Brotherhood of St Laurence
Good. Sells second-hand or refurbished goods, so it creates no new factory work.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 4 sources
Melbourne not-for-profit running about 20 op shops.
Brotherhood of St Laurence's op shops sell mostly donated clothes, which avoids most new factory and mining labour.
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Why it's graded Good
Graded on reuse
A business that sells mostly second-hand goods is graded on reuse, not on this checklist. It's Good unless it has red flags, and it doesn't earn stars. Its new stock isn't graded separately.
Red flags 0
None found.
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Brotherhood of St Laurence'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.
Dresses & skirts, Shirts, Pants & trousers, Jeans, Knitwear, Jackets & coats, T-shirts, Shoes, Bags & backpacks, Kids' clothes: Good, the same as Brotherhood of St Laurence overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
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Evidence
What we found
- It also sells some new stock, made by suppliers it doesn't name.
Research notes The Brotherhood of St Laurence runs about 21-23 op shops across Melbourne and Geelong, including the Hunter Gatherer vintage stores, selling clothing and household goods donated by the public. Buying here creates no new demand for factory labour. Hunter Gatherer also stocks a small range of new jewellery and upcycled accessories from named local makers, but no meaningful new clothing stock or overseas production is disclosed. Its voluntary modern slavery statements cover the shops but give no supplier-level detail for retail, and report no cases.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Publishes voluntary modern slavery statements since 2020; the latest (December 2023) covers its op shops as social enterprises, reviews its top 100 suppliers and reports no cases. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- Hunter Gatherer - What's On Melbourne · search the archive · BSL-run store selling donated pre-loved clothing plus new jewellery and upcycled items from local makers
Published by Brotherhood of St Laurence or its owner
- Brotherhood of St Laurence Modern Slavery Statement 2023 · search the archive · Covers op shops as social enterprises; first statement 2020; supplier risk review starts with top 100 suppliers
- BSL Stores - About us · search the archive · Lists about 21 BSL community stores selling low-cost donated goods with local job pathways
- Brotherhood of St Laurence Modern Slavery Statement (December 2022) · search the archive · BSL runs 23 op shops across Melbourne and Geelong plus an online bookstore; no modern slavery cases reported
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Brotherhood of St Laurence ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/brotherhood-of-st-laurence, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Good means
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