Kiabi

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

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources

French low-price clothing retailer for women, men and children.

Kiabi can't show that the workers who make its products in Bangladesh and 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 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 and leather) 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

Kiabi names some of the countries it makes in: Bangladesh, Benin, China, Indonesia, India, Morocco, Pakistan and Türkiye. 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
China	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
Bangladesh	No guarantee of rights	Far below a living wage	Moderate
India	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	High
VietnamUsual for the industry	Systematic violations	Well below a living wage	Moderate
Türkiye	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Very high
Indonesia	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	Moderate
Pakistan	No guarantee of rights	Far below a living wage	High
CambodiaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Far below a living wage	Moderate
Benin	Systematic violations	Not rated	Low
Morocco	Regular violations	Well below a living wage	Low

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.
Uses leather 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 Kiabi has not published a current factory list or production split. Its last published breakdown (2020) listed 138 tier 1 suppliers, mostly in China, Bangladesh and India, plus Turkey, Pakistan, Morocco and Indonesia, so no shares are shown. Since 2024 it also buys from a factory in Benin. Factories are audited by its own team, outside firms and amfori BSCI or SMETA reports, but results are not published by factory and there is no living wage commitment. It left Myanmar in 2024 after repeated abuse reports, and is not in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report.

What independent sources say

Source	Result	Details
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre	Listed	Kiabi answered 2023-2024 Myanmar reports (Gainway, Handa, Kenny), saying it disputed some claims and placed its last Myanmar orders in 2024 under a responsible exit. View
Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution)	Listed	Scored 40.3 out of 250 (about 16%) in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index, down from 54 in 2021. View
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report	Not listed	Kiabi is not in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (11th edition) brand list. View

Unconfirmed reports

Credible reports that haven't been confirmed by a regulator, completed investigation or the company. They're shown for your information and don't affect the grade.

Workers at Myanmar factories named as Kiabi suppliers, including Dishang Kenny and Honour Apparel, reported verbal abuse, denied benefits, excessive targets and wage cuts in 2022; Kiabi said the incidents were not at factories producing for it or after orders ended (Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, 2022). Source

Sources and actions

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Kiabi - Good On You · search the archive · People rating 2/5; no living wage evidence; uses some leather and wool (updated December 2025)
Ethical Fashion Guide 2026 (Baptist World Aid) · search the archive · 2026 Ethical Fashion Report brand list; no entry found for this brand (Decathlon group brands score 34/100)
Kiabi eleva su facturacion un 5% hasta 2.300 millones de euros (Modaes) · search the archive · February 2025: EUR 2.3bn sales in 2024, 640 points of sale in 33 markets; controlled by the Mulliez family
French retailer Kiabi taps Benin for textile production in Africa expansion (Just Style) · search the archive · July 2024: first garments made for Kiabi by SIPI-Benin in the Glo-Djigbe zone; 2 million pieces planned for 2024
Kiabi press kit 2024 (Dossier de presse Kiabi 2024) · search the archive · Founded 1978 in northern France; over 10,000 staff; EUR 2.2bn sales in 2023; no sourcing countries, supplier list or living wage disclosed

Published by Kiabi or its owner

Declaration de performance extra-financiere Kiabi 2020 · search the archive · 2020: 138 tier 1 suppliers (China 63, Bangladesh 22, India 17, Turkey 7); amfori since 2018; cotton 72% of pieces, 26% organic

Company details

Owned by: Controlled by the Mulliez family (France)
Headquarters: France
Employees: About 10,000
Last researched: 3 November 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is Kiabi ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/kiabi, 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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