Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources
Italian-founded sportswear and sneaker brand.
FILA's supply chain was linked to forced labour in 2019, and it's rated as part of a company that scored 16/100 in the 2024 Ethical Fashion Report.
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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, forced or child labour and a failing or very low rating (Ethical Fashion Report 16/100 in 2024, for the company it's rated with). Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- It isn't Harm on record: the most serious problem on its record (forced labour link, last recorded in 2019) is more than 5 years old.
- 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 rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in China, Vietnam and Bangladesh.
- Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Not 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: High-risk raw materials (cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton
Red flags 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Forced, slave or child labour found in or linked to its supply chain
- Red flag: Failing or very low score on an independent rating: Ethical Fashion Report 16/100 (2024, 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
These are its parent group's countries across all its brands; FILA doesn't say where its own products are made. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| BangladeshUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| CambodiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| PakistanUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Independent social audits of all its main factories
- Doesn't show where its cotton comes from. Cotton is linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and Turkmenistan, and child labour in several growing regions, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
Research notes Misto Holdings owns no factories; FILA products are made by outside suppliers, mostly in Vietnam and China, but no factory list or country breakdown is published. The group's 2025 sustainability report (June 2026) says all 437 registered suppliers, including licensees' factories, were audited, with 5 dropped for zero-tolerance breaches such as forced or child labour. It has no published living wage commitment; Misto was not in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report and scored 16/100 in 2024.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Problem found | Not in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report; owner Misto Holdings scored 16 out of 100 in the 2024 Ethical Fashion Report, well below the 31.3 average. View |
| Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution) | Listed | Scored 15% in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index, below the 26% average. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Listed | Named among 83 brands linked to Uyghur labour transfers in 2020; FILA did not respond to the request for comment. 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? |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Link through a supplierASPI's 2020 'Uyghurs for Sale' report found that Haoyuanpeng Clothing, which lists FILA as a partner, took in Uyghur workers transferred under a government labour scheme in 2018 and ran a guarded factory in Xinjiang (ASPI, 2020). Source · search the archive | Not knownFILA did not respond when the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited it to comment on the report. |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Uyghurs for Sale (ASPI) · search the archive · Haoyuanpeng, listing FILA as partner, took in transferred Uyghur workers in 2018
- 83 major brands implicated in report on forced labour (BHRRC) · search the archive · FILA invited to respond to ASPI findings and did not
- Misto Holdings - Good Shopping Guide (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · Ethical Fashion Report 2024 score 16/100; no 2026 score shown (page updated Aug 2026); FTI 2023 15%
- Ethical.org.au: Fila USA · search the archive · 2011 ITGLWF report found brands made in factories in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Philippines; Uyghur forced labour concerns in China supply chain
- Misto Holdings 2025 sustainability report (SGI Europe) · search the archive · Report of June 2026: no owned factories; 437 suppliers audited; 5 terminated; production mainly Vietnam and China
Published by FILA or its owner
- FILA Corporate Statement on Forced Labor · search the archive · Code of conduct and third-party due diligence; no supplier list or countries named
Company details
- Headquarters
- South Korea
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is FILA ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/fila, 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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