Amazfit
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
Zepp Health's brand of smartwatches and fitness trackers.
There's no proof Amazfit pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, a hidden, unaudited supply chain in high-risk countries and untraced high-risk mined materials. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- 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 1 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsMost of its products are made in countries such as China and Malaysia, where unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
- Not 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: Traces its cobalt, gold and other conflict minerals to the mine
Red flags 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain, mostly in countries with poor worker rights
- Red flag: Relies on high-risk mined materials it can't traceShown to explain the grade. It isn't one of the 2 red flags that set it.
- Red flag: Fails its category's raw-material check (means Lacks transparency)
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
Amazfit names some of the countries it makes in: China and Vietnam. The rest is shown as where electronics are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| TaiwanUsual for the industry | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| South KoreaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Close to a living wage | Low |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: cobalt, tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold mining carry child and forced labour risk (DR Congo, Indonesia), and assembly overtime is widespread.
- Relies on metals such as cobalt, gold and tin from artisanal mines where miners, including children, face toxic dust, mercury exposure and deadly tunnel collapses. It hasn't shown any steps to trace these materials to the mine, so it's graded Lacks transparency until it does.
Research notes Zepp Health has no factories of its own and uses unnamed contract manufacturers; management describes a dual-sourcing model from China and Vietnam, with most US-bound production moved to Vietnam. It publishes no supplier list, production shares, sustainability report, supplier audit results, conflict minerals disclosure or modern slavery statement, and its annual report does not discuss labour conditions at its suppliers. Management names China and Vietnam but gives no split, so shares are left unstated.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not covered | No Zepp Health or Amazfit statement found on the Australian Modern Slavery Register; Amazfit only launched its own Australian store in 2026. View |
| KnowTheChain | Not covered | Not among the large companies assessed in the 2025 KnowTheChain ICT benchmark. View |
| US Department of Labor goods lists | Listed | Electronics from China, where most Amazfit products have been made, are on the US DOL list of goods made with forced labour. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- Zepp Health Form 20-F for 2025 · search the archive · No own manufacturing; relies on contract manufacturers; principal office in Gorinchem, Netherlands.
- US DOL List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor · search the archive · Lists electronics from China and cobalt from the DRC.
- Amazfit launches in Australia (ChannelNews, July 2026) · search the archive · Amazfit sells in Australia through its own Australian online store.
- Zepp Health Q1 2025 earnings call transcript (Motley Fool) · search the archive · Dual sourcing from China and Vietnam; most US-bound production shifted from China to Vietnam.
- Zepp Health relocates principal executive offices to the Netherlands (2025) · search the archive · Offices moved from Hefei, China, to Gorinchem, Netherlands in May 2025.
Company details
- Headquarters
- Netherlands
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Amazfit ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/amazfit, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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