At U.S. Smokeless, we do not condone the unlawful employment of children in the workplace, nor do we condone forced labor.
We promote these objectives within our supply chain by working with suppliers to discuss these issues and requiring that suppliers accept responsibility for their labor practices.
USSTC requires third-party audits of suppliers providing packaging and product materials who operate in certain high-risk regions. We also require third-party audits of international factories that produce custom consumer incentive items.
In addition, we use third-party firms to conduct audits of the overseas processing facilities of our tobacco suppliers.
These audits align with the
Social Accountability 8000 standard. Although they focus on child and forced labor, they often address other workplace practices, such as worker compensation, workplace safety, worker registration, management of employee records and environmental practices.
