Qingdao Fitex Garments Co. Ltd

Code Of Conduct

Employment and the Workplace Equal Employment Opportunity/Nondiscrimination We provide employees with a working environment free of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or coercion relating directly or indirectly to race, religion, sexual orientation, political opinion or disability Forced Labour We do not use any prison, slave, indentured, or forced labor in the manufacture of any of our products Child Labour We do not employ child labor in our factory. under the age of 16 (or 14 where local law allows), or the age at which compulsory schooling has ended, whichever is greater Hours of Labour We maintain reasonable employee work hours based on the limits on regular and overtime hours allowed by local law, or where local law does not limit the hours of work, the regular work week. Overtime, when necessary, is fully compensated according to local law, or at a rate at least equal to the regular hourly compensation rate if there is no legally prescribed premium rate. Employees are permitted reasonable days off (at least one day off in every seven-day period) . Compensation We fairly compensate our employees by complying with all applicable laws, including minimum wage laws, or the prevailing local industry wage. Health and Safety We maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. We provide adequate medical facilities, clean restrooms, reasonable access to potable water, well-lit and ventilated workstations, and protection from hazardous materials or conditions. The same standards of health and safety are applied in any housing we provide for our employees Concern for the Environment We believe it is our duty to protect the environment and we do this by complying with all applicable environmental laws and regulations Ethical Business Practices Sensitive Transactions It is our policy to prohibit employees from entering into sensitive transactions -- business dealings generally considered to be either illegal, immoral, unethical or to reflect adversely on the integrity of the company. These transactions usually come in the form of bribes, kickbacks and gifts of significant value or payoffs made to favorably influence some decision affecting a company's business or for personal gain of an individual Commercial Bribery We prohibit employees from receiving, directly or indirectly, anything of value in return for using or agreeing to use his or her position for the benefit of that other person. Similarly, commercial bribes, kickbacks, gratuities and other payoffs and benefits paid to any customer are prohibited. However, this does not include expenditures of reasonable amount for meals and entertainment of customers if they are otherwise lawful, and should be included on expense reports and approved under standard Company procedure. Accounting Controls, Procedures and Records Fitex will absolutely follow the local government's policy on accounting controls, procedures and records. Use and Disclosure of Inside Information We take extra care to keep our customers' trust and confidence in us. Thus, we prohibit employees from disclosing confidential outside the company that could be harmful to our clients, or to the company itself. Such information may only be shared with other employees on a need-to-know basis. Conflicts of Interest We designed our policy to eliminate conflicts between the interests of employees and the Company. Since it is difficult to define what constitutes a conflict of interest, employees should be sensitive to situations which could raise questions of potential or apparent conflicts between personal interests and the Company's interests. Personal use of Company property or obtaining Company services for personal benefit may constitute a conflict of interest.