Target Global Compliance Program
                    
Standards of Vendor Engagement
Target
Safe and Healthy Workplace
A safe and Healthy workplace is essential for the employees working in your factories. The factory needs to provide the following to ensure the employees can quickly react in case of emergency:
1. Enough fire extinguishers and/or hydrants(with hoses) for the size of the factory and in accordance with local laws.
2. Adequate emergency lighting(with a battery back-up) should be installed throughout the factory.
3. Adequate emergency exits. Best practice is to ensure every employee had access to at least two exits.
     ***Exits should be unblocked(from the inside), unobstructed and well marked. The exit door should push to open, not pull to open.
4. All employees should have basic training on how to use the fire extinguishers/hydrants, location of the emergency exits and first-aid training.
5. Personal Protective Equipment such as eyewear, ear-plugs and face masks should be made available to employees when applicable.
     ***The employees should also be trained in the correct use and educated on why they should use personal protective equipment.
6. If dormitories are provided, they must be in cmpliance with all applicable laws in regards to fire&safety, room size and number of occipants per room.
  No Forced or Compulsory Labor
***Target has a "zero tolerence" policy towards the use of forced or compulsory labor.
1. Employees must be able to decline overtime without penalty (financial or other).
2. Employees should not be subject to large financial emplyment deposits to begin or retain employment.
3. No prison labor may be used. Is is illegal to import products produced by prison labor in the the United States per U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Fair Disciplinary Practices
Workers should not be unfairly punished for things such as declining overtime, being tardy, producing defective goods, or poor production. All factories shold have written rules regarding disclipnary procedures and those policies should be communicated to the workers.
1. Disciplinary practices must be in accordance to applicable local laws.
2. Target ha a "zero tolerence" policy towards corporal punishment.
3. Corporal punishment is defined as "punishment inflicted on a person's body"
No Discrimination
***Workers should be hired based on qualifications, not gender, race, personal characteristics or beliefss.
1. All employees should be treated with respect. This includes workers imported from another country.
2. Pregnacy/HIV testing should not be conducted at time of hire unless required by local law.
Reasonable Working Hours and Overtime
***Working hours should not exceed local laws
1. Target establishes a maximum work week(including overtime) of 60 hours. If local law specifies a work   week(including overtime) of less than 60 hours, local law should be followed.
2. Employees should receive one day of rest per week(one day off in seven days).
3. Employees must be able to decline overtime without penalty(financial or other).
4. Vendors should know and follow the local law for each country of production.
Fair Wages
1. Employees must be paid for all hours worked. Use of a time clock or scan-card system is required to tracking employee's hours(both regular hours and overtime).
2. Local laws regarding wages and overtime compensation must be followed.
3. Employees should receive additional compensation for overtime even if the particular country does not have overtime wage laws.
4. Employees shgould be paid in a timely manner.
5. Any payroll deductions must be in accordance with local laws.
6. Employees should not be held respnsible for damaged goods.
No Child Labor
***Child is defined by Target as being below the local minimum age or 14, whichever is greater.
1. Target has a "zero tolerence" policy towards the use if child labor. It is Target's Policy to not accept produced by child labor.
2. Apprenticeship programs must be fully documented and in compliance with applicable local laws.
3. The factory must maintain complete and accurate personnel records for all employees, including "temporary" or "seasonal" employees
4. Vendors should know and follow the local law for each country of production.
Country of Origin
1. Target will not accept any merchandise that was illegally tran-shipped into the United States per U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
2. Target has a "zero telerence" policy towards the misrepresentation of Country of Origin.
3. Per U.S Customs and Border Protection, illegal transhipment is a false declarition if infirmation given to circumvent existing United States trade laws for the purpose of avoiding quotas, embargoes or prohibinitions, or to obtain preferential duty treatment.
4. The vendor/factory should maintain all production and import/export records for a period of five years as required by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
***These records should remain at the factory for a minimum of 1 year and be provided upon request within 72 hours.
Zero Tolerence/Severe Violation
***If any of the below listed 4 standards are violated at any point, the factory will be made non-compliant and will not be allowed to produce Target owned brand products for up to 3 years:
***If the factory did produce Target products Target could not accept this merchandise.
1. No Child Labor
2. No Forced or Compulsory Labor
3. Fair Disciplinary Practices and No Corporal Punishment
4. Country of Origin/Illegally Transshipped Goods