Georgini
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
Australian brand selling plated sterling silver jewellery.
We couldn't confirm where Georgini makes most of its sterling silver and cubic zirconia jewellery.
Also worth knowing
Most jewellery and watches are made in countries such as India and China, where pay is usually below a living wage and unions are heavily restricted.
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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, probably 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 rightsWhere jewellery and watches are usually made, such as India and China, 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: Conflict-free: diamonds, gems and gold traced to the mine, lab-grown, recycled or Fairmined (the Kimberley Process alone isn't enough)
Red flags 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain, probably 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
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Where it's made
We couldn't confirm where Georgini makes most of its products, so this shows where jewellery and watches are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 30% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| China | 30% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Thailand | 20% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Italy | 10% | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Switzerland | 10% | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: gold and gemstone mining are linked to child labour, forced labour and mercury poisoning.
- Relies on gold and gemstones from artisanal mines where workers face mercury poisoning, silica dust and deadly 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 Georgini designs its jewellery in-house and says it remains Australian-owned, but it does not say where its jewellery is manufactured, name any factory or supplier, or publish a supplier code of conduct, audit results or a living wage commitment. It says its natural stones are ethically sourced but gives no certification, origin or recycled-metal share to back this, and it is not a member of the Responsible Jewellery Council.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not covered | No modern slavery statement from Georgini or West End Collection was identified; the business appears to be below the reporting threshold. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | No labour abuse allegations involving Georgini or its suppliers were identified. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- West End Collection acquires Georgini (Jeweller Magazine, 2019) · search the archive · West End Collection bought Georgini in 2019; founder Gina Schaefer stays on in design from Hong Kong; 335 Australian stockists
- Georgini Jewellery celebrates 20 years at Australian Fashion Week (Jewellery World, 2024) · search the archive · Australian jewellery brand showing its 20th-anniversary collection at Australian Fashion Week in 2024; manufacturing location not stated
Published by Georgini or its owner
- Georgini - About Us · search the archive · Launched 2004; Australian-owned; in-house design; plated sterling silver; natural stones said to be ethically sourced; no factories named
- Georgini - Find A Store · search the archive · Store locator listing Australian stockists
- Georgini - Frequently Asked Questions · search the archive · No information on where jewellery is made, ethical sourcing, recycled metals or conflict-free stones
Company details
- Owned by
- West End Collection
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Georgini ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/georgini, 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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