Outland Denim
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources
Queensland denim label selling organic cotton jeans.
Outland Denim makes its organic cotton jeans and denim 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 Outland 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, Jackets & coats, Shirts, T-shirts, Dresses & skirts, Pants & trousers, Shorts: On Track, the same as Outland Denim overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
Holding one? Scan its barcode for an estimate that uses its care label or ingredients.
Where it's made
From Outland 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
- Modern slavery statement
- 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 Outland Denim sews and finishes its jeans in its own Cambodian factory, Maeka, which hires and trains women including survivors of trafficking; it closed one of two sites in 2023, and in 2026 the factory had about 100 staff and also made for Nobody Denim and outside brands. Fabric comes mainly from Turkish mill Bossa, with cotton traced through Turkey and India. The 2021 Ethical Fashion Report found it paid living wages at all its sewing facilities, but it publishes no wage figures and its only modern slavery statement covers FY21.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| B Corp directory | Certified | Certified B Corp since April 2018 (held by Maeka Group Pty Ltd); latest score 160.2, with 59.2 in the Workers section. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Published a voluntary modern slavery statement for FY21 covering its two Cambodian facilities and fabric and cotton supply chains in Turkey and India. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Listed | Graded A+ in the 2021 Ethical Fashion Report; not scored in the 2024 or 2026 reports. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Outland Denim - B Corp directory · search the archive · Maeka Group certified B Corp since 2018; score 160.2; Workers 59.2
- Nobody Denim finds new life after 'really tough period' (Ragtrader, 2023) · search the archive · Outland products made at Maeka Standard in Cambodia; group bought Nobody Denim assets in 2023
- Outland Denim taps John Condilis for factory overhaul (Ragtrader, 2026) · search the archive · Feb 2026: group's Cambodian factory Maeka overhauled; 100 staff; makes Outland, Nobody Denim and outside brands
- Lack of capital forces Cambodian factory closure (Textile Media, 2023) · search the archive · Outland closed one of its two Cambodian factories in May 2023
- Calls to Remove the 'Damaging and Confusing' 2021 Ethical Fashion Report (Peppermint) · search the archive · 2021 Ethical Fashion Report: Outland one of four companies that demonstrably paid living wages at all final-stage facilities
Published by Outland Denim or its owner
- Outland Denim Modern Slavery Statement FY21 · search the archive · Two facilities in Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Kampong Cham); 141 staff; ELEVATE audits; mills in Turkey and India; living wage aim without figures
- Supply chain - Outland Denim · search the archive · Denim from Turkish mill Bossa; organic cotton traced from seed to farm and mill
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Outland Denim ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/outland-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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