EZVIZ
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 30 October 2026 · 8 sources
Chinese maker of home security cameras and video doorbells, owned by Hikvision.
There's no proof EZVIZ 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 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, a hidden, unaudited supply chain in high-risk countries and untraced high-risk mined materials. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- 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.
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 rights92% of its products are made in countries such as China and Malaysia, 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: Hidden supply chain, mostly in countries with poor worker rights
- Red flag: Relies on high-risk mined materials it can't traceShown to explain the grade. It isn't one of the 2 red flags that set it.
- 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
EZVIZ names some of the countries it makes in: China. The rest is shown as where electronics are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 87% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | 5% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| TaiwanUsual for the industry | 3% | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | 2% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| South KoreaUsual for the industry | 2% | No guarantee of rights | Close to a living wage | Low |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | 1% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
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.
- 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 EZVIZ reports production bases in Tonglu (Zhejiang) and Chongqing, China, where it built a smart factory with IPO funds; it bought nearly all materials from Hikvision until 2019. It does not say how much is made in-house, name suppliers or publish supplier audit results, smelter lists or a modern slavery statement. Its parent Hikvision scored zero in KnowTheChain's 2022 forced labour benchmark; Hikvision cameras have also been reported to help track Uyghurs in Xinjiang, a human rights issue outside its supply chain.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| KnowTheChain | Not listed | Not in the 2025 KnowTheChain ICT benchmark; its parent Hikvision scored 0 out of 100 in the 2022 edition, ranking 58th of 60. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 8
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- KnowTheChain 2022 ICT Scorecard: Hikvision · search the archive · Hikvision scored 0/100, ranked 58 of 60; no supplier list, no risk assessment, no remedy for supply chain workers.
- KnowTheChain: Information and communications technology · search the archive · KnowTheChain's 2025 ICT benchmark assessed the 45 largest ICT companies, averaging 20/100.
- 2025 KnowTheChain ICT Benchmark (BHRRC briefing) · search the archive · Lists the 45 companies in the 2025 ICT benchmark; Hikvision is not among them.
- China: Hikvision cameras help track Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in Xinjiang (BHRRC) · search the archive · Reports Hikvision cameras used to track Uyghurs in Xinjiang (surveillance context).
- EZVIZ IPO report (Jiemian) · search the archive · Purchases from Hikvision were 100% of materials in 2018, 99.57% in 2019, 17.34% in 2020; IPO funds for Chongqing smart manufacturing base.
- EZVIZ Takes On Eufy, Reolink And Swann With Major ANZ Retail Push (ChannelNews) · search the archive · EZVIZ sold through JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman in Australia via distributor Directed Electronics.
- Hikvision's Home Security Arm to Spend USD285.6 Million to Build Smart Plant (Yicai Global, 2021) · search the archive · EZVIZ to build a smart factory in Chongqing; Hikvision holds a 60% stake.
Published by EZVIZ or its owner
- Hangzhou EZVIZ Network 2025 ESG Report Summary · search the archive · Report covers EZVIZ's Hangzhou HQ campus, Tonglu base and Chongqing base; no supplier audit or labour data disclosed in the summary.
Company details
- Headquarters
- China
- Last researched
- 30 October 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is EZVIZ ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/ezviz, last researched 30 October 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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