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Elgato

Lacks transparency

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

Electronics

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Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources

Munich brand selling streaming gear such as Stream Deck and webcams.

Until Elgato traces its cobalt, gold and tin to the mine, it can't show that the miners who dig them are safe or fairly paid.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

  • Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
  • Holds the grade back: It relies on high-risk mined materials it can't trace. That alone means a poor grade until it takes steps to trace them.
  • 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 rightsSome of its products are made in China, 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: Traces its cobalt, gold and other conflict minerals to the mine

Red flags 3

  • Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
  • Red flag: Made partly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
  • Red flag: Relies on high-risk mined materials it can't trace
  • Red flag: Fails its category's raw-material check (means Lacks transparency)

Stars it would earn as Good

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

Where it's made

These are Corsair Gaming's countries across all its brands; Elgato doesn't say where its own products are made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
TaiwanStrong protectionsClose to a living wageLow
ChinaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
VietnamSystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate

Evidence

What we found

  • Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: cobalt, tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold mining carry child and forced labour risk (DR Congo, Indonesia), and assembly overtime is widespread.
  • Modern slavery statement
  • Relies on metals such as cobalt, gold and tin from artisanal mines where miners, including children, face toxic dust, mercury exposure and deadly tunnel collapses. It hasn't shown any steps to trace these materials to the mine, so it's graded Lacks transparency until it does.

Research notes Elgato products fall under Corsair's Gamer and Creator Peripherals segment, which Corsair says is made by third-party factories in Asia, relying on Taiwan, China and Vietnam; no Elgato factories or country shares are disclosed. Corsair's modern slavery statement covers Elgato and requires direct suppliers to follow the RBA Code, but Corsair is not an RBA member, publishes no supplier list or audit results and has no living wage commitment.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
UK Modern Slavery Statement RegistryListedParent Corsair Gaming publishes a modern slavery statement under the UK and Australian Acts (FY2024), reporting no cases found. View

Sources and actions

Sources 5

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  1. Corsair Gaming Form 10-K FY2025 (SEC) · search the archive · Elgato gear is in the Creator Peripherals segment; such products are made by third parties in Asia, mainly Taiwan, China, Vietnam.
  2. Corsair to acquire Elgato Gaming (Corsair, 2018) · search the archive · Corsair agreed to buy Munich-based Elgato Gaming in June 2018; it continues as a separate brand.
  3. Corsair supply chain disclosure · search the archive · Statement covers wholly owned brands including Elgato; direct suppliers must follow the RBA Code; no supplier list.
  4. Elgato Wave:3 and Stream Deck MK.2 (iTWire) · search the archive · Elgato products sold in Australia at JB Hi-Fi and Amazon.

Published by Elgato or its owner

  1. Corsair Modern Slavery Statement (FY2024) · search the archive · Group UK and Australian MSA statement; direct suppliers must follow RBA Code; no cases reported.

Company details

Headquarters
Germany
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Elgato ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/elgato, 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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