Ethical Clothing Australia
Every worker making the brand's Australian-made clothes, including outworkers at home, is paid award wages.
- Counts as proof that workers are paid a living wage
- Counts as an independent check of the supply chain
What it is
Ethical Clothing Australia is run with the textile workers' union. It audits every step of a brand's Australian manufacturing, including outworkers sewing at home, to make sure everyone gets their legal wages and entitlements under Australian law.
What it checks
- Award wages and entitlements for every worker in the Australian supply chain
- Includes home-based outworkers, who are often missed
- Union-backed audits each year
What it doesn't
- Only covers clothing made in Australia, not anything the brand makes overseas