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Paşabahçe

Lacks transparency

Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.

Homewares, furniture & appliances

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 1 November 2026 · 4 sources

Turkish glassware maker owned by Şişecam, selling tumblers, stemware and bowls.

There's no proof Paşabahçe pays more than the legal minimum, which in Türkiye and Bulgaria 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 3 of 6 Good requirements.
  • Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and unaudited production 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.

How grades are decided

Good requirements 3 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 Türkiye, Russia and Egypt, 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
  • 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
  • Met: High-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNone recorded in a major share of its range

Red flags 2

  • Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
  • Red flag: Made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain

Stars it would earn as Good

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Where it's made

From Paşabahçe's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
TürkiyeNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageVery high
BulgariaRegular violationsBelow a living wageHigh
RussiaNo guarantee of rightsNot ratedVery high
EgyptNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate

Evidence

What we found

  • No high-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.
  • Owns or runs its own production

Research notes Paşabahçe is Şişecam's glassware business and makes its glass in its own plants in Kırklareli and Eskişehir (Türkiye), Bulgaria, Russia (OOO Posuda) and Egypt; the Denizli plant moved to Kırklareli in 2025 and glassware staff fell from 5,229 to 4,282. An IFC review of the Egypt plant (2019) found no union there, a high injury rate and contract packers without safety gear; the agreed safety actions were marked complete in 2020. About half of Paşabahçe's staff were union members. It publishes no supplier audit or wage data.

Sources and actions

Sources 4

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  1. Paşabahçe Egypt - IFC Environmental and Social Review Summary · search the archive · Egypt plant has no union; about 3,750 of 7,000+ Paşabahçe staff unionised; safety gaps with action plan completed 2020
  2. Pasabahce Timeless 4-Piece Martini Glass Set - Harris Scarfe · search the archive · Paşabahçe glassware listed by Australian department store Harris Scarfe with store stock lookup
  3. Pasabahce Elysia Whiskey Glass Tumbler - Bunnings · search the archive · Paşabahçe glassware sold online in Australia

Published by Paşabahçe or its owner

  1. Şişecam 2025 Annual Report · search the archive · Glassware plants in Türkiye (Eskişehir, Kırklareli, Denizli relocated 2025), Bulgaria, Russia and Egypt; glassware employees 4,282 in 2025

Company details

Headquarters
Türkiye
Employees
About 4,282
Last researched
1 November 2026
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Labour Lens, "Is Paşabahçe ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/pasabahce, last researched 1 November 2026, accessed [date].
Method
Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means

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