bamix
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 5 sources
Swiss brand of hand-held stick blenders and accessories.
bamix makes its stick blenders in its own factories in Switzerland, where legal wages are about a living wage.
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Why it's graded On Track
- Not met: Meets 6 of 7 Good requirements.
- Met: No red flags.
Good requirements 6 of 7
- Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: presumed because legal wages in Switzerland are about a living wage, not checked at the company
- Met: Respects worker rights
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: Shows where its earlier production stages happen, not just the final oneEarlier stages shown
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listMakes its products in its own factories
- Met: High-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNone recorded in a major share of its range
Red flags 0
None found.
| Star | Awarded for |
|---|---|
| Open supply chain |
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Where it's made
From bamix's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- No high-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.
- Owns or runs its own production
- Shows where its earlier production stages happen (materials and components), and they're in low-risk countries or independently audited
Research notes Every bamix blender is made at ESGE AG's own factory in Mettlen, Switzerland, its only production site, where about 30 people wind the motors and assemble and test units by hand. bamix says it makes sure its suppliers are from Switzerland, but it does not name them or say where plastics, cables and blades are made, and publishes no code of conduct or social certifications. No labour abuses have been reported.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Not assessed by Baptist World Aid, whose reports do not cover kitchen appliance makers. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not covered | No Australian modern slavery statement; ESGE AG is too small and has no Australian reporting entity. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- Swissinfo - Wie ein Thurgauer Stabmixer die Welt eroberte · search the archive · Motor made by hand in Mettlen TG; production kept in Switzerland for quality and independence; up to 400,000 mixers a year
- 70 Jahre Bamix: Wie ein Thurgauer Stabmixer die Welt eroberte (SRF, 2024) · search the archive · Mettlen is the only bamix production site; 30 people work there building the motor by hand; Erich Eigenmann is managing director of ESGE AG
- bamix Classic 140W (Minimax) · search the archive · Sold by Melbourne retailer Minimax with click and collect from its Toorak, Brighton and Camberwell stores; made in Switzerland
Published by bamix or its owner
- Our history (bamix) · search the archive · Every bamix built in Mettlen, Switzerland since 1961; development, motor production, assembly and testing at that site
- bamix: about · search the archive · 100% manufactured in Switzerland; Mettlen is the only production plant; 'we make sure that our suppliers are from Switzerland'
Company details
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is bamix ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/bamix, 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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