Bauhn (ALDI)
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
ALDI's own electronics label selling TVs, soundbars and headphones.
We couldn't confirm where Bauhn (ALDI) makes most of its products.
Also worth knowing
Most electronics are made in countries such as China and Vietnam, where pay is usually below a living wage.
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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, unaudited production, probably 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 rightsWhere electronics are usually made, such as China and Malaysia, 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: Probably made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
- 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
We couldn't confirm where Bauhn (ALDI) makes most of its products, so this shows where electronics are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 55% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | 15% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Taiwan | 10% | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Malaysia | 8% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| South Korea | 7% | No guarantee of rights | Close to a living wage | Low |
| India | 5% | 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.
- Modern slavery statement
- 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 ALDI does not name the factories that make Bauhn products or the countries they are made in, and its published factory list covers clothing, home textiles and shoes only, not electronics. ALDI's 2021 statement listed electronics as a modern slavery risk category and requires factories in high-risk countries to hold a valid third-party social audit, but publishes no electronics audit results. It makes no living wage commitment for electronics workers. No labour abuses specific to Bauhn products have been reported.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | ALDI lodges annual Australian modern slavery statements; the 2025 statement covers all non-food products in its social monitoring but names no electronics factories. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not listed | ALDI's electronics are not rated in Baptist World Aid's Electronics Industry Report, which has had no edition since 2016. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
Show all 5 sources
- Should you buy an Aldi Bauhn TV in their Special Buys sale? (CHOICE, 2025) · search the archive · Bauhn is ALDI's house label; Bauhn TVs sold in ALDI Special Buys from 20 September 2025; maker not named.
Published by Bauhn (ALDI) or its owner
- ALDI Australia: Modern slavery and human rights · search the archive · Annual statements 2019-2025; third-party social audits required for factories in high-risk countries; amfori member.
- ALDI Stores Modern Slavery Statement 2021 · search the archive · Lists electronics as a risk category; all non-food categories subject to social monitoring; no electronics factories named.
- ALDI Australia: Responsibly sourced textiles · search the archive · ALDI SOUTH Group publishes addresses of its main garment, home textile and shoe factories; no electronics factory list.
- ALDI Australia Modern Slavery Statement 2025 · search the archive · Covers calendar 2025; social monitoring covers all non-food products from high-risk countries; no electronics factories or countries named
Company details
- Headquarters
- Germany
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Bauhn (ALDI) ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/bauhn, 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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