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Pillivuyt

On Track

On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.

Homewares, furniture & appliances

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Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources

French porcelain maker selling ovenware and tableware.

Pillivuyt makes its porcelain ovenware and tableware in its own factories in France, where legal wages are about a living wage.

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Why it's graded On Track

How grades are decided

Good requirements 6 of 7

  • Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: presumed because legal wages in France are about a living wage, not checked at the company
  • Met: Respects worker rights
  • Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
  • Met: Shows where its earlier production stages happen, not just the final oneEarlier stages shown
  • 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 0

None found.

Stars it would earn as Good:
StarAwarded for
Open supply chain

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Where it's made

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

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
FranceRegular violationsAbout a living wageLow

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
  • Shows where its earlier production stages happen (materials and components), and they're in low-risk countries or independently audited

Research notes Pillivuyt makes all its porcelain at its own factory in Mehun-sur-Yèvre, France, where it prepares its own clay pastes and carries out firing and decoration; it holds France's Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant label. It says 75% of its raw materials come from France and 15% from elsewhere in Europe, but names no suppliers. Workers are covered by French labour law; it publishes no social audit results, and no labour abuse reports involving the brand have been found.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredBaptist World Aid's reports cover fashion and electronics, not tableware makers. View
Australian Modern Slavery RegisterNot coveredA French company of this size is not required to report under Australia's Modern Slavery Act. View

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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  1. Pillivuyt, 200 ans de porcelaine vivante (Journal des Palaces, 2014) · search the archive · 100% French; the only French porcelain maker to make its own pastes; all industrial operations at its Mehun-sur-Yèvre site; EPV label
  2. Pillivuyt (Marques de France) · search the archive · Workshop at rue de la Manufacture, Mehun-sur-Yèvre; Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant
  3. Pillivuyt (L'Usine Nouvelle) · search the archive · Single establishment in Mehun-sur-Yèvre making table and cooking porcelain; no parent company listed
  4. Pillivuyt SAS at Ambiente 2027 (Messe Frankfurt) · search the archive · Pillivuyt SAS of Mehun-sur-Yèvre listed as an exhibitor for Ambiente 2027, showing it still trades
  5. Pillivuyt Sancerre Ramekin 9cm (Minimax) · search the archive · Sold at Minimax's 15 stores in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania; made in France

Published by Pillivuyt or its owner

  1. Pillivuyt: Manufacture de porcelaine depuis 1818 · search the archive · Everything made in its historic Mehun-sur-Yèvre manufacture; raw materials 75% from France and 15% from Europe; EPV since 2009

Company details

Headquarters
France
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Pillivuyt ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/pillivuyt, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
Method
Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What On Track means

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