Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 8 sources
German brand of built-in ovens, cooktops and dishwashers.
There's no proof Neff 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 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.
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 rightsSome 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
- 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
- Met: High-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNone recorded in a major share of its range
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Made partly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
| Star | Awarded for |
|---|---|
| Gives workers a real voice |
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Where it's made
From Neff'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 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 |
| India | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| Poland | Regular violations | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| Germany | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
| Egypt | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Spain | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| France | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
| Mexico | Regular violations | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Slovenia | Strong protections | Not rated | Moderate |
| Slovakia | Strong protections | Not rated | Moderate |
| Türkiye | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| United States | Systematic violations | Below a living wage | Low |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below 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
- No high-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.
- Owns or runs its own production
- Modern slavery statement
- Actively empowers workers (ownership, worker committees, union agreements, training)
Research notes Neff appliances are made in BSH's own factories; its historic plant in Bretten, Germany, is BSH's centre for cookers and rangehoods, but BSH makes its brands in about 37 own factories in Europe, the US, Latin America and Asia and publishes no shares by country. BSH planned to close Bretten oven production by early 2028; in July 2026 it said it was examining keeping extractor hood production there with an outside partner. BSH requires external social audits of production suppliers and Bosch has a global framework agreement with unions, but there is no supplier list or living wage commitment. No confirmed labour abuses linked to Neff or BSH appear in public records.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Covered by BSH Home Appliances Pty Ltd's modern slavery statements on the Australian register, including a 2023 statement. View |
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | Covered by BSH Home Appliances Limited's UK modern slavery statement, most recently approved in October 2025. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Not assessed in Baptist World Aid's reports; the Electronics Industry Report (last 2016) did not cover kitchen appliances. View |
| KnowTheChain | Unclear | BSH and Bosch do not appear in the KnowTheChain benchmark summaries checked. View |
| Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (World Benchmarking Alliance) | Unclear | BSH and Bosch do not appear among published Corporate Human Rights Benchmark results checked. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | Bosch has a company page, but no labour allegations specific to BSH appliance factories were identified. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 8
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- IndustriALL: Bosch global framework agreement · search the archive · Bosch Group agreement with unions on freedom of association and collective bargaining covers consumer goods
- BSH Home Appliances Pty Ltd Modern Slavery Statement 2023 (Australian register) · search the archive · Australian BSH entity, which sells Neff, lodges statements; 41 production facilities in Europe, USA, Latin America and Asia
- Gansu Belt and Road news: China investment unlocks global advantage for European appliance maker (Sept 2025) · search the archive · BSH has two production bases in China, in Chuzhou (Anhui) and Nanjing (Jiangsu).
- BSH checks future concept for Neff plant in Bretten (Stuttgarter Zeitung, July 2026) · search the archive · BSH reviewing a plan to keep Bretten extractor hood production with an external partner after planning closure
- The Neff Brand and the BSH Site in Bretten (BSH Group wiki) · search the archive · Bretten is Neff's parent plant; within BSH, Neff specialises in cookers and extractor hoods
- BSH Home Appliances Limited Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement (UK) · search the archive · 37 factories worldwide; supplier code based on ILO standards; production suppliers must show external social audit
- Neff ovens (Harvey Norman Australia) · search the archive · Neff ovens sold by Harvey Norman in Australia
- BSH ISO 9001 multisite certificate DE015456, valid to November 2026 (read 18 October 2026) · search the archive · Names 27 BSH factories: 7 Poland, 6 Germany, 4 Spain, 3 US, 1 each in Slovakia, France, Türkiye, Slovenia, Egypt, Mexico, India; no Chinese sites.
Company details
- Headquarters
- Germany
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Neff ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/neff, 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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