Flying Tiger Copenhagen

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

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources

Danish variety chain selling low-priced homewares and gifts.

There's no proof Flying Tiger Copenhagen 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: the most serious problem on its record (child labour, last recorded in 2022) has been put right.
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

Checks its own supply chain. Flying Tiger Copenhagen looks for problems in its own supply chain and publishes what it finds. It found child labour in 2022 and is fixing it, so it doesn't count against the grade. It's listed below under Confirmed issues.

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 rights97% 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 it isn't fixingIts own checks found child labour, which it is fixing. That's listed below and doesn't count against the grade.
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 (timber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeTraced or certified in the few products that use it: timber

Red flags 2

Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Red flag: Made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain

Stars it would earn as Good:
Star	Awarded for
	Finds and fixes problems, or invests in communities

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Where it's made

Flying Tiger Copenhagen 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, share by country, and conditions there
Country	Share	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
China	93%	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
VietnamUsual for the industry	2%	Systematic violations	Well below a living wage	Moderate
IndiaUsual for the industry	2%	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	High
PolandUsual for the industry	1%	Regular violations	Close to a living wage	Moderate
IndonesiaUsual for the industry	1%	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	Moderate
MalaysiaUsual for the industry	1%	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate

Evidence

What we found

Uses timber in only a few products, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good. It traces or certifies all of its timber.
Modern slavery statement
Reports child labour cases found and fixed
Traces all of its timber to the country of origin or beyond, or buys all of it certified

Research notes Flying Tiger's products are made by outside suppliers, mostly trading companies sourcing from factories they don't own. In 2022, 85% of purchasing by spend was in China, 13% in Europe and 2% elsewhere; it names no factories or European countries, and its 2025 report says sourcing is primarily from China. It audits its Chinese factories (217 audits in 2022, 279 in 2023), mostly finding health and safety and overtime problems, and remediated two child labour cases in 2022. All its wood and paper products were FSC certified in 2025. It has no living wage commitment.

What independent sources say

Source	Result	Details
UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry	Listed	Zebra A/S published a UK Modern Slavery Act statement in 2018 reporting about 400 suppliers in 2017, 77% based in China, and 344 audits that found three forced labour non-compliances, all remediated. View
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report	Not covered	Baptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion and Electronics reports do not assess variety homewares retailers like Flying Tiger. 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?
2022	Flying Tiger's own audits found two cases of child labour at supplier factories in 2022, which it disclosed in its annual report (Zebra A/S, 2022). Source · search the archiveFound and being fixed by the company Not counted against the grade while the company is actively fixing it, because it found and published it itself.	YesRemediated with the Centre for Child Rights and Business, including vocational school places and monthly living stipends for the children (Zebra annual report 2022).

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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Zebra A/S modern slavery statement 2018 (BHRRC registry copy) · search the archive · About 400 suppliers in 2017, 77% in China; 344 audits; three forced labour non-compliances remediated
Modella Capital buys Flying Tiger Copenhagen (FashionNetwork, May 2026) · search the archive · Modella Capital became majority owner in May 2026; almost 1,000 stores in 40+ markets
Zebra A/S Annual Report 2022 (UN Global Compact) · search the archive · Spend 85% China, 13% Europe; 217 audits in China; two child labour cases remediated; 93% FSC wood and paper; over 7,000 staff
Flying Tiger Copenhagen - Stockland Wetherill Park · search the archive · Flying Tiger store listed with opening hours at Stockland Wetherill Park, NSW
Flying Tiger Copenhagen to open in Shellharbour (Illawarra Mercury, 2024) · search the archive · First two Australian stores opened December 2024 with the Bernardi Group

Published by Flying Tiger Copenhagen or its owner

Flying Tiger Copenhagen Annual Report 2025 · search the archive · All wood and paper products and store fixtures FSC certified in 2025; sourcing primarily from China; Modella Capital majority owner 2026

Company details

Owned by: Modella Capital (via Zebra Topco Limited; acquired from Danske Bank and Nordea in 2026)
Headquarters: Denmark
Employees: About 7,000
Last researched: 3 November 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is Flying Tiger Copenhagen ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/flying-tiger-copenhagen, 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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