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"We strictly prohibit any type of forced labour in our supply chain, regardless of the market or region. All allegations made about H&M Group, a supplier or business partner are investigated. If we discover and verify a case of forced labour, we will take immediate action.

— We place specific requirements on all our business partners, and they are required to sign and implement our Sustainability Commitment. The commitment states that: “Forced, bonded, prison and illegal labour are not accepted”. It includes requirements related to written policies and routines, special consideration for vulnerable categories such as migrant workers, no restriction of movement, employers’ responsibility for payment of recruitment fees and voluntary overtime. Our updated Sustainability Commitment also requires our suppliers and business partners to ensure grievance mechanisms are in place in their operations and to actively engage in remediation processes.

— Our Migrant Workers Fair Recruitment and Treatment Guidelines further clarifies requirements and detailed expectations in relation to the recruitment of foreign and migrant workers towards our business partners, including the use of labour agencies and definitions of recruitment fees.

— Our Sustainability Commitment also states that child labour is not accepted. To underline the importance of this requirement, we have a specific Child Labour Policy stating our requirements and expectations should child labour be found.

All business partners need to comply with our Code of Ethics, and requirements relating to environment and human rights standards. For our major supply chains these requirements are spelled out in our Sustainability Commitment."