Baku Swimwear
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources
Family-owned Sydney swimwear label selling women's swimwear.
Baku Swimwear makes its women's swimwear and resort wear in Australia, where labour laws are strong and legal wages are about a living wage.
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Why it's graded On Track
- Not met: Meets 5 of 7 Good requirements.
- Met: No red flags.
Good requirements 5 of 7
- Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: presumed because legal wages in Australia are about a living wage, not checked at the company
- Met: Respects worker rights
- Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standardsPresumed from where it's made, not audited
- Not met: Shows where its earlier production stages happen, not just the final oneA "Made in" claim can cover only the final stage. Earlier stages to show: yarn, fabric, dyeing and, for shoes, uppers
- 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
- Met: High-risk raw materials (such as cotton and leather) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNone recorded in a major share of its range
Red flags 0
None found.
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Baku Swimwear's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
Swimwear, Dresses & skirts: On Track, the same as Baku Swimwear overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
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Where it's made
Baku Swimwear says which countries it makes its products in, but doesn't name the factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- No high-risk raw materials (such as cotton and leather) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.
- Uses little or no cotton (e.g. wool, linen or leather products)
- "Made in Australia" only means the last major stage happened there: under customs and consumer law, yarn, fabric, dyeing and, for shoes, uppers can be made elsewhere. It hasn't shown where those earlier stages happen, so where it's made counts towards On Track but not Good. Source
Research notes Baku says it makes the majority of its swimwear in Australia, and most of its own product listings (La Condesa, La Mer, Sundancer, Morocco, Kokomo, Chloro-resist core) say 'Designed & Made in Australia', so Australia is shown as its production country. Some lines, such as Rococco, say only 'Designed in Australia', and the country where these and its rayon resort wear are made is not named. It is not accredited by Ethical Clothing Australia and publishes no factory list, code of conduct or modern slavery statement. Its swimwear is nylon-elastane, with fabrics developed in Italy and Spain.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not listed | Listed in Baptist World Aid's Ethical Guide as Baku Australia Pty Ltd with no assessment, so it is not graded in the Ethical Fashion Report; the listing says all its swimwear is made in Australia. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not covered | No modern slavery statement from Baku Australia Pty Ltd was found on the Australian register; the business is likely below the A$100m reporting threshold. View |
| Ethical Clothing Australia | Not listed | Not among the 57 brands in Ethical Clothing Australia's accredited brand directory, so its Australian supply chain is not independently checked for award wages. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Ethical Clothing Australia brand directory (sitemap) · search the archive · Baku is not among the 57 listed accredited brands
- Baku Australia Pty Ltd (Baptist World Aid Ethical Guide) · search the archive · No assessment data available for Baku Australia; says all of its swimwear is made in Australia.
- Baku Australia Pty Ltd trademarks (Justia) · search the archive · Baku trademarks are owned by Baku Australia Pty Ltd
Published by Baku Swimwear or its owner
- Baku Swimwear - homepage · search the archive · Says it manufactures the majority of its swimwear in Australia; 100% Australian designed and owned
- About Baku · search the archive · Family owned; designs all swimwear in Australia, with selected styles manufactured locally
- Baku online store product data · search the archive · Swimwear listed as 'Designed and Made in Australia', 91% polyamide 9% elastane; Go Girl resort pants 100% rayon with no origin
- Baku online store product data (Rococco) · search the archive · Rococco line: 'Developed in Spain | Designed in Australia', 85% polyamide 15% elastane; no country of manufacture
Company details
- Owned by
- Baku Australia Pty Ltd
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Baku Swimwear ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/baku, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What On Track means
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