state and national laws. Business partners who provide
dormitory and/or residential facilities for their workers must ensure these facilities are safe, healthy and in compliance with local and national
standards. Business partners must promote employee health and safety through internal training and awareness programs.
I I . LABOR POLICY
Business partners must not use slave, child, underage, forced, bonded or indentured labor, perceived or otherwise, in the manufacture of products or
procurement of materials used in products.. Business partners shall not engage in or support the trafficking of human beings. Labor, including
overtime, shall be voluntary at all times.
I I I . EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE
Business partners must not utilize physical or mental punishment, including psychological coercion, against their employees, perceived or
otherwise. Employees shall be treated with dignity and respect at all times.
I V . NON-DISCRIMINATION
Business Partners must not discriminate against their employees on the basis of their race, gender, personal characteristics or beliefs. Evidence of
discrimination or discriminatory behavior in the workplace, of any form, will not be tolerated.
V . WORKERS’ RIGHTS
Business partners must abide by all applicable local, state and national laws respecting the rights of workers. Business partners must develop
internal programs, policies and procedures that clearly define their business practices, including age and legal right to work in the country, and
provide employees with a viable means of managing conflict and resolving disputes.
V I . WORKING HOURS
Business partners must not require employees to work a number of hours, during a week, that exceed, state local or national laws or business
customs. Business partners must maintain a workweek consistent with normal hours of operation for their industry, with compensated overtime, in
compliance with local and national laws.
V I I . WAGES & BENEFITS
Business partners must provide wages and benefits in compliance with local, state and national laws and be committed to the betterment of wage
and benefit levels and provide a living wage for workers and their families
V I I I . CHILD LABOR
Business partners must not utilize child labor. Child labor is defined as either being below the local minimum working age, or below the age of 16,
whichever is greater.
I X . COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Business partners must not use deceptive trade practices to deliberately misrepresent country of origin in order to evade quota or other import
restrictions or duties on any product(s) that will be sold in our stores.
X . ENVIRONMENTAL
Business partners must, at a minimum, be fully compliant with all applicable environmental regulations,
including international treaties and protocols in addition to local laws and regulations. In addition, business partners must comply with any
additional guidelines provided by FDS which may exceed standards set forth in existing laws and regulations.
X I . ANTI-CORRUPTION
Business Partners must not tolerate, permit, or engage in bribery, corruption, or unethical practices whether in dealings with public officials
or inpiduals in the private sector.
