Aigle
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources
French outdoor brand known for rubber boots, also selling jackets.
We couldn't confirm where it makes the rest, and most clothes and shoes are made in countries such as China and Bangladesh, where the legal minimum is below a living wage.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It doesn't show that workers are paid a living wage, and isn't certified as working towards one. On Track needs at least one of these.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 2 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in China, Bangladesh and Vietnam.
- Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
- Not met: High-risk raw materials (cotton, leather and natural rubber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton and natural rubber
Red flags 1
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
Aigle names some of the countries it makes in: France. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| BangladeshUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| CambodiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| PakistanUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Independent social audits of all its main factories
- Makes part of its range in its own factories
- Doesn't show where its cotton comes from. Cotton is linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and Turkmenistan, and child labour in several growing regions, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
- Doesn't show where its natural rubber comes from. Natural rubber is linked to forced and child labour on some rubber plantations, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
- Uses leather in only a few products and doesn't show where it comes from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Aigle makes many of its rubber boots in its own factory in Ingrandes-sur-Vienne, France (464,000 pairs in 2025), but its clothing and some boots come from about 60 supplier companies worldwide; it does not publish which countries or a factory list, only three production countries per product online. All 92 Tier 1 factories had a valid ICS or amfori BSCI social audit in 2025 and 77% scored B or better. It has no living wage commitment. It is a French mission-driven company and an LWG member; its natural rubber has come from Vietnam.
What independent sources say
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Aigle instaure la traçabilité numérique (J'ai un pote dans la com) · search the archive · Product traceability example: cotton trousers made from Indian cotton, assembled in Portugal; French-made boots near 70% of boot value (2022)
- Aigle collection - A Hume · search the archive · Aigle rubber boots sold online with Australia (AUD) as a delivery country option
- Marques de France: Aigle · search the archive · Workshops moved 1967 to Ingrandes-sur-Vienne; only some adult rubber boots made in France (Vienne); kids' boots China, clothing Asia, other shoes Portugal
- Salon MIF press kit 2020 · search the archive · Aigle's historic factory near Chatellerault, about 200 artisans hand-make natural rubber boots
Published by Aigle or its owner
- Aigle Rapport de mission 2025 · search the archive · MF Brands subsidiary; 1,318 staff; 464,000 boot pairs at Ingrandes; 60 suppliers; 92 factories all ICS/BSCI audited; materials policy
- Aigle Déclaration de performance extra-financière 2022 · search the archive · Most boots handmade at Ingrandes; natural rubber from Vietnam; ICS audits; mission-driven company since 2020; LWG member
Company details
- Headquarters
- France
- Employees
- About 1,318
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Aigle ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/aigle, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
Better-graded outdoor
Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.
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