Promod

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

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources

Family-owned French women's fashion brand.

Promod can't show that the workers who make its products in Bangladesh and Tunisia earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.

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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 has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and a hidden, unaudited supply chain 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 1 of 6

Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
Not met: Respects worker rights88% of its products are made in countries such as Bangladesh and China, 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 confirmed child or forced labour findings or linksAn unconfirmed report of forced labour is listed below. It doesn't affect the grade.
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

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Where it's made

Promod names some of the countries it makes in: Bangladesh, China, Tunisia, Türkiye, India, Morocco, Cambodia, Myanmar and Mauritius. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
Country	Share	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
Bangladesh	25%	No guarantee of rights	Far below a living wage	Moderate
China	20%	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
Türkiye	12%	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Very high
Tunisia	12%	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	Low
India	11%	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	High
Morocco	10%	Regular violations	Well below a living wage	Low
Cambodia	6%	No guarantee of rights	Far below a living wage	Moderate
Myanmar	2%	No guarantee of rights	Far below a living wage	Very high
Mauritius	2%	Regular violations	Below a living wage	Low
VietnamUsual for the industry	under 1%	Systematic violations	Well below a living wage	Moderate
IndonesiaUsual for the industry	under 1%	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	Moderate
PakistanUsual for the industry	under 1%	No guarantee of rights	Far below a living wage	High

Evidence

What we found

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 Promod gives a country split but no factory list. For autumn 2023 and spring 2024 its volumes came from Bangladesh 24%, China 19%, Tunisia 12%, Turkey 12%, India 11%, Morocco 10%, Cambodia 6%, Myanmar 2% and Mauritius 2%, with 1% from Madagascar, Spain, Italy, Vietnam, Romania, Portugal, the Philippines and France; those smaller ones are left off the country list. It has used ICS social audits since 2017 and says 97% of its direct first- and second-tier factories had a valid, compliant social audit at 31 May 2025, but makes no living wage commitment and was is not rated in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report.

What independent sources say

Source	Result	Details
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre	Listed	Promod did not respond to the Resource Centre about four reports of abuses at Myanmar garment factories linked to it (October 2024 update). View
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report	Not listed	Promod is not rated in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report, the latest edition. View

Unconfirmed reports

Credible reports that haven't been confirmed by a regulator, completed investigation or the company. They're shown for your information and don't affect the grade.

Workers at Myanmar garment factories linked to Promod, including WHM Myanmar and a Luxury Group factory, reported forced overtime, seven-day weeks, unsafe drinking water and forced job switches; Promod did not respond (Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, 2023-2024). Source

Sources and actions

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Promod: une nouvelle boutique a Saint-Lazare (FashionUnited) · search the archive · February 2026: still trading in France; 2024 sales EUR 410.8m; about 60% long-distance import (CN, BD, IN), 40% nearby (MA, TN, TR)
Promod Rapport RSE 2024 (simplified CSR report) · search the archive · Volumes AH23/PE24: BD 24%, CN 19%, TN 12%, TR 12%, IN 11%, MA 10%, KH 6%, MM 2%, MU 2%, others 1%; ICS audits; 2,112 staff; 2,112 staff
Delivery of your Promod purchases to Australia (ColisExpat) · search the archive · States that Promod does not deliver to Australia
Promod Rapport RSE 2025 (short version) · search the archive · 2,173 employees; main sourcing countries Bangladesh, China, Tunisia, India, Morocco, Turkey; 97% of direct factories with compliant ICS social audit at 31 May 2025; no living wage mention

Company details

Headquarters: France
Employees: About 2,173
Last researched: 3 November 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is Promod ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/promod, 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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