Lian Li
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
Family-owned Taiwanese maker of PC cases, fans and coolers.
Until Lian Li traces its cobalt, gold and tin to the mine, it can't show that the miners who dig them are safe or fairly paid.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It relies on high-risk mined materials it can't trace. That alone means a poor grade until it takes steps to trace them.
- 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 trace
- 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
Lian Li names some of the countries it makes in: Taiwan. The rest is shown as where electronics are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Taiwan | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| 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.
- Makes part of its range in its own factories
- 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 Lian Li says its headquarters and production facilities are in Keelung, Taiwan, and a 2008 company release said it kept manufacturing in Taiwan rather than mainland China. It does not publish a factory or supplier list, so it is unclear whether fans, coolers and newer cases are made in its own Taiwan plant or by contract makers elsewhere. It publishes no supplier code of conduct, audit results, modern slavery statement or conflict minerals report, and no labour abuse reports were found.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Not rated by Baptist World Aid; the Electronics Industry Report ended in 2016 and did not include Lian Li. View |
| KnowTheChain | Not covered | Not in the 2025 KnowTheChain ICT benchmark, which covers 45 of the largest electronics companies. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not covered | No Australian entity large enough to report under the Modern Slavery Act; no statement on the register. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- Lian Li strengthens OEM/ODM and SI partnerships with new factory capabilities (bit-tech, 2008) · search the archive · 2008 company release: Lian Li kept its manufacturing base in Taiwan rather than mainland China
- Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini Review (ocinside.de) · search the archive · Review states Lian Li's headquarters and production facilities are in Keelung, Taiwan
- Lian Li brand profile (Lazada Brand Wiki) · search the archive · Family-owned company; also an OEM/ODM maker of server chassis and industrial enclosures
- Lian Li cases (PC Case Gear) · search the archive · Lian Li cases sold online by Australian retailer PC Case Gear
- Lian Li (Wikipedia) · search the archive · Taiwanese case maker founded 1983, headquartered in Liudu Industrial Park, Keelung
Company details
- Headquarters
- Taiwan
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Lian Li ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/lian-li, 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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