Employment Practices
We will only do business with partners whose workers are treated fairly and whose workers
are in all cases present voluntarily, working in a safe environment, fairly compensated,
allowed the right of free association and not exploited in any way.

In addition, every one of our business partners must adhere to the following:

Wages and Benefits
Our business partners must provide wages and benefits to their colleagues that comply
with all applicable laws and match prevailing local industry practices. We also favour
businesses that share our commitment to contribute to the betterment of the community
in which they operate.

Child Labour
Our business partners undertake never to employ child labour (i.e. a person under the
age of 16 years). Furthermore, our business partners will not knowingly utilise partners
or raw materials suppliers themselves who use or permit the use of child labour in any
of their facilities. We actively support the development of legitimate workplace
apprenticeship and training programs for the educational benefit of younger people as
long as the individual is never exploited or put at risk with regard to health and safety.

Prison / Forced Labour
We will never knowingly utilise business partners who use, or permit the use of prison
labour in the manufacture of products ordered by or through us. Furthermore, our
business partners will not knowingly utilise partners or raw material suppliers themselves
who use or permit the use of forced labour in any of their facilities. "Forced Labour" is
defined as work or service that is extracted from any person under the threat of penalty
for his/her non-compliance and for which the worker does not offer him/herself voluntarily.

Discrimination
Whilst we recognise and respect cultural differences, we strongly believe that workers must
be employed on the basis of their ability to do the job, rather than on a basis of gender,
racial characteristics or cultural or religious beliefs.

Documentation and Inspection
We retain the right to constantly monitor compliance, with these terms and conducts,
with on-site inspection of facilities without notice. We will review and may terminate its
relationship with any partner found to be in violation, as well as exercising any other
rights and remedies to which we may be entitled under purchase orders issued by or
through us, by law or otherwise.

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