OZtrail
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources
Australian camping brand selling tents, gazebos and swags.
There's no proof OZtrail 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 2 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and a hidden, unaudited supply chain in high-risk countries. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- 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 2 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 Bangladesh, 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
- Met: High-risk raw materials (cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeOnly in a few products: cotton
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain, mostly in countries with poor worker rights
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From product labels; OZtrail doesn't say where its 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 |
| Bangladesh | No guarantee of rights | Far 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
- Uses cotton in only a few products, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good. It doesn't show where its cotton comes from. The "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes OZtrail products are designed in Australia by Adventure Trading Australia and made by contract suppliers overseas. Its own product leaflets say "Made in China", and a tent manual says "Made in Bangladesh", but OZtrail publishes no factory list or production shares. No modern slavery statement, supplier code of conduct, social audit results or living wage commitment is published. No labour abuses linked to its suppliers have been reported.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not listed | No modern slavery statement from OZtrail or its owner Adventure Holdings Australia is on the Australian register. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Not assessed in Baptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion or Electronics reports, which do not cover camping gear brands. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- HopgoodGanim acts in the acquisition of outdoor leisure brand OZtrail · search the archive · Founded 1992; bought January 2018 by a vehicle formed by SourceHub's Vanessa Garrard and Odyssey Private Equity
- OZTrail entrepreneurs acquire Companion Brands (Business News Australia) · search the archive · Adventure Holdings Australia formed in 2017 to acquire OZtrail
- OZtrail Fast Frame BlockOut 4P tent (Snowys) · search the archive · Stockist says the large majority of tents in its range are made in China; OZtrail sold by Australian retailer
- OZtrail Fast Frame Cabin 10P tent manual (BCF) · search the archive · OZtrail tent manual (2022) says Made in Bangladesh; Adventure Trading Australia Pty Ltd
Published by OZtrail or its owner
- OZtrail warranty and product leaflet · search the archive · OZtrail product leaflet says Made in China; designed by Adventure Trading Australia Pty Ltd, Eagle Farm QLD
- Mitchell 900 Swag (OZtrail), read 18 October 2026 · search the archive · Swags use ripstop polycotton canvas; tents range has no canvas, so cotton is minor; no cotton origin or certification given
Company details
- Owned by
- Adventure Trading Australia Pty Ltd (Adventure Holdings Australia, backed by Odyssey Private Equity)
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is OZtrail ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/oztrail, 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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