Lexar
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources
Chinese-owned brand selling memory cards, SSDs and USB drives.
There's no proof Lexar pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.
Better-graded laptops and computers
Graded higher than Lexar, selling the same kinds of things. Second-hand first.
No laptops and computers brand selling new goods is Good yet. This is the strongest so far. Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.
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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 countries such as China and Malaysia, 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: Traces its cobalt, gold and other conflict minerals to the mine
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
From press and retailer reports; Lexar doesn't say where its products are made. The rest is shown as where electronics are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| TaiwanUsual for the industry | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| South KoreaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Close to a living wage | Low |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: cobalt, tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold mining carry child and forced labour risk (DR Congo, Indonesia), and assembly overtime is widespread.
- Relies on metals such as cobalt, gold and tin from artisanal mines where miners, including children, face toxic dust, mercury exposure and deadly tunnel 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 Lexar products are packaged, tested and assembled at parent Longsys's own plants in Suzhou and Zhongshan, China; Longsys also owns factories in Atibaia and Manaus, Brazil, mainly for the Brazilian market, and buys NAND chips from Samsung, SK hynix, Micron, Kioxia and YMTC. Lexar and Longsys publish no supplier code of conduct, modern slavery statement, conflict minerals report or social audit results, and report no RBA membership.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| KnowTheChain | Not covered | Not assessed in the 2025 KnowTheChain ICT benchmark, which covers larger ICT companies. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- En Chine chez Lexar (Clubic, April 2026) · search the archive · Lexar owned by Longsys since 2017; packaging and testing at Longforce Suzhou; R&D in Zhongshan; Longsys factories in China and Brazil
- Longsys Hong Kong listing document (HKEXnews, 2026) · search the archive · Zhongshan industrial park, Longforce Suzhou (70%) and Zilia Brazil subsidiaries; Lexar entities 100% owned; controlling shareholders
- Longsys Hong Kong IPO (36Kr, 2026) · search the archive · Factories in Suzhou and Zhongshan, China and Atibaia and Manaus, Brazil; HK listing September 2026
- Lexar Blue Plus 256GB Micro SD Card (JB Hi-Fi) · search the archive · Lexar products sold at JB Hi-Fi in Australia
Company details
- Headquarters
- China
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Lexar ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/lexar, 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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