Casio
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources
Tokyo electronics company selling G-Shock watches and calculators.
Until Casio traces its cobalt, gold and tin 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 China and Thailand, 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: 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: 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
Where it's made
Casio names some of the countries it makes in: Japan, Thailand and China. The rest is shown as where electronics are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Japan | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Thailand | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| TaiwanUsual for the industry | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| South KoreaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Close to a living wage | Low |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | 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 Casio makes most of its products outside Japan, in its own factories and at contract manufacturers; its main factories are in Yamagata, Japan, and in Thailand and China, but it gives no shares by country. Suppliers fill in a CSR questionnaire (174 in China and 57 in Thailand in fiscal 2025), and Casio says it inspected major suppliers in China and Thailand in the year to March 2026 without giving numbers or results. It publishes no supplier list, independent audit results or living wage commitment.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | Casio Electronics Co. Ltd (UK) published a Modern Slavery Statement for the year to March 2026, reporting no serious human rights violations at its seven production companies or suppliers, based on its own checks. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- What I Learned Touring Casio's Ultra Modern Factory (Worn & Wound) · search the archive · Yamagata, Japan factory makes high-end G-Shocks and calculators; other major factories in Thailand and China.
Published by Casio or its owner
- Casio Modern Slavery Statement (updated 2026) · search the archive · Year to March 2026: seven production companies checked; on-site inspections of major suppliers in China and Thailand; no serious violations found.
- Casio - Supply Chain Management · search the archive · Most products made outside Japan in own plants and by contractors; fiscal 2025 questionnaire: 142 Japan, 174 China, 57 Thailand suppliers.
- Casio Thailand's New Watch Factory Commences Shipments (Casio, 2012) · search the archive · Casio watch factory in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, capacity 700,000 watches a month.
Company details
- Headquarters
- Japan
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Casio ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/casio, 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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