Palace Skateboards
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources
London skate brand selling T-shirts and hoodies.
There's no proof Palace Skateboards pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 2 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 2 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in China, Vietnam and Bangladesh.
- 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 1
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
Palace Skateboards names some of the countries it makes in: Vietnam, China, Hong Kong and South Korea. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| BangladeshUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Hong Kong | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Low |
| South Korea | No guarantee of rights | Close to a living wage | Low |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| CambodiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| PakistanUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Modern slavery statement
- Independent social audits of all its main factories
- 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 Palace has its clothing made by outside suppliers and names Vietnam, China, Hong Kong and South Korea as places where its team visits key factories, but publishes no factory list or country shares. Its modern slavery statement says 99% of its Tier 1 factories had an independent social audit in the year to January 2026, up from 90% two years earlier, against a code based on the ETI Base Code. It discloses nothing on wages or cotton sourcing, and no labour abuses at its factories have been reported.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | Publishes a UK modern slavery statement; the 2026 statement (year to 31 January 2026) says 99% of its Tier 1 factories have an independent social audit and no cases were reported. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not listed | Palace is not rated in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- Lev Tanju and Gareth Skewis (Hypebeast) · search the archive · Palace founded in London by Lev Tanju and Gareth Skewis
Published by Palace Skateboards or its owner
- Modern Slavery Statement 2026 (Palace Skateboards) · search the archive · GSLT Holdings, about 130 staff; key factory visits in Vietnam, China, Hong Kong and Korea; 99% of Tier 1 factories audited; no incidents
- Modern Slavery Statement 2025 (Palace Skateboards) · search the archive · Audited share of Tier 1 factories rose from 90% to 96%; no living wage or cotton sourcing information
- Boring Stuff (Palace Skateboards) · search the archive · Palace webstore has delivery and returns pages for Australia and New Zealand
Company details
- Owned by
- GSLT Holdings Limited
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom
- Employees
- About 130
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Palace Skateboards ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/palace, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency 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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