Gasmate
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources
Australian brand of gas camping stoves and portable barbecues.
There's no proof Gasmate 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 has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and a hidden, unaudited supply chain in high-risk countries. 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 2 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsMost 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 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 (such as timber and cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNone recorded in a major share of its range
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain, mostly in countries with poor worker rights
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From product labels; Gasmate doesn't say where its products are made. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| PolandUsual for the industry | Regular violations | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- No high-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.
Research notes Gasmate products are made by contract suppliers, and a 2023 product safety recall gives China as the country of manufacture for a Gasmate hose; Sitro Group names no factories and gives no production shares. No modern slavery statement, supplier code, audit programme or living wage commitment was found for Sitro Group or Gasmate.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Unclear | No modern slavery statement from Sitro Group was found on the Australian register; it may be below the reporting threshold. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Sitro Group has no workers' rights assessment on Baptist World Aid's ethical.org.au page, which rates only its packaging. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- Sitro Group (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · Family-owned, Mt Waverley VIC; brands Gasmate and Excelair; no labour assessment
- Gasmate Hose recall (Product Safety Australia, 2023) · search the archive · Gasmate hose supplied by Sitro Group, sold at Bunnings, country of manufacture China
- Gasmate recall advertisement (Product Safety Australia, November 2023) · search the archive · Supplier named as Sitro Group Australia Pty Ltd; sold at Bunnings
- Gasmate brand page (Heating and Outdoors) · search the archive · Australian brand of camping gas equipment, barbecues and outdoor heating
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Gasmate ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/gasmate, 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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