Dior
Harm on record. Has recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources
Paris luxury house selling ready-to-wear, handbags and leather goods.
In 2024, subcontractors making Dior's bags had workers sleeping on site and working day and night for below-minimum pay.
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Dior has only partly put this right.
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Why it's graded Harm on record
- Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, clear breaches of labour conditions and a failing or very low rating (Ethical Fashion Report 21/100 in 2026, for the company it's rated with). Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- Holds the grade back: It's Harm on record because of a serious confirmed problem from the last 5 years that it has only partly put right: labour rights breach, last recorded in 2024.
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 rightsA confirmed problem counts against it: labour rights breach, last recorded in 2024
- 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 (cotton, leather, natural rubber and silk) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeTraced or certified: cotton and leather. Only in a few products: natural rubber and silk
Red flags 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wageShown to explain the grade. It isn't one of the 2 red flags that set it.
- Red flag: Clear breaches of labour conditions
- Red flag: Failing or very low score on an independent rating: Ethical Fashion Report 21/100 (2026, the company it's rated with)
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
Dior says which countries it makes its products in, but doesn't name the factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| France | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
| Switzerland | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Passes the raw-material check for clothes and shoes: traces or certifies its cotton and leather.
- Modern slavery statement
- Being made in Italy doesn't count towards a living wage or audit here: Italian fashion and leather goods, where Milan prosecutors have found luxury brands' subcontractors exploiting migrant workers. It would need to publish its suppliers or have them independently audited. Source
- Uses natural rubber and silk in only a few products. It doesn't show where its natural rubber comes from and traces or certifies most of its silk. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of them traced, certified or upcycled.
- Traces or certifies most but not all of its cotton. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
- Traces or certifies most but not all of its leather. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Dior says its finished goods are made mainly in Italy, France and Switzerland, but it publishes no supplier list or production shares. In 2024 subcontractors making its leather goods in Italy were found exploiting workers, leading to court administration of its Italian manufacturing unit. Dior cites a fair wage policy, but there is no independent proof of living wages and it reports no audit results. Parent LVMH scored 21/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report, below the 31.5 average.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Problem found | Parent LVMH scored 21 out of 100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (average 31.5). View |
| Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (World Benchmarking Alliance) | Listed | Parent LVMH scored 46.1 out of 100 in the 2026 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (average 53.7). View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Christian Dior Australia's 2025 modern slavery statement says finished goods are made mainly in Italy, France and Switzerland; it reports no audit numbers or results. View |
| Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution) | Listed | LVMH brands other than Fendi, including Dior, scored 29% or lower in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index, against a 26% average. View |
| News reporting and NGO investigations | Problem found | A Milan court placed Manufactures Dior under court administration in June 2024 over worker exploitation at subcontractors, and lifted it early in February 2025. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Problem found | Records Italy's competition authority closing its Dior probe in 2025 with a 2 million euro pledge against labour exploitation. View |
Confirmed issues 1
Only confirmed problems are listed, and old ones drop off after 10 to 15 years. A problem the company has fully put right no longer counts against it, and nor does one it finds and is fixing itself. How problems are counted
| Last recorded | What happened | Made amends? |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | In 2024 a Milan court placed Dior's Italian leather goods unit, Manufactures Dior, under court administration after Chinese-run subcontractors making its bags had workers sleeping on site, working day and night for below-minimum pay, some undeclared (FashionUnited, 2024). Source · archived copy | PartlyDior reorganised supplier vetting; court oversight ended early in 2025. It pledged 2 million euros over five years for exploitation victims; no pay to affected workers reported. |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- LVMH - Shop Ethical! (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · Ethical Fashion Report 2026: 21/100 (avg 31.5); CHRB 2026 46.1; FTI 2023 29% or lower for brands other than Fendi
- Dior subsidiary placed under court administration due to exploitation allegations (FashionUnited, 2024) · archived copy · Milan court put Manufactures Dior under administration; 32 workers at four suppliers, some undocumented; day-night production
- Milan court lifts Dior Italian unit judicial administration (FashionUnited, 2025) · search the archive · Court lifted administration early, citing reorganised supplier selection procedures
- AGCM closes Dior investigation with commitments (2025) · search the archive · No infringement found; 2 million euros over five years for exploitation victims; stronger supplier vetting and training
Published by Dior or its owner
- Christian Dior Australia Modern Slavery Statement 2025 · search the archive · FY2025 statement: finished goods made primarily in Italy, France and Switzerland; fair wage policy; no audit results; Italian case ended Feb 2025
- Dior - Environment · search the archive · Leather: 97% from LWG-certified tanneries; cotton: 76% organic or recycled; silk: 59% organic (2024)
- B27 Low-Top Sneaker (Dior Australia) · search the archive · Rubber: minor use in sneaker outsoles; leather uppers; made in Italy
Company details
- Headquarters
- France
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Dior ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/dior, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Harm on record means
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