FAST RETAILING Group
Code of Conduct for Production Partners
FAST RETAILING COMMITMENT
At FAST RETAILING, we are committed to creating truly great clothing and bringing joy of wearing
clothes to customers all over the world. The concept of providing truly great clothing includes
maintaining integrity, respecting human rights and caring for the environment in every aspect of ourbusiness activities.
We are also committed to supporting our production partners to meet the standards of the code of
conduct by engaging in responsible purchasing practices. We believe in the importance of building
strong and long-term partnership with our production partners, especially ones that demonstrated
ownership in establishing robust management systems and implementing effective initiatives toensure decent working environments and sustainability throughout the manufacturing process of our
products.
Should any of FAST RETAILING purchasing practices prevent production partners from complying
with the code of conduct, we shall immediately analyze the situation and carry out appropriate
measures.

APPLICABILITY
This code of conduct sets out the principles of engagement with production partners, minimum
standards, and expectations on management systems to be met by all manufacturers (including theirsubcontractors) involved in manufacturing FAST RETAILING Group companies’ products,
accessories of our products and items related to our products, i.e. our production partners.
We must ensure that all people are treated fairly and with dignity, have freedom and equal opportunity
and treatment, and aspirations in their working lives.
All persons involved in production or operations, who maintain any kind of employment relationship(regardless of the form, such as direct / indirect / contract / contingent / temporary / probationary etc.)with our production partners are covered by this code of conduct.
We also recognize the need to take particular care for socially vulnerable groups common in apparel
supply chains, including female workers, foreign migrant workers, young workers, and any minority
groups etc. This code of conduct also sets minimum standards for these specific vulnerable groups.

PRINCIPLES OF ENGAGEMENT WITH PRODUCTION PARTNERS
Legal Requirements
Production partners must comply with all applicable international, local laws and regulations, legal
requirements, and applicable treaties in the country or countries in which they operate (hereinafterreferred to as “Laws”). However, FAST RETAILING’s requirements may exceed those requirements
set out in local laws in order to safeguard worker rights under applicable national and international
labor and social security Laws. When differences or conflicts in standards arise, production partners
are expected to apply the higher standard.
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Transparency and Integrity
FAST RETAILING expects all business with our production partners to be carried out in an ethicaland transparent manner. FAST RETAILING does not tolerate any forms of unethical behavior byanyone, whether our own employees1 or our production partners, including bribery, concealment or
falsification of records, or influencing workers to mislead FAST RETAILING and its designatedagents. Production partners must allow FAST RETAILING and its designated agents to access all
workers, all facilities, including manufacturing and accommodations provided or arranged byproduction partners, and relevant documents to confirm compliance with the code of conduct, with orwithout notice provided in advance.
Support on Continuous Improvement and Remedy
FAST RETAILING never accepts or ignores violations of human rights and takes very seriously any
allegation that human rights are not appropriately respected. When violations or risks are identified,
FAST RETAILING and our production partner will take appropriate remedy promptly to resolve theissues effectively.
If need be, reasonable assistance to our production partner will be provided by FAST RETAILING,
which may include training and capacity building, and strengthening management systems.
If it is found that any production partner is in violation of this code of conduct, or lacks thecommitment to implement changes and remediation, FAST RETAILING will take actions, which
may include immediate cancellation of orders and/or termination of business with the production
partner.

MINIMUM STANDARDSChild Labor
Production partners shall not employ persons under the age of 15 or under the age for completion ofcompulsory education, whichever is higher. In case of hiring workers under the age of 18, it is strictly
required for production partners to comply with all relevant Laws including, but not limited to,regulations related to hiring, working conditions, types of work, hours of work, proof of age
documentations, and overtime.

Forced Labor and Responsible Recruitment
Production partners shall not use any bonded, indentured, forced, or slave labor, labor conducted byprisoners, labor similar to slavery, or labor engaged through human trafficking.2 Forced labor may
include the abuse of vulnerability, deception, restriction of movement, isolation, physical or sexual
violence, intimidation and threats, retention of identity documents, withholding of wages, debt
bondage, abusive working and living conditions, and forced or excessive overtime3.
Consistent with the International Labour Organization (hereafter “ILO”)’s definition on Recruitment
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If production partners found any concerns in FAST RETAILING employees’ behaviour, please report theincident to FAST RETAILING immediately.
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The Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices
Similar to Slavery (1957) shall be referred for the definitions of “slavery” and practices “similar to slavery”, theProtocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (2000) shallbe referred for the definition of “human trafficking,” and International Labour Organization Convention No. 29
shall be referred for the definition of “forced labor.”
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For more information of the 11 ILO Forced Labor Indicators, refer to https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/forcedlabour/publications/WCMS_203832/lang--en/index.htm.

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Fees and Related Costs, production partners are required to cover all fees and costs associated withrecruitment, employment and return of foreign migrant workers, irrespective of whether labor
recruiters are involved or a government hiring program is used. Foreign migrant workers are at nostage required to advance any recruitment fees and related costs that are otherwise to be paid by the
production partner.
When foreign migrant workers have paid recruitment fees and related costs, these are reimbursed
fully, if possible before departure, but at a minimum within 30 days of the start of the worker’s arrivaland start of the employment with the employer.
Production partners, labor recruiters or other third parties shall under no circumstances withholdforeign migrant workers’ original personal documents, including identification card, passport, visas,
work permit, payment cards, bank books, travel or residency permits, school certificates, police
clearances or other personal documents. Production partners are required not to hold personal
documents on behalf of foreign migrant workers for the purpose of safekeeping, even with consent
from the workers. Foreign migrant workers are not required to lodge deposits to gain access to their
documents.
Production partners shall ensure a full presentation and explanation on terms and conditions in alanguage the worker understands, prior to the selection of candidates and pre-departure to hostcountry, including contents or items written in company rules and regulations of recruitment andemployment.

Coercion and Harassment
Production partners must treat all workers with respect and dignity. Production partners shall not use
corporal punishment or any forms of coercion. Production partners shall not engage in or permit any
forms of abuse, including physical, verbal, or psychological abuse, or any forms of harassment,
including sexual harassment4. Abuse and any form of harassment is not acceptable in the workplace
or in any facilities related to the workplace, including transportation to or from work provided byproduction partners and accommodation.
All workers are protected from retaliation for complaining about harassment.
To appropriately address and prevent abuse and any form of harassment, production partners shallhave a written system of progressive discipline, e.g. the application of escalating disciplinary action
from verbal warnings to suspension and finally to termination.

Discrimination
Production partners shall employ workers on the basis of their ability to do the job. Production
partners shall ensure all workers are protected against discrimination on the basis of race, gender,color, nationality, religion, age, maternity, marital status, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation,
political opinion, disability, affiliation, non-affiliation, or any other status.
All legally mandated requirements for the protection or management of special categories of workers,
including migrant, young workers, contract/contingent/temporary, probationary workers, pregnant or
disabled workers, are implemented.

Sexual harassment, including unwelcome sexual advances, unwanted hugs and touches, suggestive or lewd
remarks, requests for sexual favors, and the display of indecent, derogatory, or pornographic pictures, posters,
drawings, or videos, is prohibited.

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Health and Safety
Production partners shall provide all workers with a safe and healthy environment, ensuring proper
health and safety management; building and fire safety; safety of machinery and equipment; access topersonal protection equipment, potable water and suitable sanitary facilities; and safe handling ofchemicals. The same standards shall also apply to accommodation for workers.

Freedom of Association
Production partners shall recognize and respect the right of workers, irrespective of their sex, toassociate, organize, and bargain collectively. When the right to freedom of association and collective
bargaining is restricted under law, employers shall not obstruct legal alternative means for all workers
to join or form associations.
Production partners shall not use any form of physical or psychological violence, threats, intimidation,
retaliation, harassment, or abuse against union representatives and workers, irrespective of their sex,
seeking to form or join an organization of their own choosing or on basis of their worker
representative role or activities.

Wages and Benefits
Production partners shall furnish wages and benefits in full and on time to all workers for comparable
work, make all legally mandated deductions for taxes, social insurance, or other benefits, and provide
workers with employment contracts in compliance with all applicable law.
Production partners shall also maintain wage-related documentation.
No monetary deductions shall be permitted for disciplinary action.
Production partners shall recognize that each worker has a right to compensation for a regular
workweek that meets the worker's basic needs (such as food, water, housing, healthcare, education,transport, and clothing) and provide some discretionary income for the workers and their families.
Such wages shall be equal or better than the higher of minimum wage or the prevailing industry wage.
Where compensation does not meet workers' basic needs and provide some discretionary income,each employer shall work with FAST RETAILING and other organizations to take appropriate
actions that seek to progressively realize a level of compensation that does.

Working Hours
Production partners shall comply with working hour limits established by applicable Laws, but underno circumstances shall regular weekly working hours exceed 48 hours per week. The sum of regularand overtime hours in a week shall not exceed 60 hours. Production partners shall provide workers
with at 24 consecutive hours of rest in every seven day period. Production partners shall also maintainaccurate time-in/out records of each worker. All overtime work shall be consensual. Employers shallnot request overtime on a regular basis and shall compensate all overtime work at a premium rate.

Environmental Protection
Apart from complying with all applicable environmental Laws, production partners shall strive to
mitigate the negative impact production has on the environment and climate, including reductions ofgreenhouse gases emissions and pollutants, proper waste and chemical management, and water
preservation. Production partners shall improve their environmental performance by meeting the4requirements embodied in Fast Retailing Group Environmental Commitment for Production Partners,
which may go beyond national regulations and expectations.

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Production partners are expected to establish and maintain management systems and internal rulesthat ensure compliance with all the requirements in this code of conduct. Such rules shall be
communicated to all management and workers. The management systems may include policies andprocedures for risk assessments, training, performance measurement, accountability anddocumentation. When handling documents that contain personal information, production partners
must obtain the prior consent of all workers involved before allowing access to relevant documents to
FAST RETAILING and its designated agents.

Grievance Mechanism
Production partners shall implement anonymous grievance mechanisms to allow all workers to
confidentially communicate concerns to the production partner’s management and the worker
representative without the risk of retaliation and provide effective means that remedy such grievances.

Subcontracting and Procurement
When production partners subcontract production orders submitted by any FAST RETAILING groupcompany to subcontractors, production partners shall ensure that all business activities by suchsubcontractors are in compliance with this code of conduct. Additionally, when production partners
procure raw materials or indirect materials necessary for the manufacture of our products from third
parties, production partners shall not conduct business with suppliers whose business activities violate
this code of conduct. In the event that production partners will use any subcontractors and/or procure
any raw materials or indirect materials necessary for the manufacture of our products from third
parties, the consent of FAST RETAILING shall be obtained prior to engaging such third party.
Unauthorized subcontracting is strictly prohibited. In the event FAST RETAILING wishes to confirm
that the business activities of the subcontractors and/or suppliers of a production partner are incompliance with this code of conduct, the production partner shall address such requests in good faithand cooperate as required by FAST RETAILING.

Traceability
Production partners shall work with FAST RETAILING to ensure the traceability of products
manufactured in the supply chain. In the manufacturing of FAST RETAILING group products,
production partners shall accurately declare and cooperate, if reasonably requested, to provide
information of raw materials and traceability of production processes.

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We have read and fully understood the terms and content in the code of conduct stated above, as
well as the terms of the Guidebook for Production Partners and the accompanying explanation by
FAST RETAILING or its designated agents.
We understood the FAST RETAILING workplace monitoring program, and agree to cooperatewith FAST RETAILING or its designated agents on audit and monitoring activities to verify ourcompliance with the code of conduct.
We understand that failure to comply with the code of conduct may result in immediatecancellation of orders and/or termination of business with all FAST RETAILING groupcompanies.
In the event that violations are found, we pledge to actively cooperate with FAST RETAILING
and contribute to any subsequent remedial activities.
We agree to obtain third-party certification to prove transparency in the supply chain if
reasonably requested by FAST RETAILING.
We agree to participate and support, where applicable, industrywide initiatives and partnerships
FAST RETAILING engages in, and actively contribute to resolving issues in the apparelindustry.
We hereby agree that this document shall take effect on the executed date below and shall remainin effect throughout the course of the transactions and business with all FAST RETAILING
group companies. Additionally, this document shall be made available to factory workers in
written form and relevant languages.

This FAST RETAILING Group Code of Conduct for Production Partners is made in English andtranslated into other languages. This English text is the original and texts in other languages are forreference purposes. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between texts, the English text shallprevail.

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