gorjana
Lacks transparency. Shows little about where or how its products are made.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources
Family-owned Californian brand selling gold-plated jewellery.
We couldn't find where gorjana makes most of its everyday gold and silver jewellery, a certification covering its range or a list of its suppliers.
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, unaudited production, 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: Probably made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
- 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
We couldn't confirm where gorjana 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 gorjana says its pieces are designed in-house in Laguna Beach but does not say where they are made, name its manufacturers or publish a supplier list. Retailer listings label several gold- and silver-plated brass pieces as imported from China. It publishes no modern slavery or supply chain statement, factory audit details, living wage commitment, or information on where its gold, silver and gemstones come from; its published commitments focus on charity donations.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | No Ethical Fashion Report score found for gorjana; the latest edition is 2026 and ethical.org.au lists clothing, footwear and accessories categories with no jewellery category. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- gorjana Bali Necklace (Shopbop) · search the archive · Retailer listing: silver-plated brass necklace, 'Imported, China'.
- gorjana Paseo Small Hoops (Shopbop) · search the archive · Retailer listing: gold-plated brass earrings, 'Imported, China'.
Published by gorjana or its owner
- About gorjana · search the archive · Family business founded by Jason and Gorjana Reidel in Laguna Beach; legal entity Gorjana & Griffin, Inc.; no information on where jewellery is made.
- gorjana FAQ · search the archive · Ships outside the US via Priority International and Express International; materials include solid gold, sterling silver and gold-plated brass.
Company details
- Headquarters
- United States
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is gorjana ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/gorjana, 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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