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Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources
Oslo company designing e-paper writing tablets.
There's no proof reMarkable pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.
Better-graded laptops and computers
Graded higher than reMarkable, selling the same kinds of things. Second-hand first.
Nothing new in laptops and computers that we've rated is better than Lacks transparency yet. Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.
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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 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 rightsMost of its products are made in countries such as China and Malaysia, 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
- 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: Traces its cobalt, gold and other conflict minerals to the mine
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
reMarkable names some of the countries it makes in: China and Vietnam. The rest is shown as where electronics are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| TaiwanUsual for the industry | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| South KoreaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Close to a living wage | Low |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: cobalt, tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold mining carry child and forced labour risk (DR Congo, Indonesia), and assembly overtime is widespread. (partly offset by certification or direct sourcing)
- Modern slavery statement
- Uses recycled metals or fibres
- It publishes its smelters or uses some recycled or responsibly mined metals, but can't yet trace its cobalt and gold to the mine.
Research notes reMarkable uses contract manufacturers. It says the Paper Pro is made in Hanoi, Vietnam, and markers and folios in Guangdong and Jiangsu, China, but does not name factories, give shares or say where the Paper Pure (launched May 2026, replacing the reMarkable 2, made in Guangdong) is built. All direct manufacturers have signed its supplier code, and it publishes yearly Norwegian Transparency Act reports (latest 2026). It publishes no audit results, smelter list or living wage commitment. The Paper Pure and Paper Pro Move use 100% recycled cobalt. No labour abuse findings have been reported.
What independent sources say
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Why the reMarkable 2 was discontinued (BGR, 2026) · search the archive · reMarkable 2 discontinued on 6 May 2026, replaced by the Paper Pure
- reMarkable at JB Hi-Fi · search the archive · reMarkable tablets sold by JB Hi-Fi in Australia
Published by reMarkable or its owner
- Treating people fairly (reMarkable) · search the archive · Assembly in Guangdong and Jiangsu, China, and Hanoi, Vietnam; all direct manufacturers signed the supplier code; ESG supplier screening
- reMarkable Transparency Act reports · search the archive · Annual Norwegian Transparency Act reports published for 2023 to 2026 (latest: 2026 report on 2025)
- reMarkable Paper Pro Move sustainability · search the archive · Paper Pro Move uses 100% recycled cobalt, aluminium and rare-earth metal
- Introducing reMarkable Paper Pure (reMarkable, May 2026) · search the archive · Paper Pure launched 6 May 2026; 100% recycled lithium and cobalt in its battery; no manufacturing location given
Company details
- Owned by
- reMarkable Invest AS
- Headquarters
- Norway
- Employees
- About 200
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is reMarkable ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/remarkable, 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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