P.Johnson
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 5 sources
Sydney tailoring label selling made-to-measure suits.
There's no proof P.Johnson 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 rights60% 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
- 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: 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
P.Johnson names some of the countries it makes in: China and Italy. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 44% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Italy | 35% | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| BangladeshUsual for the industry | 6% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | 5% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | 3% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| CambodiaUsual for the industry | 2% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | 2% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | 2% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| PakistanUsual for the industry | 1% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Being made in Italy doesn't count towards a living wage or audit here: Italian fashion and leather goods, where Milan prosecutors have found luxury brands' subcontractors exploiting migrant workers. It would need to publish its suppliers or have them independently audited.
- 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 P.Johnson's tailoring is made at two named workshops: its Pronto workshop south of Shanghai, China, which it calls the centre of its operations and which also makes its leisurewear and outerwear, and Sartoria Carrara in Tuscany, Italy, where it sold its shareholding to its former partner in 2025 but still produces. Shares count one workshop per country; it also names past makers in the UK, Poland, Germany, France, Japan and the Netherlands without saying what they make. It publishes no supplier list, audits, modern slavery statement or living wage commitment, and is not in the Ethical Fashion Report.
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- P Johnson in London: sexy, tonal, custom (Permanent Style, April 2026) · search the archive · Pronto workshop near Shanghai is at the centre of production; still produces in Tuscany but sold its shareholding there in mid-2025
- Inside the world of luxury tailor Patrick Johnson (InDaily, 2024) · search the archive · Invested in a Tuscan workshop; also workshops in Spain, Poland, China; shoes made in France and Italy; about 100 staff
- Response from P Johnson (Permanent Style, 2017) · search the archive · Company said tailoring is made in Italy (Sartoria Carrara joint venture); shirts made in China and Poland; knitwear and casualwear in China
Published by P.Johnson or its owner
- Workshops - P.Johnson · search the archive · Pronto workshop south of Shanghai makes Pronto tailoring, leisure and outerwear; Sartoria Carrara in Tuscany (60+ staff); makers in UK, Poland, etc.
- About P.Johnson · search the archive · Founded 2009; showrooms in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Jakarta, New York and London; no ethics or sourcing statement
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Employees
- About 100
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is P.Johnson ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/p-johnson, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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