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Bras N Things

Lacks transparency

Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.

Clothing & footwear

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Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources

Australian lingerie retailer selling bras, underwear and sleepwear.

Bras N Things can't show that the workers who make its products in Bangladesh and Indonesia earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

  • Not met: Meets 3 of 6 Good requirements.
  • Holds the grade back: It doesn't show that workers are paid a living wage, and isn't certified as working towards one. On Track needs at least one of these.
  • 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.

How grades are decided

Good requirements 3 of 6

  • Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
  • Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in Bangladesh, China and Indonesia.
  • 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
  • Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listPublishes its supplier list
  • Not met: High-risk raw materials (cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton

Red flags 1

  • Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage

Stars it would earn as Good

None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars

Where it's made

From Hanes Australasia's supplier list, which covers Bras N Things and its sister brands. Bras N Things publishes no breakdown of its own, so the countries shown are the group's.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
AustraliaStrong protectionsAbout a living wageLow
BangladeshNo guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
ChinaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
DenmarkStrong protectionsAbout a living wageLow
IndonesiaNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
IndiaNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
CambodiaNo guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
PakistanNo guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageHigh
PortugalStrong protectionsClose to a living wageLow
ThailandNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
TürkiyeNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageVery high
VietnamSystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate

Evidence

What we found

  • Modern slavery statement
  • Publishes supplier list
  • Independent social audits of all its main factories
  • Signed the International Accord on garment factory safety
  • Doesn't show where its cotton comes from. Cotton is linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and Turkmenistan, and child labour in several growing regions, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.

Research notes Bras N Things lingerie is made by contract factories that supply Hanes Australasia, whose goods for resale came from about 81 facilities in Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Portugal, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam in 2025; the company does not say which supply Bras N Things or in what shares. Group factories are independently audited before production and every year after, and Hanesbrands scored 61/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report, but its statements give no evidence of living wages. Gildan sold the business to founder Brett Blundy's BBFIT Investments in October 2026, so its labour policies may change.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportListedListed under HanesBrands Australia (Hanes Australasia), whose then-owner Hanesbrands Inc scored 61 out of 100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (average 31.5), after 64 in 2024. View
Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution)ListedFashion Transparency Index 2023: brands owned by HanesBrands scored 38%, above the 26% average. View
Australian Modern Slavery RegisterListedCovered by the Hanes Australasia 2025 modern slavery statement: goods for resale from about 81 facilities in 12 countries, 109 audits in 2025; no Bras N Things-specific sourcing or living wage data. View

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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  1. Shop Ethical: HanesBrands Australia (Hanes Australasia) · search the archive · 2026 Ethical Fashion Report: Hanesbrands Inc 61/100 (average 31.5); lists Berlei and Bras N Things under Hanes Australasia
  2. Shop Ethical: Bras N Things · search the archive · FTI 2023: HanesBrands-owned brands 38%; Transparency Pledge aligned; sourcing from Vietnam (Oxfam 2019) and China
  3. Brett Blundy returns with $700 million acquisition of Bonds, Bras N Things (Inside Retail) · search the archive · BBFIT Investments buying Hanes' Australian business from Gildan; about 180 Bras N Things stores; completion expected in 2026
  4. Gildan Completes Sale of HanesBrands Australia (BNN Bloomberg) · search the archive · 26 Oct 2026: Gildan completed the sale of HanesBrands Australia to BBFIT Investments for about A$700 million

Published by Bras N Things or its owner

  1. Hanes Australasia Modern Slavery Statement 2025 · search the archive · About 81 facilities in 12 named countries; 109 audits in 2025; Bras N Things entities covered; no living wage data
  2. Hanes Australasia Modern Slavery Statement 2024 · search the archive · Bras N Things named as a group brand; group audit findings mainly health and safety, pay and working hours; no brand-level detail

Company details

Headquarters
Australia
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Bras N Things ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/bras-n-things, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
Method
Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means

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