With Our Production Partners

In January 2004 we established a Code of Conduct for Production Partners that set standards for the various factories with which we do business. This marked the start of our ongoing collaboration with our business partners with respect to compliance issues.

To ensure that production partners are observing the Code of Conduct, we have external agencies perform monitoring on a regular basis (normally twice each year). At present, we are monitoring working conditions inside our production partners' factories, mainly those that are primary suppliers of UNIQLO brand apparel. If we discover cases where improvements are needed, a UNIQLO representative visits the factory to help determine the best solution.

We are currently studying how to gradually introduce this Code of Conduct at other production facilities we use, not just those in the apparel business, and also for suppliers of products that do not use the UNIQLO brand.

Standards of Conduct for Partner Factories
   The Code of Conduct for Our Production Partners

• Use of child labor is prohibited.
• Use of forced labor is prohibited.
• Coworker pressure and harassment are prohibited.
• All forms of discrimination are prohibited.
• Measures to promote health and safety are required.
• Workers must have the right to form unions.
• Workers must receive proper wages and benefits.
• Workers must have proper working hours.
• Environmental protection measures are required.
• Work must be conducted in conformity with company regulations.
• Production partners must undergo inspections.