Kalyan Jewellers
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 30 October 2026 · 2 sources
Indian jewellery chain selling gold, diamond and bridal jewellery.
Kalyan Jewellers 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 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, a hidden, unaudited supply chain in high-risk countries and untraced high-risk mined materials. 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 India, China and Thailand, 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: 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, 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
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
Kalyan Jewellers names some of the countries it makes in: India. The rest is shown as where jewellery and watches are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| ThailandUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| ItalyUsual for the industry | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| SwitzerlandUsual for the industry | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
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 Kalyan owns no manufacturing plants: its jewellery is made on a job-work basis by local artisans (karigars) working as contract manufacturers, bought through 15 procurement centres in India's jewellery-making regions, and it plans a Kerala park to house its main South Indian vendors. It also has procurement companies in the UAE and Oman. It reports no sustainable sourcing procedures, reports no assessments for child or forced labour, and does not name its gold refiners or diamond sources. It reported no child labour, forced labour or wage complaints in 2024-25.
Sources and actions
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Published by Kalyan Jewellers or its owner
- Kalyan Jewellers Business Responsibility & Sustainability Report FY 2024-25 · search the archive · No manufacturing plants; manufacturing in job-work mode; no sustainable sourcing procedures; 0% assessed for child or forced labour; no labour complaints in FY25
- Kalyan Jewellers Annual Report 2024-25 · search the archive · Local artisans as contract manufacturers; 15 procurement centres; planned Kerala manufacturing park for South Indian vendors; 388 showrooms in India, Middle East and USA; 13,439 employees
Company details
- Headquarters
- India
- Employees
- About 13,439
- Last researched
- 30 October 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Kalyan Jewellers ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/kalyan-jewellers, 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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