CorningWare

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

Last researched 2 November 2026 · 5 sources

US bakeware brand known for French White stoneware dishes.

There's no proof CorningWare pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

Not met: Meets 2 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 2 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 India, 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
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: 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

From press and retailer reports; CorningWare doesn't say where its products are made. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
Country	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
China	No guarantee of rights	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
PolandUsual for the industry	Regular violations	Close to a living wage	Moderate
IndonesiaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	Moderate
MalaysiaUsual for the industry	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.
Modern slavery statement

Research notes Most CorningWare sold today is stoneware made by suppliers in China, which replaced the original US-made glass-ceramic range in the early 2000s; no factories, supplier list, production shares or audit results are published. Corelle Brands, now run with Anchor Hocking, filed a 2026 report under Canada's forced and child labour law and has a supplier code of conduct allowing announced or unannounced audits, but publishes no Australian modern slavery statement or living wage commitment. No labour abuses tied to CorningWare products have been reported.

Sources and actions

Sources 5

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Global Kitchen Brands - Shop Ethical! (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · Australian subsidiary of Corelle Brands LLC selling CorningWare, Corelle, Pyrex and Instant Pot; no labour rating
CorningWare Etch White Square Baker (Kitchen Warehouse) · search the archive · CorningWare enamelled stoneware sold by Australian retailer Kitchen Warehouse (physical stores)
Anchor Hocking Canada and Corelle Brands LLC: Canada forced labour report (May 2026) · search the archive · Joint Canadian forced and child labour report for Anchor Hocking Canada and Corelle Brands LLC; plants in Corning NY, Lancaster OH, Byhalia MS

Published by CorningWare or its owner

Corelle Brands supply chain disclosure · search the archive · Supplier code of conduct; zero tolerance for child and forced labour; periodic announced or unannounced audits
Corelle: CorningWare French Colors 10-piece oval bakeware set · search the archive · Brand reply in product Q&A: the CorningWare bakeware set is made in China

Company details

Owned by: Corelle Brands (Anchor Hocking), sold in Australia by Global Kitchen Brands (Australia) Pty Ltd
Headquarters: United States
Last researched: 2 November 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is CorningWare ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/corningware, 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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