Labour Lens

Meshki

Lacks transparency

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

Clothing & footwear

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 2 November 2026 · 4 sources

Sydney online label selling women's dresses and clothing.

There's no proof Meshki pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

  • Not met: Meets 2 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 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 China and India.
  • 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: High-risk raw materials (cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton

Red flags 1

  • Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage

Stars it would earn as Good

None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars

Where it's made

China has the largest share, 94%. India is next, at 6%.

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
CountryShareWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
China94%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
India6%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh

Evidence

What we found

  • Modern slavery statement
  • Independent social audits of all its main factories
  • 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 Meshki's products are made by 33 independent Tier 1 suppliers, 94% in China and 6% in India by supplier count, according to its 2024-25 modern slavery statement. It says all Tier 1 factories have annual independent social audits, mostly amfori BSCI or SMETA, bans Xinjiang cotton in its supplier agreement and runs worker rights training with RISE. It does not publish a supplier list, has made no living wage commitment (a living wage roadmap is listed as a future priority), ran no unannounced audits in the period and is not rated in the Ethical Fashion Report.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Australian Modern Slavery RegisterListedMESHKI Pty Limited has lodged modern slavery statements for 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25; the latest reports 33 Tier 1 suppliers, 94% in China and 6% in India. View

Sources and actions

Sources 4

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  1. Modern Slavery Register - MESHKI Pty Limited statements · search the archive · Statements lodged for 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25
  2. EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 finalists - Natalie Khoei and Shadi Kord · search the archive · Founders of MESHKI

Published by Meshki or its owner

  1. MESHKI Pty Limited Modern Slavery Statement 2024-25 · search the archive · 33 Tier 1 suppliers, 94% China, 6% India; 188 staff; annual audits, 90%+ BSCI/SMETA; Xinjiang cotton banned; living wage roadmap only planned
  2. MESHKI - Sourcing · search the archive · SMETA or BSCI audits required annually; code of conduct; RISE worker training; cotton, wool and synthetics used; no supplier names published

Company details

Headquarters
Australia
Employees
About 188
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Meshki ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/meshki, 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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