Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources
Australian cookware brand in the Meyer group selling pots, pans and bakeware.
There's no proof Raco pays more than the legal minimum, which in China and Thailand 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 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 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 countries such as China and Thailand, 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
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
Raco says it makes products in Thailand. Product labels show China. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Thailand | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| PolandUsual for the industry | Regular violations | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
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
- Modern slavery statement
Research notes Meyer says it makes its own cookware in factories it runs in China, Italy, Thailand and the US, and its Australian arm says its cookware is made at its Thailand campus. Australian retail listings label Raco stainless steel sets as made in Thailand and Raco hard-anodised pans as made in China; no split is given. Meyer publishes no factory list, audit results or wage information, and its UK distributor's modern slavery statement names no factories or findings. No independent rating covers the brand.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | Meyer Group Ltd, Meyer's UK distributor, publishes a short modern slavery statement (as at March 2024) that names no factories or findings. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not listed | No Meyer cookware entity appears on the Australian Modern Slavery Register. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Baptist World Aid does not rate cookware makers. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Modern Slavery Register search: meyer · search the archive · No Meyer cookware statement on the Australian register
- Raco (Meyer International) · search the archive · Raco is an Australian brand since 1948 in Meyer's portfolio; cookware, bakeware and accessories
- Raco Reliance 7-Piece Stainless Steel Cookset (Harris Scarfe) · search the archive · Made in Thailand; sold by Harris Scarfe in Australia
- Raco Reliance 14cm Hard Anodised Milk Pan (Harris Scarfe) · search the archive · Made in China
- About Meyer (Meyer US FAQs) · search the archive · Meyer says it makes its own cookware and runs factories in China, Italy, Thailand and the US
- About us (Meyer Cookware Australia) · search the archive · Cookware crafted at Meyer's manufacturing campus in Thailand
- Slavery statement (Meyer Group UK) · search the archive · UK modern slavery statement as at March 2024; no factories, audit results or findings named
Company details
- Headquarters
- Hong Kong
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Raco ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/raco, 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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