Great Jones

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

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources

New York brand of enamelled cast-iron Dutch ovens and pans.

Great Jones can't show that the workers who make its products in India and Vietnam earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.

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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.

How grades are decided

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 rightsSome of its products are made in 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 (timber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeOnly in a few products: timber

Red flags 2

Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Red flag: Hidden supply chain, partly 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

Great Jones says which countries it makes its products in, but doesn't name the factories.

Where it's made, and conditions there
Country	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
China	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
India	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	High
Taiwan	Strong protections	Close to a living wage	Low
United States	Systematic violations	Below a living wage	Low
Vietnam	Systematic violations	Well 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 doesn't show where its timber comes from. The "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.

Research notes Great Jones says its products are made in China, Vietnam, Taiwan, India and the US, and that its founders vetted the factories, but it names none and gives no shares, audit results or wage information. Since the 2023 sale to Meyer it has published nothing on supply chain labour. No split between the five named countries is given. A few utensils use wood, with no sourcing information.

What independent sources say

Source	Result	Details
Australian Modern Slavery Register	Not listed	No Meyer cookware entity appears on the Australian Modern Slavery Register. View
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report	Not covered	Baptist World Aid does not rate cookware makers. View

Sources and actions

Sources 5

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Modern Slavery Register search: meyer · search the archive · No Meyer cookware statement on the Australian register
Great Jones acquired by Meyer Corporation (Retail Dive, 2023) · search the archive · Meyer Corporation bought Great Jones in June 2023; brand kept its New York team and CEO
Great Jones (Meyer International) · search the archive · Great Jones listed as a Meyer brand; products use iron, steel, ceramic and wood
Great Jones collection (Eight Ounce Coffee) · search the archive · Canadian stockist says it cannot ship Great Jones outside Canada

Published by Great Jones or its owner

Help and FAQs (Great Jones) · search the archive · Products made in China, Vietnam, Taiwan, India and the US; ships only within the US, no international shipping

Company details

Owned by: Meyer Manufacturing Company Limited (Hong Kong); US affiliate Meyer Corporation, Vallejo, California
Headquarters: United States
Last researched: 3 November 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is Great Jones ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/great-jones, 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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