Hosikozi Clothing Company
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources
Family-owned Brisbane school uniform maker and retailer.
We couldn't confirm where it makes the rest, and most clothes and shoes are made in countries such as China and Bangladesh, where the legal minimum is below a living wage.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 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 1 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 Bangladesh, 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
- Not met: High-risk raw materials (cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton
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
Hosikozi Clothing Company names some of the countries it makes in: Australia. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| BangladeshUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far 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 |
| CambodiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| PakistanUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Doesn't show where its cotton comes from. Cotton is linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and Turkmenistan, and child labour in several growing regions, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
Research notes Hosikozi says it both manufactures and imports its uniforms. Some product lines are made in Australia and accredited by Ethical Clothing Australia, which checks that workers are paid award wages, but the accredited lines are not named and the company does not say which items are imported or from which countries, so production locations are left blank. It publishes no supplier list, sourcing policy or fibre details; cotton use is assumed, as for most uniforms. No labour abuses linked to its suppliers have been reported.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Ethical Clothing Australia | Certified | Listed by Ethical Clothing Australia for specific product lines made in Australia only; the lines covered are not named. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not listed | Not rated in the Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Not listed | No supply chain labour allegations against Hosikozi appear in NGO or news reporting. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- Ethical Clothing Australia: Hosikozi Clothing Company · search the archive · ECA listing covers specific product lines made in Australia; family-run firm handles design, fabric sourcing and manufacturing.
- East Brisbane State School: Uniform shop · search the archive · School uniforms supplied by Hosikozi from its Riding Road, Balmoral store and website.
Published by Hosikozi Clothing Company or its owner
- Hosikozi Clothing Company: Home · search the archive · Says it manufactures and imports school uniforms; no countries of manufacture, fibres or sourcing policy given.
- Hosikozi Clothing Company: About Us · search the archive · Second-generation family-owned business formerly trading as Balmoral Drapery.
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Hosikozi Clothing Company ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/hosikozi, 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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