Clothing The Gaps

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

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources

Aboriginal-led Melbourne social enterprise selling T-shirts and jumpers.

We couldn't confirm where it makes the rest, and most clothes and shoes are made in countries such as China and Bangladesh, where the legal minimum is below a living wage.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

Not met: Meets 1 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 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 Bangladesh, 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: High-risk raw materials (cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton

Red flags 2

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

Stars it would earn as Good

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

Accreditations 2

Where it's made

Clothing The Gaps names some of the countries it makes in: Australia. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
Country	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
Australia	Strong protections	About a living wage	Low
ChinaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
BangladeshUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Far below a living wage	Moderate
VietnamUsual for the industry	Systematic violations	Well below a living wage	Moderate
IndiaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	High
CambodiaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Far below a living wage	Moderate
TürkiyeUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Very high
IndonesiaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	Moderate
PakistanUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Far below a living wage	High

Evidence

What we found

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 Clothing The Gaps is an Aboriginal-led social enterprise and a Certified B Corp. Its Locally Made range (some T-shirts, socks, beanies and track pants) is made in Australia and accredited by Ethical Clothing Australia, which checks that workers get award wages; ECA covers only these lines, so it is not counted as a whole-brand certification. The rest of the range is made by offshore partners in countries it does not name, so no production split is shown. It does not publish a supplier list, audit results or a living wage commitment, and its cotton is not traced or certified.

What independent sources say

Source	Result	Details
Ethical Clothing Australia	Certified	Accredited brand, but only the Locally Made collection is made in Australia and covered by the accreditation. View
B Corp directory	Certified	Certified B Corp since February 2022, current score 115.6. View
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report	Not listed	Not graded in the Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report. View
Australian Modern Slavery Register	Not listed	Below the A$100 million revenue threshold for modern slavery reporting; no statement found. View
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre	Not listed	No supply chain labour allegations against Clothing The Gaps are recorded. View

Sources and actions

Sources 7

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Ethical Clothing Australia: Clothing The Gaps · search the archive · Accredited for specific product lines made in Australia only; no manufacturers named.
B Lab: Clothing The Gaps Pty Ltd · search the archive · Certified B Corp since February 2022; current score 115.6.
Inside Retail: Clothing The Gaps founder interview (2023) · search the archive · Employs 37 people, over 90% Indigenous.
ACMI Shop: Clothing The Gaps Always Was, Always Will Be Tee · search the archive · T-shirt made of 100% cotton.

Published by Clothing The Gaps or its owner

Clothing The Gaps: FAQs · search the archive · Works with offshore partners as well as local makers; origin labelled on each product; ECA-accredited items are in the Locally Made collection.
Clothing The Gaps: Ethical Clothing Australia accreditation · search the archive · Accreditation covers certain T-shirt, sock, beanie and track pant ranges made on Wurundjeri Country.
Clothing The Gaps product catalogue · search the archive · Garments described as 100% cotton or cotton; no organic or certified cotton named.

Company details

Headquarters: Australia
Employees: About 37
Last researched: 3 November 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is Clothing The Gaps ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/clothing-the-gaps, 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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