Venture Corporate Policy

United States Department of Labour

1. Excerpt from Corporate Policy regarding Import Purchasing:
   

   "Venture will not knowingly purchase merchandise from foreign vendors who utilize child or forced labor."
   

2. Excerpt from Letter of Credit:
   

   "As manufacturer of Venture Stores, Inc. purchase order number (s): , we hereby certify that the merchandise described in the purchase order(s) noted above was manufactured wholly or in part at (factory name, factory location) . We certify that convict labor and/or indentured labor under penal sanctions as defined by USA law as well as child labor as defined by the laws of the country of origin was not em ployed in whole or in part in any stage of the production or manufacture of the merchandise or any material or component thereof. We further certify that this transaction does not involve transshipment of merchandise for the purpose of mislabeling, evading quota or country of origin restrictions or avoiding compliance with forced labor (as defined by USA law) or child labor (as defined by the laws of :(country of origin))."