Peacocks
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
UK value fashion chain.
We couldn't confirm where Peacocks makes most of its value clothing for the family.
Also worth knowing
Most clothes and shoes are made in countries such as China and Bangladesh, where pay is usually below a living wage and unions are heavily restricted.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and unaudited production, probably 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 1 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsWhere clothes and shoes are usually made, such as China and Bangladesh, 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: Probably made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
We couldn't confirm where Peacocks makes most of its products, so this shows where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 30% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Bangladesh | 20% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | 15% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| India | 10% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| Cambodia | 8% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Türkiye | 7% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| Indonesia | 5% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Pakistan | 5% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Modern slavery statement
- 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 Peacocks publishes no supplier list, production countries or audit results; its only public supply chain document is a short modern slavery statement. Its clothing is made by overseas suppliers, but no country is disclosed. In 2020 Bangladeshi suppliers accused the former owner, Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group, of unpaid orders, but reports did not tie Peacocks itself to the dispute. A 2010 Channel 4 investigation into Leicester workshops named Peacocks among their customers.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | Publishes a UK Modern Slavery Act statement for Anglo Global Property Ltd (November 2023) on its website; it gives no factory countries or audit results. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | UK retailer without Australian stores; not assessed in the 2024 Ethical Fashion Report. (2024 edition; latest is 2026) View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- Retail giants shamed by UK sweatshops (BHRRC, 2010) · search the archive · 2010 Dispatches probe of Leicester workshops named Peacocks among their customers
- Bangladeshi suppliers criticise Edinburgh Woollen Mill over unpaid bills (Retail Gazette, 2020) · search the archive · 2020 unpaid order dispute with EWM Group; Peacocks named only as a group brand
- Peacocks (clothing) - Wikipedia · search the archive · Owned by Green Spark Holdings since April 2021; legal name Anglo Global Property Ltd; 345 locations (2024)
Published by Peacocks or its owner
- Policies (Peacocks) · search the archive · Links to a modern slavery statement for Anglo Global Property Ltd (Nov 2023); no supplier or factory disclosure
- International delivery (Peacocks) · search the archive · Delivers internationally, including to Australia
Company details
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Peacocks ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/peacocks, 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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