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             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. 
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