Maurice Lacroix
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
Swiss watchmaker selling Aikon and Pontos watches.
Until Maurice Lacroix traces its gold and gemstones 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 2 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 2 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in India, China and Thailand.
- 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
- Not met: Conflict-free: diamonds, gems and gold traced to the mine, lab-grown, recycled or Fairmined (the Kimberley Process alone isn't enough)
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- 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
From Maurice Lacroix's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories. Its list covers only part of its range. The rest is shown as where jewellery and watches are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| ThailandUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| ItalyUsual for the industry | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: gold and gemstone mining are linked to child labour, forced labour and mercury poisoning.
- Owns or runs its own production
- Relies on gold and gemstones from artisanal mines where workers face mercury poisoning, silica dust and deadly 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 Maurice Lacroix makes its watches in its own workshops in Saignelégier in the Swiss Jura, with a parts unit in nearby Montfaucon set up in 2006, and buys movements and other parts from outside suppliers it does not name. It publishes no supplier list, code of conduct, audit results, sourcing policy for gold, diamonds or leather straps, or living wage commitment, and is not an RJC member.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Unclear | DKSH Australia lodges modern slavery statements, but its FY2023 statement does not mention Maurice Lacroix or watches. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | No labour abuse allegations involving Maurice Lacroix's workshops or suppliers were identified. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- Maurice Lacroix (Jeweller magazine, 2024) · search the archive · Watches produced in the brand's own workshops in Saignelégier for over 40 years; Australian trade contact West End Collection.
- Development of Maurice Lacroix - new step taken (Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry, 2006) · search the archive · Based in Saignelégier; movement parts unit set up in Montfaucon in 2006; keeps working with outside suppliers.
- How DKSH Revived a Famous Swiss Watch Brand (finews.asia, 2024) · search the archive · DKSH acquired the brand in 2011; it manufactures in Saignelégier, Jura.
- Watsons Jewellers - Maurice Lacroix · search the archive · Launceston jeweller and authorised Australian Maurice Lacroix dealer with an in-store offer.
Published by Maurice Lacroix or its owner
- DKSH Australia - Modern Slavery Statement FY2023 · search the archive · DKSH Australia statement covers consumer goods distribution; does not mention Maurice Lacroix.
Company details
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Maurice Lacroix ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/maurice-lacroix, 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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