Mango
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources
Barcelona fashion retailer selling women's, men's and kids' clothing.
A serious breach of labour rights was documented in Mango's supply chain in 2016.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 3 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, clear breaches of labour conditions and a problem with pay, rights or safety with no fix shown. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- It isn't Harm on record: the most serious problem on its record (labour rights breach, last recorded in 2016) is more than 5 years old.
- 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 3 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsA confirmed problem counts against it: labour rights breach, last recorded in 2016
- Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No confirmed child or forced labour findings or linksAn unconfirmed report of forced labour is listed below. It doesn't affect the grade.
- Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listPublishes its supplier list
- Not met: High-risk raw materials (cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton
Red flags 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Clear breaches of labour conditions
- Red flag: A confirmed problem with pay, rights or safety not shown to be put rightShown to explain the grade. It isn't one of the 2 red flags that set it.
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From Mango's own disclosure: it publishes its supplier list. Its list covers only part of its range. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 41% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Türkiye | 20% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| India | 12% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| Bangladesh | 9% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Spain | 5% | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Vietnam | 5% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Pakistan | 4% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
| Portugal | 2% | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| CambodiaUsual for the industry | 1% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | 1% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- Publishes supplier list
- Signed the International Accord on garment factory safety
- Modern slavery statement
- Doesn't show where its cotton comes from. Cotton is linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and Turkmenistan, and child labour in several growing regions, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
Research notes Mango, a privately owned Spanish retailer, makes its clothes through independent suppliers and publishes its factory list down to tier 3. In 2024 about 37% of its 2,676 listed factories were in China, 19% in Turkey and 11% in India, with others in Bangladesh, Spain, Vietnam, Pakistan and Portugal; in 2025 it used 2,707 factories and named Cambodia among its main markets. It is an Accord signatory and amfori BSCI member and left Myanmar in 2022, but has no time-bound living wage target and is not rated in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not listed | Not rated in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report; Baptist World Aid's company page shows no Ethical Fashion Report score. View |
| Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution) | Listed | Scored 49% in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index, above the 26% average. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Listed | Resource Centre has sought Mango's responses to worker reports from Myanmar supplier factories (2022-2024), which Mango answered. View |
Confirmed issues 1
Only confirmed problems are listed, and old ones drop off after 10 to 15 years. A problem the company has fully put right no longer counts against it, and nor does one it finds and is fixing itself. How problems are counted
| Last recorded | What happened | Made amends? |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | A 2016 BBC Panorama undercover investigation found Syrian refugees working 12-hour days distressing jeans for Mango and Zara in a Turkish factory, using chemicals without adequate protection (BBC via China Daily, 2016). Source · search the archive | Not knownMango said the factory was an unauthorised subcontractor and its later checks found no refugees there; no source reports help for the workers. |
Unconfirmed reports
Credible reports that haven't been confirmed by a regulator, completed investigation or the company. They're shown for your information and don't affect the grade.
- In 2022 and 2023 workers at Mango supplier factories in Myanmar reported forced overtime, denial of leave and excessive targets; Mango said it had already decided in 2022 to make a phased, responsible exit from Myanmar (BHRRC, 2022-2024). Source
- NGOs and unions reported informal subcontracting, unpaid overtime, sub-minimum wages and union repression in Moroccan garment factories and workshops making clothes for Mango and Zara (BHRRC). Source
- Workers at an unnamed garment factory near Karachi, Pakistan, that makes clothes for Mango and Zara told AP they fainted and fell ill from extreme heat without heat sensors, working fans or cold water, and lost wages when they missed work; Mango said it added extreme heat to its supplier code this year (AP, 2026). Source
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Mango - Good Shopping Guide (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · FTI 2023 49%; no Ethical Fashion Report score; Accord and Pakistan Accord signatory; supplier info short of Transparency Pledge
- Mango's response to allegations of abuses in Myanmar garment factories (BHRRC) · search the archive · Mango decided in 2022 to remove Myanmar from authorised sourcing markets with a phased exit
- Morocco: global brand garment factories accused of labour abuses (BHRRC) · search the archive · NGOs and unions report wage violations, unpaid overtime and union repression at factories making Mango clothes
- Mango reduces its local production by 36% and increases total garments by 7% (Modaes) · search the archive · 2024: 2,676 factories; China 36.85%, Turkey 19.17%, India 11.4%, Bangladesh 6.95%, Spain 5.31%, Vietnam 3.29%, Pakistan 2.62%, Portugal 2.35%
- X-ray of Mango in 2025: more distant suppliers, more stores (Modaes) · search the archive · 2025: 2,707 finished-product factories (865 nearby); 181 million garments; China, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam main markets
- Syrian refugees making clothes for UK retailers (China Daily, citing BBC Panorama) · search the archive · Syrian refugees worked 12-hour days distressing jeans for Mango and Zara with inadequate protection (2016)
- Pakistan's factory workers swelter in extreme heat as global brands fail on safety pledges (AP, 2026) · search the archive · Workers at a Karachi-area factory making Mango and Zara clothes report heat illness and lost pay; Mango says its code now covers extreme heat
Company details
- Headquarters
- Spain
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Mango ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/mango, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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