Bevilles Jewellers
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources
Melbourne jewellery chain selling diamond, gold and silver jewellery.
Until Bevilles Jewellers traces its gold and gemstones to the mine, it can't show that the miners who dig them are safe or fairly paid.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It relies on high-risk mined materials it can't trace. That alone means a poor grade until it takes steps to trace them.
- 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 India and China, 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: Conflict-free: diamonds, gems and gold traced to the mine, lab-grown, recycled or Fairmined (the Kimberley Process alone isn't enough)
Red flags 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: 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 trace
- 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
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Bevilles Jewellers'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.
Rings, Engagement & wedding rings, Necklaces & pendants, Earrings, Bracelets, Watches: Lacks transparency, the same as Bevilles Jewellers overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
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Where it's made
These are Michael Hill International's countries across all its brands; Bevilles Jewellers doesn't say where its own products are made. The rest is shown as where jewellery and watches are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Thailand | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Australia | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
| Canada | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
| South Africa | Regular violations | Below a living wage | Low |
| New Zealand | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
| Türkiye | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| United States | Systematic violations | Below a living wage | Low |
| South Korea | No guarantee of rights | Close to a living wage | Low |
| SwitzerlandUsual for the industry | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: gold and gemstone mining are linked to child labour, forced labour and mercury poisoning.
- Modern slavery statement
- Relies on gold and gemstones from artisanal mines where workers face mercury poisoning, silica dust and deadly 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 Bevilles does not say where its jewellery is made or name suppliers; its owner Michael Hill buys from 123 jewellery makers in India, Italy, Australia, Thailand, China, Canada and other countries but gives no split by brand. Michael Hill's FY25 statement leaves Bevilles out of its responsibly sourced metals and conflict-free diamond claims, saying those checks will be extended to Bevilles in FY26. Bevilles relies on the Kimberley Process and supplier declarations for diamonds, gives no origins for its gold or stones, and has no living wage commitment.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Covered by Michael Hill International's FY25 group modern slavery statement, which gives no Bevilles-specific supplier details and says conflict-free diamond checks are still being extended to Bevilles in FY26. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Not listed | No Business & Human Rights Resource Centre allegations involving Bevilles or its suppliers were identified. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Jeweller Magazine - Retrospective: The ups and downs of Bevilles · search the archive · Founded in Melbourne in 1934; collapsed in 2014; bought by Michael Hill International in 2023.
- Inside Retail - From administration to acquisition: Bevilles' turnaround · search the archive · Family-run for almost 90 years; Michael Hill acquisition completed in 2023; focus on diamond and gold jewellery.
- Ragtrader - Michael Hill shrinks brand portfolio to just two (2026) · search the archive · April 2026: Michael Hill keeps only Michael Hill and Bevilles; Bevilles has 36 stores and is being restructured.
- Michael Hill International - Modern Slavery Statement FY25 (group) · search the archive · Group sources jewellery from India, Thailand, China, Italy, Canada and others; no living wage commitment.
Published by Bevilles Jewellers or its owner
- Michael Hill International - Modern Slavery Statement FY25 · search the archive · Bevilles had 37 stores; metals and conflict-free diamond claims exclude Bevilles; compliance to be extended to Bevilles in FY26.
- Bevilles - Sustainability at Bevilles · search the archive · Complies with the Kimberley Process; supplier declarations for diamonds; no supplier list, origins or labour commitments.
- Bevilles - Home page · search the archive · Sells natural and lab-grown diamond, 9ct/18kt gold, platinum and sterling silver jewellery and watches.
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Bevilles Jewellers ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/bevilles, 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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