MyHouse
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
Australian bed linen and homewares chain.
There's no proof MyHouse pays more than the legal minimum, which in China 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 1 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.
Good requirements 1 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 India, 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
- 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 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
These are its parent group's countries across all its brands; MyHouse doesn't say where its own products are made. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| PolandUsual for the industry | Regular violations | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- 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 MyHouse is covered by Global Retail Brands' FY20 modern slavery statement, which says about 95% of in-house products came from 171 factories in China and the rest from India and Slovakia. Audits arranged by a Shanghai agent may be unannounced, but the group names no factories and publishes no audit results, remediation cases or living wage commitment. Its own-brand bedding is mostly cotton with no certified or traced share. China is named as the main source, but the brand's own share is not stated.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Global Retail Brands published an FY20 modern slavery statement (April 2021) covering MyHouse, House and Robins Kitchen. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Not rated in the 2024 Ethical Fashion Report, which covers clothing brands rather than homewares. (2024 edition; latest is 2026) View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- Global Retail Brands FY20 Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement (Australian register) · search the archive · Covers MyHouse, House and Robins Kitchen; about 95% of in-house products from 171 factories in China, rest from India and Slovakia
- Lew dynasty deepens Myer ties with GRB deal (ChannelNews, 2025) · search the archive · Global Retail Brands, chaired by Steven Lew, owns Baccarat, Bessemer, House, MyHouse and Robins Kitchen
- Steven Lew's Global Retail Brands acquires MyHouse from administration (Business News Australia, 2020) · search the archive · GRB bought MyHouse, founded 1956, from administration in June 2020; sells bed linen, bath and decor
Published by MyHouse or its owner
- Quilt Cover Sets (MyHouse) · search the archive · MyHouse brand is the largest bedding brand listed; cotton is the main material; no certifications shown
- Bambury French Flax Linen Sheet Set (MyHouse) · search the archive · MyHouse has 17 store locations and ships within Australia
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is MyHouse ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/myhouse, 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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