Le Chameau
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources
French bootmaker selling handmade rubber wellington boots.
Le Chameau publishes no certification, independent audit or supplier list.
Also worth knowing
Workers in Morocco are very unlikely to earn 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 a hidden supply chain. 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 2 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Met: Respects worker rights
- 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 (leather and natural rubber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: natural rubber
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain: no certification, independent audits or supplier list
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From press and retailer reports; Le Chameau doesn't say where its products are made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | Regular violations | Well below a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Uses little or no cotton (e.g. wool, linen or leather products)
- Doesn't show where its natural rubber comes from. Natural rubber is linked to forced and child labour on some rubber plantations, 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 Le Chameau's rubber boots are handmade at its long-standing factory in Casablanca, Morocco, opened in 1949 and described as its sole manufacturing base; it is not clear whether the company owns it. It publishes no supplier list, audit results, modern slavery statement or wage policy, and its website gives no production location. Natural rubber reportedly comes from Vietnam. Its own site does not deliver to Australia, but UK retailers sell it online to Australian shoppers.
What independent sources say
Sources and actions
Sources 6
Show all 6 sources
- Behind the scenes at Le Chameau (Shooting UK, 2023) · search the archive · Casablanca factory is the company's sole manufacturing base; rubber from Vietnam; linings sewn in the same factory; UK Rutland base
- Le Chameau - The Secrets Behind the Brand (A Hume) · search the archive · Boots made in Casablanca, Morocco, at the original factory opened in 1949; founded in Normandy in 1927
- Marwyn Value Investors interim financial statements to 31 December 2025 · search the archive · Silvercloud owns a majority of Le Chameau Holdings; 450 plc heads of terms (Oct 2025) non-binding, still in talks Mar 2026
- Le Chameau collection - A Hume · search the archive · Le Chameau boots sold online with Australia (AUD) as a delivery country option
Published by Le Chameau or its owner
- Le Chameau - Our Know How · search the archive · Boots handmade by single master bootmakers from natural rubber; no production location, sourcing or labour policy given
- Le Chameau - official site · search the archive · Range of rubber, leather and children's boots; UK contact details; no sustainability page; delivery countries exclude Australia
Company details
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Le Chameau ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/le-chameau, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
Better-graded footwear
Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.
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