Australian Red Cross Shops
Good. Sells second-hand or refurbished goods, so it creates no new factory work.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 4 sources
Australian Red Cross op shops selling donated goods.
Australian Red Cross Shops sell mostly pre-loved clothes, which avoids most new factory and mining labour.
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Why it's graded Good
Graded on reuse
A business that sells mostly second-hand goods is graded on reuse, not on this checklist. It's Good unless it has red flags, and it doesn't earn stars. Its new stock isn't graded separately.
Red flags 0
None found.
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Australian Red Cross Shops's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
Dresses & skirts, Shirts, Pants & trousers, Jeans, Knitwear, Jackets & coats, T-shirts, Shoes, Bags & backpacks, Kids' clothes: Good, the same as Australian Red Cross Shops overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
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Evidence
What we found
- It also sells some new stock, made by suppliers it doesn't name.
Research notes Red Cross runs 174 op shops that mainly sell second-hand goods: in 2024-25, 98% of goods sold were donated, made up of public donations (80%) and unsold clothing donated by retailers and brands (18%). The only new stock is sunglasses and shopping bags from long-term suppliers whose countries of manufacture are not disclosed (in 2023-24, the sunglasses came from ROC Eyewear). Its modern slavery statement rates apparel, including clothing donated to the shops, as high risk. It reported no confirmed cases in FY25; one supplier complaint, not linked to the shops, was under investigation.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Australian Red Cross FY25 modern slavery statement covers its 174 shops: 98% of goods sold were donated; the rest were new sunglasses and shopping bags from long-term suppliers. No confirmed cases. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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Published by Australian Red Cross Shops or its owner
- Australian Red Cross Modern Slavery Statement 2024-25 · search the archive · 174 shops; 98% of goods sold donated (80% public, 18% retailer stock); new sunglasses and bags; about 315 retail staff; 1,450 employees
- Australian Red Cross Modern Slavery Statement FY2023-24 · search the archive · 98% of shop goods pre-loved (78% donated, 20% retailer excess stock); new sunglasses from ROC Eyewear; donor self-assessments; about 250 retail staff
- Australian Red Cross Modern Slavery Policy · search the archive · Organisation-wide modern slavery policy covering suppliers and operations
- Donate clothes and goods - Red Cross Shops · search the archive · Shops stock donated pre-loved clothing and goods
Company details
- Owned by
- Australian Red Cross Society
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Employees
- About 1,450
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Australian Red Cross Shops ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/red-cross-shops, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Good means
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