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"CODE OF CONDUCT

The JD Sports Code of Conduct defines labour standards that aim to achieve decent and humand working conditions the codes are based on the International Labour Organization standards and internationally accepted good labour practices. The code provides minimum standards that should be exceeded where possible in applying it.

EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP

Employers shall adopt and adhere to rules and conditions of employment that respect workers and, at a minimum, safeguard their rights under national and international labour and social security laws and regulations.

NON DISCRIMINATION

No person shall be subject to any discrimination in employment, including hiring, compensation, advancement, discipline, termination or retirement, on the basis of gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, political opinion, social group or ethnic origin.

HARASSMENT OR ABUSE

Every employee shall be treated with respect and dignity. No employee shall be subject to any physical, sexual, psychological or verbal harassment or abuse.

FORCED LABOUR

There shall be no use of forced labour, including prison labour, indentured labour, bonded labour or other forms of forced labour.

CHILD LABOUR

No person shall be employed under the age of 15 or under the age for completion of compulsory education, whichever is higher. *Any persons less than 15 years of age unless the local minimum age law stipulates a higher age for work or mandatory schooling, in which case the higher age will apply. If however, the local minimum age law is set at 14 years of age, this lower limit will apply as per the ILO exceptions for developing countries.

FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

Employers shall recognize and respect the right of employees to freedom of association and collective bargaining.

EMPLOYER PAYS PRINCIPLE

No worker/employee should pay for a job – the cost of the recruitment should be borne not by the worker, but by the employer.

HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

Employers shall provide a safe and healthy workplace setting to prevent accidents and injury to health arising out of, linked with, or occurring in the course of work or as a result of the operation of employers’ facilities. Employers shall adopt responsible measures to mitigate negative impacts that the workplace has on the environment.

HOURS OF WORK

Employers shall not require workers to work more than the regular and overtime hours allowed by the law of the country where the workers are employed. The regular work week shall not exceed 48 hours. Employers shall allow workers at least 24 consecutive hours of rest in every seven-day period. All overtime work shall be consensual. Employers shall not request overtime on a regular basis and shall compensate all overtime work at a premium rate. Other than in exceptional circumstances, the sum of regular and overtime hours in a week shall not exceed 60 hours.

COMPENSATION

Every worker has a right to compensation for a regular work week that is sufficient to meet the worker’s basic needs and provide some discretionary income. Employers shall pay at least the minimum wage or the appropriate prevailing wage, whichever is higher, comply with all legal requirements on wages, and provide any fringe benefits required by law or contract. Where compensation does not meet workers’ basic needs and provide some discretionary income, each employer shall work with the FLA to take appropriate actions that seek to progressively realize a level of compensation that does.

It is important that all workers in our supply chain can understand the Code of Conduct as it sets out their rights in the workplace. This is available in a number of languages on our corporate website, and can be displayed via images, which can be an effective alternative to written language."

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"We will not tolerate, nor will we condone, abuse of human rights within any part of our business or supply chains. Any allegations that human rights are not respected will be taken very seriously.

JD Group are committed to complying with the applicable laws and regulation in all those countries in which we operate. We will conduct ourselves with professionalism, honesty and integrity whilst working with our suppliers and third parties to ensure our high ethical standards are maintained.

JD is committed to ensuring that our suppliers are responsible for ensuring that every site producing our products meets or exceeds minimum labour standards and adheres to both local laws and our Code of Conduct.

The JD Code of Conduct is a set of core principles that suppliers must commit to meeting as a condition of partnering with us. The code is based upon international best practice, including the principles of the ILO/FLA Standard." p.2

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"The JD Sports Fashion PLC Ethical Code of Practice establishes the Code of Conduct standards, embedded in our business and the minimum standards we expect from our supply chain to ensure the protection of those workers, providing assurance that our products are manufactured within safe and fair conditions.

The Ethical Code of Practice is applied throughout our business and forms part of the contract of the direct and indirect supply of goods and services with the Group." p.2