Supplier code of conduct

Brief introduction.Merit is firmly committed to doing business in legal and moral way, including suppliers and abide by the same principle.Merit supplier is regarded as an extension of the Merit, therefore shall comply with the similar ethical business conduct.We ask for manufacturing in the supply chain suppliers adhere to our supplier code of conduct (the "supplier code"), please kindly find details hereunder.Merit also wants its suppliers to its suppliers and subcontractors comply with our supplier standards covered by the standards and practices.Our products have to meet or exceed our supplier guidelines in reflecting the ways the Merit and the expectations of our customers.

The following are some of the key areas we focus on:

• To prevent child labor, forced labor, or other forms of human trafficking
• Fair and ethical to workers, including no discrimination
• Provide safe and healthy working environment for workers
• Prevention of bribery and corruption in the supply chain

In order to ensure our supplier standards include best practices, we continuously improve our plan.Merit to monitor all of its suppliers.For supplier assessment, audit and review the results of the survey by the corresponding senior leadership, and according to the need to implement corrective action plan.

Merit can be terminated with any violation of our supplier guidelines or not to cooperate with our assessments or audit of supplier relationship.

Specific principles

Guiding principles.Our suppliers' business and labor practices must comply with all applicable laws and the requirements of this international supplier guidelines and principles.Even if the supplier code beyond the requirements of applicable laws, suppliers must also comply with this supplier code of standards.Merit to encourage its suppliers to improve their labor standards, business ethics and commitment to employee health, safety and environment.

Child labor.Merit would not tolerate child labor.Our suppliers have to hire older workers: (I) under 15 years old, (ii) complete compulsory education age, or (iii) the minimum working age work in the country.In addition, the workers under the age of 18 shall not be engaged in hazardous work.Merit support make comply with applicable laws and the supplier code of legitimate workplace apprenticeship programs.

Involuntary labor, human trafficking and slavery.Our suppliers shall not use forced labor, slavery, prisons, contracts, mortgages or other forms.Our supplier workers shall not be sold or in any other manner through threats, force, coercion, kidnapping or fraud means to exploit workers.Work must be voluntary, workers have to leave work under the condition of reasonable notice of freedom and terminate its employment or other working condition.Our suppliers must to repay its workers or workers to charge all the costs of excessive recruitment, employment or other similar costs, and charge workers of all costs and expenses must be disclosed to Merit and such workers in advance.Our suppliers shall not require workers to hand over the government issued id, passport or work permits as a condition of work, and our suppliers can only be needed to complete the legal administration and immigration processing will be held within a reasonable range of such documents.

Safety and health.Our suppliers shall provide safe and healthy working environment, and effective measures should be taken, in the range of feasible cooperation with staff, to minimize the risk inherent in the workplace, in order to prevent potential accidents and injury to the employee health.All vendor employees during employed by the company will accept work safety and specific guidance.Supplier employees shall have the right to use of clean sanitation and drinking water.

Wages and benefits.Our suppliers must pay wages to employees in a timely manner and provide at least conform to the applicable law of compensation (including overtime pay and benefits).Suppliers must in payroll or similar documents provide to its workers pay workers in time.Don't allow deducted from wages as a disciplinary measure.

Work time.Unless in abnormal or emergency, (I) supplier shall not require workers to work more than 60 hours a week, including overtime, and (ii) each worker must have the right to work in every XNUMX day during at least a day off. In any case, work time is not more than the law allows for the longest time.

Against discrimination.Working conditions must be based on personal ability to work, rather than personal characteristics or beliefs.Our suppliers shall not based on race, color, nationality, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, age, political views, pregnancy, the condition of marriage or family, or in the job and work practice factors such as job application of similar discrimination, promotion, work allocation, training, salary, welfare and fired.Medical tests on the workers or the applicant, within the scope of the supplier will only for legitimate reason to use such testing, as the basis of unfair discrimination.

Treated fairly.All workers must be treated with respect and dignity.Our suppliers shall not participate in or allow physical, verbal or psychological abuse or intimidation, including threats of violence, sexual harassment, or to enter or leave the unreasonable restriction of work and residential facilities.Workers must be able to freely express their concerns to Merit or its auditor, and allow them to participate in the Merit review process, and don't have to worry about supplier management retaliation.

Immigration compliance.Our suppliers can only be offered with legal rights of workers for work.If supplier to employ foreign or migrant workers, the workers must fully comply with the host country of the immigration and Labour laws.

Freedom of association.Our suppliers must respect the workers set up and join them choose their own legitimate rights of the organization.Workers shall not be non-violent exercise its right to join or not join such legal organization the right to be punished or harassment or intimidation.

Moral behavior

Without a bribe.Our suppliers to anybody with any reason to provide or accept bribes or other ways to obtain unfair or unfair advantage, whether it is in their dealings with the government or the private sector.Supplier shall not be tempted to Merit of our employees against our release of business conduct and ethics in the following position://www.narrowshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CodeofBusinessConductandEthicsFINAL.pdf

The anti-corruption.Suppliers must comply with applicable anti-corruption laws, including but not limited to the United States foreign corrupt practices act and the UK anti-bribery act, and shall not directly or indirectly to government officials to provide anything of value to obtain or retain business.Supplier shall not by himself or through a third direction government official illegal payment.To do business with any government officials suppliers must abide by the Merit about payment to government officials and the guidance law of gift-giving.

Whistleblower protection.Suppliers must protect worker whistleblower confidentiality, and banned to report workplace disgruntled workers for revenge.Suppliers must establish a mechanism to anonymous complaint against workers.

The environment.Merit in its all aspects of business transactions to realize and protect the environment, and hope that all suppliers concerned about the environment and reduce the impact on the environment as much as possible.Merit hope all suppliers of materials information request to provide accurate and timely response, to support the Merit to comply with national and international laws and regulations.

Environmental permits and record keeping.Suppliers must obtain and maintain all required environmental permits, approval and registration, and abide by the applicable operation and reporting requirements.

Effective management and disposal of hazardous substances.Suppliers must effective recognition and pose a threat to the environment management of chemicals and other substances of safe handling, movement, storage, and disposal, including provide workers with appropriate training on the safe handling and disposal of hazardous substances.Suppliers must also before according to applicable laws dealing with monitor and control the operation of waste water or solid waste.In addition, the supplier must be according to the applicable law before discharge characterization, monitoring, control and treatment by the control of air emissions.

Continuous improvement.Merit encourages its suppliers to continuously improve and reduce waste.Merit welcome to put forward Suggestions and feedback to their suppliers to improve the Merit its own operations and processes.

Conflict minerals.Merit is committed to according to the laws and regulations of the United States and the European Union, avoid to use in the democratic republic of Congo conflict mineral or neighbors.we://www.narrowshealth.com/about/conflict-minerals-policy/We want suppliers to support us to identify products used in the specified source of minerals, and avoid the supply to the Merit of mineral materials, components and products used in the conflict.

Corrective actions.Supplier's compliance with our supplier guidelines need to accept the Merit of periodic review, including the assessment and audit.Suppliers must provide timely access to its facilities and during any internal audit of the workers' permissions.We require suppliers in a timely manner to provide a detailed improvement plan, and the violation of the "supplier code" to take corrective measures, Merit will track suppliers of rectification work.Merit can end (does not assume any responsibility) were found with any violation of this supplier code of supplier relationship.

Supplier code last update time: 2018 XNUMX month