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Lacks transparency

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

Homewares, furniture & appliances

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources

VeSync brand of air fryers and small kitchen appliances.

There's no proof COSORI 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: Hidden supply chain, mostly in countries with poor worker rights

Stars it would earn as Good

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Where it's made

COSORI names some of the countries it makes in: China. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
ChinaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
VietnamUsual for the industrySystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
IndiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
PolandUsual for the industryRegular violationsClose to a living wageModerate
IndonesiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
MalaysiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate

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 COSORI air fryers are designed by VeSync and made mainly by subcontractors in China; VeSync's five largest suppliers made up 87% of its purchases in 2021, and it also runs a factory in Dongguan. VeSync names no suppliers and publishes no social audit results, modern slavery statement or living wage commitment, and it does not say what share, if any, is made outside China.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredNot assessed in Baptist World Aid's reports; the Electronics Industry Report ended in 2016 and did not cover kitchen appliance brands. View

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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  1. Air fryer brand sold by Woolworths recalled because of fire risk (ChannelNews, 2023) · search the archive · Cosori air fryers sold in Australia by Woolworths, Costco, Catch and Amazon
  2. VeSync Co., Ltd Annual Report 2021 (HKEX) · search the archive · Pays subcontractors and suppliers in the PRC; five largest suppliers 87.2% of purchases; supply chain system in China
  3. VeSync voluntary product recall announcement (HKEX, Feb 2023) · search the archive · Recalled Cosori air fryers were designed and manufactured by a subcontractor of the group
  4. VeSync 2024 Annual Report (SustainabilityReports.com) · search the archive · 2024 ESG scope covers offices and the Dongguan factory; 1,408 employees
  5. VeSync goes private to play the long game in smart home tech (KrASIA, 2025) · search the archive · VeSync, headquartered in Shenzhen and owner of Cosori, delisted from Hong Kong in May 2025
  6. Cosori: Welche Firma steckt hinter der Marke? (GIGA, March 2026) · search the archive · Cosori belongs to VeSync, headquartered in Shenzhen; most Cosori appliances are made there and at other plants in China

Company details

Headquarters
China
Employees
About 1,408
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is COSORI ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/cosori, 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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