Sourcing & Labor Standards

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• Compliance with the Law

  Compliance with all laws, rules and regulations.

• Minimum Wages and Benefits

  Payment to workers of the minimum wage prescribed by local law or the prevailing local industry wage, whichever is higher; provision to workers of benefits that conform to the better of applicable local law or prevailing local industry standards; and payment to workers of overtime compensation in compliance with all applicable laws.

• Maximum Working Hours

  Overtime shall be limited to a level consistent with humane and productive working conditions. Workers shall not be required, on a regularly scheduled basis, to work in excess of 60 hours (or lower if prescribed by local laws or local industry standards) per week; and, generally, workers shall be provided with at least one day off in seven.

• No Forced Labor

  Prison, indentured, bonded, involuntary, slave labor or labor obtained through human trafficking shall not be used.

• No Child Labor

  All workers shall be at least the local minimum legal working age or ILO standard, whichever is higher.

• Health and Safety

  The work environment shall be safe and healthy.

• Nondiscrimination

  Workers shall be selected only on the basis of their ability to do the job and not on the basis of other personal characteristics or beliefs.

• No Corporal Punishment

  Neither corporal punishment nor any other form of physical or psychological coercion shall be used against workers.

• Freedom of Association

  The lawful exercise of workers' rights of free association shall be respected and not restricted or interfered in, and workers lawfully exercising those rights shall not be threatened or penalized.

• Environment

  Suppliers must comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations.

• Community Involvement

  Projects undertaken in partnership with community groups, or local or international NGOs, particularly those that address educational opportunities for younger people employed in production facilities, shall be encouraged and supported.

• Access

  For the purpose of monitoring compliance with our policies, the company, subcontractors and its agents shall be given unrestricted access to all production facilities and dormitories and to all relevant records, whether or not notice is provided in advance.

• Sub-contracting

  Limited Brands requires all suppliers and sub-contractors to fully comply with its Code of Conduct. Limited Brands does not allow unauthorized subcontracting. A formal request must be submitted to Limited Brands for approval, should a supplier require sub-contracting.