Jac+Jack

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

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources

Sydney womenswear label known for cashmere and merino knitwear.

Jac+Jack can't show that the workers who make its products in India 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 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.

How grades are decided

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 India and Hong Kong, 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, silk and cashmere) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton and cashmere

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

Jac+Jack names some of the countries it makes in: Australia, Hong Kong and India. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
Country	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
India	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	High
Australia	Strong protections	About a living wage	Low
Hong Kong	No guarantee of rights	Below 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
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.
Doesn't show where its cashmere comes from. Cashmere is linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
Uses silk in only a few products and doesn't show where it comes from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.

Research notes Jac+Jack's founders said in a 2014 interview that its finished garments are made by small manufacturers in India, Hong Kong and Australia that it had used since it began, with each job going to the maker best suited to the material; no production shares are disclosed. It names no factories, publishes no supplier list, audit results, modern slavery statement or living wage commitment. A Sustainability Tracker profile (unverified) says it is preparing a responsible design roadmap with a consultancy and works with artisan communities.

What independent sources say

Source	Result	Details
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report	Not listed	Not rated in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (latest edition). View
Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution)	Not covered	Not in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index, which covers only brands with turnover above US$400 million. View
Australian Modern Slavery Register	Not covered	No modern slavery statement found; Australian law requires one only from entities with revenue above A$100 million. View

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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Ethical Fashion Guide (Baptist World Aid, 2026 edition) · search the archive · 11th edition (2026); Jac+Jack not among the rated brands
Jac+ Jack: A Decade of Saying Something (Broadsheet, 2014) · search the archive · Founders Jacqueline Hunt and Lisa Dempsey; garments made by small manufacturers in India, Hong Kong and Australia; merino and cashmere knitwear
Jac + Jack, 126 Oxford Street (Broadsheet) · search the archive · Own Sydney store; makers in India, Hong Kong and Australia; materials cashmere, silk, linen, cotton and merino
Jac + Jack (Strand Arcade) · search the archive · Jac+Jack store in Sydney's Strand Arcade
Jac + Jack (Emporium Melbourne) · search the archive · Jac+Jack store at Emporium Melbourne
Jac + Jack (Sustainability Tracker) · search the archive · Unverified profile: no certifications, no named suppliers; responsible design roadmap in progress with Sonzai Studios

Company details

Headquarters: Australia
Last researched: 3 November 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is Jac+Jack ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/jac-jack, 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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