Hardy Brothers
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Based on what Hardy Brothers publishes, with few independent checks. It doesn't say where its products are made, so we use where its industry usually makes them. Researched with AI assistance against published rules. Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources · How we check
Sydney luxury jeweller selling fine jewellery and Swiss watches.
We couldn't confirm where Hardy Brothers makes most of its luxury jewellery and watches.
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
Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements, with 3 red flags.Open why it has this gradeClose why it has this grade
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 3 red flags, 2 of which set the grade: no evidence of a living wage and a hidden, unaudited supply chain, probably 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 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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Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Hardy Brothers's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
Rings, Engagement & wedding rings, Necklaces & pendants, Earrings, Bracelets, Watches: Lacks transparency, the same as Hardy Brothers overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
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Where it's made
Where its industry usually makes its goods: India 30%, China 30%, Thailand 20% and 2 more countries.Open where it's madeClose where it's made
We couldn't confirm where Hardy Brothers 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
2 things we found and what 2 independent sources say.Open the evidenceClose the 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 Some Hardy Brothers pieces, such as its Paeonia engagement rings, are handcrafted in the group's Brisbane workshop, but it does not say what share of its jewellery is made there or name its other suppliers, so no production shares are shown. It asks supply-chain partners to follow ILO labour standards and relies on the Kimberley Process for diamonds, but gives no origins for its gold or stones beyond Argyle pink diamonds, no audits and no Responsible Jewellery Council certification. Its watches are made by Swiss brands.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | No statement found | No modern slavery statement for Hardy Brothers or Wallace Bishop is on the Australian register. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Not listed | No labour abuse allegations involving Hardy Brothers or its suppliers were identified. View |
Sources and actions
6 sources, company details, and how to send evidence or a right of reply.Open the sources and company detailsClose the sources and company details
Sources 6
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- Australian Modern Slavery Register - search 'Hardy Brothers' · search the archive · No modern slavery statements found for Hardy Brothers.
- The Lane - Hardy Brothers · search the archive · Paeonia rings handcrafted in its Brisbane workshop; Argyle Pink Diamond atelier; diamonds via global supply partners.
Published by Hardy Brothers or its owner
- Hardy Brothers - Corporate responsibility · search the archive · Asks partners to follow ILO-based labour standards; supports the Kimberley Process; no RJC, origins, suppliers or audits.
- Hardy Brothers - Service and repairs · search the archive · Describes its workshop as the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere; jewellers and watchmakers in-house.
- Hardy Brothers - About · search the archive · Sells Swiss watch brands such as Breitling and Oris; no production locations or material origins given.
- Hardy Brothers - Legacy · search the archive · Founded in Australia in 1853; acquired in 1997 by fourth-generation family-owned jeweller Wallace Bishop; boutiques in five cities.
Company details
- Owned by
- Wallace Bishop
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Hardy Brothers ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/hardy-brothers, 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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