Kitchen Warehouse

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

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 3 sources

Family-owned Australian kitchenware retailer.

We couldn't confirm where Kitchen Warehouse makes most of its products.

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Most homewares and appliances are made in countries such as China and Vietnam, where pay is usually below a living wage.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and unaudited production, probably 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 2 of 6

Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
Not met: Respects worker rightsWhere homewares and appliances are usually made, such as China and India, 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
Met: High-risk raw materials (timber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeOnly in a few products: timber

Red flags 2

Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Red flag: Probably 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

Where it's made

Not confirmed

We couldn't confirm where Kitchen Warehouse makes most of its products, so this shows where homewares and appliances are usually made.

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
Country	Share	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
China	50%	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
Vietnam	15%	Systematic violations	Well below a living wage	Moderate
India	10%	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	High
Poland	10%	Regular violations	Close to a living wage	Moderate
Indonesia	8%	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	Moderate
Malaysia	7%	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate

Evidence

What we found

Uses timber in only a few products, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good. It doesn't show where its timber comes from. The "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Modern slavery statement

Research notes Kitchen Warehouse's own brands, such as Wolstead, are designed in Australia and made by overseas manufacturers, but it does not name its factories or the countries they are in. Its 2024 modern slavery statement says overseas manufacturers must supply independent audit reports against amfori BSCI or similar standards and that 84% had done so by July 2023, but it publishes no audit findings, remediation cases, living wage commitment or position on Xinjiang. A few Wolstead lines, such as chopping boards, use timber of undisclosed origin.

What independent sources say

Source	Result	Details
Australian Modern Slavery Register	Listed	Kitchen Warehouse (Aust) Pty Ltd publishes a modern slavery statement, most recently for the year to 30 June 2024. View
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report	Not covered	Not assessed by Baptist World Aid, whose Ethical Fashion (2026) and Electronics (2016) reports do not cover kitchenware retailers. View

Sources and actions

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Kitchen Warehouse Modern Slavery Statement FY24 (Australian register) · search the archive · Year to June 2024; overseas manufacturers, no countries named; BSCI or equivalent audits; 84% supplied reports by July 2023

Published by Kitchen Warehouse or its owner

About Kitchen Warehouse · search the archive · Family owned and run by the Macaulay family; first store in Perth in 1996; 30 stores; exclusive everyday brands
About Wolstead (Kitchen Warehouse) · search the archive · Wolstead is Kitchen Warehouse's own brand, launched 2018 and sold only there; boards made from natural timbers; no factory origin given

Company details

Owned by: Kitchen Warehouse (Aust) Pty Ltd (private, Macaulay family)
Headquarters: Australia
Last researched: 3 November 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is Kitchen Warehouse ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/kitchen-warehouse, 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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