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Luminarc

Lacks transparency

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

Homewares, furniture & appliances

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 30 October 2026 · 3 sources

French glass dinnerware and drinkware brand made by glassmaker Arc.

There's no proof Luminarc pays more than the legal minimum, which in China and the United States is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

  • Not met: Meets 3 of 6 Good requirements.
  • Holds the grade back: It doesn't show that workers are paid a living wage, and isn't certified as working towards one. On Track needs at least one of these.
  • 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 3 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 the United Arab Emirates, 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
  • Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listMakes its products in its own factories
  • Met: High-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNone recorded in a major share of its range

Red flags 2

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

From its parent group's supplier list, which covers Luminarc and its sister brands. Luminarc publishes no breakdown of its own, so the countries shown are the group's. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
ChinaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
FranceRegular violationsAbout a living wageLow
United StatesSystematic violationsBelow a living wageLow
United Arab EmiratesNo guarantee of rightsNot ratedVery high
VietnamUsual for the industrySystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
IndiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
PolandUsual for the industryRegular violationsClose to a living wageModerate
IndonesiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
MalaysiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate

Evidence

What we found

  • No high-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.
  • Owns or runs its own production

Research notes Luminarc glassware is made in the Arc group's own glassworks: its main plant in Arques, France, plus factories in the USA, China and the UAE; Arc does not say which plant makes which Luminarc lines. Arc France went into court-supervised administration in January 2026 and a takeover approved in March 2026 cuts 704 of about 3,500 jobs at Arques. Arc publishes no modern slavery statement, social audit results for its non-French plants or list of outside suppliers.

Sources and actions

Sources 3

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  1. Who we are (Arc International) · search the archive · Arc brands include Luminarc; main glass plant in Arques, France, plus factories in the USA, China and UAE; 6,100 employees, 3,750 in France
  2. Glassmaker Arc's takeover plan approved by commercial court (Glassonline, 2026) · search the archive · Arc France under court-supervised administration from January 2026; Lille court accepted Timothée Durand's offer in March 2026, cutting 704 jobs and keeping 2,764 at Arques
  3. Luminarc Dinnerware Smart Diwali Round Baking Dish (Cosmetics Squad) · search the archive · Australian online store (Ormond, VIC) selling Luminarc dinnerware in AUD, in stock

Company details

Headquarters
France
Employees
About 6,100
Last researched
30 October 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Luminarc ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/luminarc, last researched 30 October 2026, accessed [date].
Method
Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means

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