Monsoon

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

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources

London chain selling women's and children's clothing.

Monsoon can't show that the workers who make its products in Bangladesh and Vietnam earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.

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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 rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in China, Bangladesh and Vietnam.
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 listPublishes its supplier list
Not met: High-risk raw materials (cotton and leather) 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

Accreditations 1

amfori BSCI / SMETA auditsSupportive: it counts in its favour but isn't proof on its own.

Where it's made

From Monsoon'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.

Where it's made, and conditions there
Country	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
China	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
Bangladesh	No guarantee of rights	Far below a living wage	Moderate
Vietnam	Systematic violations	Well below a living wage	Moderate
India	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	High
Türkiye	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Very high
CambodiaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Far below a living wage	Moderate
IndonesiaUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	Moderate
PakistanUsual for the industry	No guarantee of rights	Far below a living wage	High

Evidence

What we found

Publishes supplier list
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.
Uses leather in only a few products and doesn't show where it comes from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.

Research notes Monsoon clothes are made by independent suppliers; the group says over 90% of sourcing for Monsoon, Accessorize and East comes from China, India, Turkey, Bangladesh and Vietnam, with China, India and Turkey its key regions, but gives no shares. It publishes a factory list (September 2025) for all its brands, requires annual SMETA audits of all tier 1 sites, has adopted the Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code and has worked with GoodWeave against child labour since 2016. Its code requires wages that meet basic needs, but no wage data or time-bound plan is published.

What independent sources say

Source	Result	Details
UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry	Listed	Adena Brands (Monsoon, Accessorize, East) publishes a UK modern slavery statement; the 2022-23 statement says most stock suppliers are in China and India. View
Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution)	Not listed	Monsoon Accessorize scored 100/250 (40%) in the 2020 Fashion Transparency Index; not found in the 2023 index. View
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report	Not covered	Not rated in Baptist World Aid's 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (or the 2024 edition), which covers brands with a large Australian presence. View
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre	Listed	Company profile records no allegations; notes Transparency Pledge alignment and no public evidence of living wages paid (Fashion Checker, 2023). (2023 edition; latest is 2026) View

Sources and actions

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Monsoon Accessorize - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre · search the archive · FTI 2020 score 100/250; Transparency Pledge aligned; no evidence of living wages (2023)
Monsoon Accessorize owner buys firm out of administration (Just Style, 2020) · search the archive · Founder Peter Simon bought Monsoon Accessorize out of administration in June 2020

Published by Monsoon or its owner

Monsoon Accessorize - Corporate policies · search the archive · Group publishes a factory list (Sep 2025), code of conduct and modern slavery statement for Monsoon and Accessorize
Sustainability Sourcing Chapter (April 2026) · search the archive · Over 90% from China, India, Turkey, Bangladesh, Vietnam (no shares in text); annual SMETA audits for tier 1; ETI Base Code; leather rules
Adena Brands Modern Day Slavery Report 2022-2023 · search the archive · Adena Brands owns Monsoon; most stock suppliers in China and India; ETI member; homeworker programmes
Monsoon - International delivery · search the archive · Monsoon's web store delivers outside the UK, with a shipping-country selector; Australia not named explicitly

Company details

Owned by: Adena Brands Limited (Monsoon Accessorize group)
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Last researched: 3 November 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is Monsoon ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/monsoon, 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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