Child Labour Policy

Bestseller’s Code of Conduct states that workers at the factories producing products for our company must not be under the age of 15. This is in accordance with the International Labour Organisation standards.

Bestseller demands that suppliers at any given time must be able to show documentation verifying the age of their workers. In rare cases where child labour may be found, Bestseller has a clear policy on how to deal with these situations.

If a worker is under the age of 15, he or she can no longer work at the factory, but Bestseller demands that the supplier should take responsibility for the education of this child until he or she reaches the legal age of work. Bestseller stipulates that the supplier will continue to pay wages to the young worker until the day that the child reaches the minimum age, and that the job will be offered to a member of his or her family. Furthermore, in close cooperation with Bestseller, the supplier regularly has to follow up on the progress of the child to check how he or she is doing.

Bestseller will issue a warning to any supplier found employing, below the minimum age. If young workers are discovered again the cooperation with this supplier will immediately be terminated.

It is worth mentioning that finding workers below the minimum age in exporting factories is very uncommon.