Click Clack
Lacks transparency. Shows little about where or how its products are made.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources
New Zealand maker of airtight food storage containers.
We couldn't find where Click Clack makes most of its airtight food storage containers, a certification covering its range or a list of its suppliers.
Also worth knowing
Most homewares and appliances 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 2 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and unaudited production, probably in high-risk countries. 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 2 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsWhere homewares and appliances are usually made, such as China and India, 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
- Met: High-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNone recorded in a major share of its range
Red flags 2
- 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
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 Click Clack makes most of its products, so this shows where homewares and appliances are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 50% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | 15% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| India | 10% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| Poland | 10% | Regular violations | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| Indonesia | 8% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Malaysia | 7% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- No high-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.
Research notes Click Clack does not currently say where its containers are made. In 2006 it ran its own manufacturing plants in Levin and Christchurch, New Zealand, with about 300 staff, and moved some packaging and brushware contracts to Asian suppliers, including Sri Lanka; it proposed closing the Christchurch plant in 2007. No current production details, supplier list, audit results, modern slavery statement or living wage commitment are published.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Baptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion and Electronics reports do not assess homewares brands such as Click Clack. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Unclear | No Australian modern slavery statement naming Click Clack was found on the register. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | No Business & Human Rights Resource Centre reports on labour abuses at Click Clack or its suppliers were found. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- Click Clack moves to protect workers against Kiwi dollar (Scoop, 2006) · search the archive · Head office in Palmerston North, plants in Levin and Christchurch, about 300 staff; some contracts moved to Asian suppliers incl. Sri Lanka
- Click Clack news (Scoop) · search the archive · Click Clack proposed closing its Christchurch manufacturing plant in 2007
- Virtually unbreakable drinkware and airtight storage containers from Click Clack (Housewares Live, 2012) · search the archive · Click Clack described as a New Zealand-based manufacturer of airtight food storage
- ClickClack Basics storage container (Kitchen Warehouse) · search the archive · Click Clack containers sold by Kitchen Warehouse, an Australian chain with stores and click and collect
Company details
- Headquarters
- New Zealand
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Click Clack ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/click-clack, 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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