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JYSK

Lacks transparency

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

Homewares, furniture & appliances

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Last researched 30 October 2026 · 7 sources

Danish chain selling budget furniture, bedding, mattresses and garden goods.

There's no proof JYSK pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage, and it doesn't name the factories its amfori BSCI audits cover.

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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 unaudited production 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

  • Checks its own supply chain. JYSK looks for problems in its own supply chain and publishes what it finds. It found unsafe conditions in 2023 and is fixing it, so it doesn't count against the grade. It's listed below under Confirmed issues.

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 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
  • Not met: High-risk raw materials (cotton and timber) 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: Made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain

Stars it would earn as Good

None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars

Accreditations 1

Where it's made

JYSK names some of the countries it makes in: China, India, Malaysia and Ukraine. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
ChinaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
IndiaNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
MalaysiaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
VietnamUsual for the industrySystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
UkraineNo guarantee of rightsNot ratedVery high
PolandUsual for the industryRegular violationsClose to a living wageModerate
IndonesiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate

Evidence

What we found

  • FSC or PEFC certified timber: Forest certification that includes core labour rights for forest workers.
  • Modern slavery statement
  • 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.
  • Traces or certifies most but not all of its timber. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.

Research notes JYSK does not publish a factory list or a breakdown of where its products are made, saying only that they come from many countries, including risk countries; its disclosures name suppliers in China, India (10 factories in Tamil Nadu), Malaysia and Ukraine. Sites in risk countries need a valid amfori BSCI audit before orders start, and it has been an amfori member since 2006. All newly sourced wood products have been FSC certified since 2025, and its cotton is bought through schemes such as Better Cotton. No living wage commitment is published. It has stores in Europe and Canada but none in Australia.

Confirmed issues 1

Only confirmed problems are listed, and old ones drop off after 10 to 15 years. A problem the company has fully put right no longer counts against it, and nor does one it finds and is fixing itself. How problems are counted

Last recordedWhat happenedMade amends?
2023JYSK's 2023 Norwegian Transparency Act statement reported a zero-tolerance case at a supplier factory in Johor, Malaysia, where the fire alarm was not working. Source · archived copyFound and being fixed by the company Not counted against the grade while the company is actively fixing it, because it found and published it itself.YesThe alarm system is now tested daily and a follow-up audit confirmed the problem was fixed.

Sources and actions

Sources 7

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  1. JYSK puts sustainability on the agenda at its first supplier event in Asia · search the archive · 2026 supplier event in Shanghai with Chinese suppliers and sub-suppliers
  2. JYSK reaches goal on responsibly sourced wood · search the archive · All newly sourced wood, cardboard and paper products FSC certified since 1 January 2025; cotton bought through schemes including Better Cotton

Published by JYSK or its owner

  1. JYSK: Socially responsible production · search the archive · Products made in many countries including risk countries; amfori BSCI member since 2006; every site in a risk country needs a valid audit before collaboration
  2. JYSK: Responsible value chain · search the archive · Semi-announced amfori BSCI audits in risk countries; A to E ratings with action plans for D or E; zero-tolerance protocol
  3. JYSK Åpenhetsloven redegjørelse FY23 · archived copy · Names 10 supplier factories in Tamil Nadu, India, a factory in Johor, Malaysia, and factories in Ukraine; zero-tolerance case over a broken fire alarm, fixed and re-audited
  4. JYSK Canada: Forced labour reporting · search the archive · Forced and child labour report under Canadian law; amfori BSCI audits with private worker interviews; no forced or child labour identified
  5. JYSK: Data transparency · search the archive · Sustainability statements in annual reports from FY25; operates in 29 countries; FSC, Better Cotton and amfori references

Company details

Headquarters
Denmark
Last researched
30 October 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is JYSK ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/jysk, last researched 30 October 2026, accessed [date].
Method
Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means

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