Nobody Denim
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources
Melbourne-designed denim label.
Nobody Denim makes its premium jeans and denim wear in its own factories in Cambodia, and has independent audits of its main factories.
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It has proven a living wage for only part of its supply chain.
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Why it's graded On Track
- Not met: Meets 3 of 6 Good requirements.
- Working towards a living wage. That's enough for On Track, but Good needs proof that workers are paid one.
- Its red flag, a living wage proven for only part of its supply chain, is allowed for On Track because it's working towards one.
Good requirements 3 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: working towards one (proven for only part of its supply chain)
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in Cambodia.
- 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: 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: Living wage proven for only part of its supply chain
| Star | Awarded for |
|---|---|
| Gives workers a real voice |
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Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Nobody Denim's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
Jeans, Shirts, Jackets & coats, T-shirts, Dresses & skirts, Shorts: On Track, the same as Nobody Denim overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
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Where it's made
From Nobody Denim's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- Owns or runs its own production
- Independent social audits of all its main factories
- Actively empowers workers (ownership, worker committees, union agreements, training)
- Proves a living wage for part of its supply chain only
- 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 Nobody Denim long made its jeans in Melbourne, but its local factory shed 40 staff in 2023 and closed when the company went into liquidation. Outland Denim's owner bought the brand, and Nobody now says its denim is made in the group's own cut-and-sew and wash facility in Cambodia. Outland's group is a Certified B Corp and says it pays living wages and employs survivors of trafficking, and the 2021 Ethical Fashion Report found it paid living wages at its sewing facilities, though no wage figures are published. Its Ethical Clothing Australia accreditation ended in 2023.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Listed | Not in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report; scored 48 out of 100 in 2022, before its 2023 sale. Parent Outland Denim received an A+ grade in 2021. View |
| B Corp directory | Certified | Parent Maeka Group (Outland Denim) has been a Certified B Corp since April 2018, scoring 160.2 (Workers 59.2), with operations in Australia and Cambodia. View |
| Ethical Clothing Australia | Not listed | Formerly accredited by Ethical Clothing Australia for its Melbourne production; the accreditation ended in 2023 when local manufacturing closed. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Nobody Denim - Good Shopping Guide (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · Ethical Fashion Report 2022 score 48/100; ECA accreditation ceased 2023; owned by Outland Denim
- Maeka Group Pty Ltd - B Lab directory · search the archive · B Corp since April 2018; score 160.2; operations in Australia and Cambodia
- How James Bartle is reviving the Nobody Denim brand (Ragtrader, 2024) · search the archive · Outland founder bought Nobody assets after 2023 collapse; Denim 108 Melbourne factory closed; group owns Cambodian factory Maeka
- Nobody Denim liquidators list $3.6 million in creditors (Ragtrader, 2023) · search the archive · Liquidation 10 Oct 2023; 40 staff cut at Denim 108 in August; three employees owed $53,742 in entitlements
- Ragtrader: Outland Denim sees shift in Cambodian workforce · search the archive · Outland Denim says it pays its directly employed Cambodian staff a living wage; no wage figures given
Published by Nobody Denim or its owner
- About Us (Nobody Denim) · search the archive · Denim made in the group's fully integrated cut-and-sew facility and wash house in Cambodia; designed in Melbourne; part of Maeka Group
Company details
- Owned by
- Maeka Group (Outland Denim)
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Nobody Denim ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/nobody-denim, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What On Track means
Better-graded everyday fashion
Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.
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