Rodd & Gunn

Harm on record. Has recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.

Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources

Auckland menswear brand selling casual and smart clothing.

In 2023, migrant workers at three garment makers in Mauritius supplying Rodd & Gunn paid high recruitment fees, and some faced deceptive recruitment.

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Why it's graded Harm on record

Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and forced or child labour. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
Holds the grade back: It's Harm on record because of a serious confirmed problem from the last 5 years that it has only partly put right: forced labour, last recorded in 2023.

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 rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in Vietnam, China and Cambodia.
Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
Not 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 listPublishes its supplier list
Not met: High-risk raw materials (cotton and leather) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton and leather

Red flags 2

Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Red flag: Forced, slave or child labour found in or linked to its supply chain

Stars it would earn as Good

None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars

Where it's made

From Rodd & Gunn's own disclosure: it publishes its supplier list. Its list covers only part of its range. 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
Vietnam	73%	Systematic violations	Well below a living wage	Moderate
China	18%	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
Cambodia	5%	No guarantee of rights	Far below a living wage	Moderate
BangladeshUsual for the industry	2%	No guarantee of rights	Far below a living wage	Moderate
IndiaUsual for the industry	1%	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	High
TürkiyeUsual for the industry	1%	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Very high
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

Publishes supplier list
Modern slavery statement
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.
Doesn't show where its leather comes from. Leather is linked to hazardous tannery work and forced labour on some cattle ranches, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.

Research notes Most Rodd & Gunn clothing is made by independent suppliers in Vietnam (72% of Tier 1 production in FY25), China (15%) and Cambodia (4%), with smaller amounts from Mauritius and Europe. It publishes a supplier list down to raw materials, uses SGS and other social audits, and reports 91% of its apparel range uses certified materials such as Responsible Wool and GOTS. It scored 72/100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report. It says it is working towards a living wage but has set no dated target, and less than half of major audit findings were closed within a year in FY25.

What independent sources say

Source	Result	Details
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report	Listed	Scored 72 out of 100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (average 31.5, 138 companies), up from 68 in 2024. View
Australian Modern Slavery Register	Listed	FY25 modern slavery statement: 99 suppliers in 16 countries; Tier 1 production 72% Vietnam, 15% China, 4% Cambodia; 181 audit findings, 54% closed within 12 months. View
UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry	Listed	Files UK modern slavery statements; the FY25 statement flags forced labour risks in China and Cambodia but sets no measurable targets. View
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre	Listed	Did not respond in June 2024 to questions on remediating migrant workers charged recruitment fees at Mauritian supplier factories. View

Confirmed issues 1

Only confirmed problems are listed, and old ones drop off after 10 to 15 years. A problem the company has fully put right no longer counts against it, and nor does one it finds and is fixing itself. How problems are counted

Last recorded	What happened	Made amends?
2023	A Transparentem investigation completed in 2023 found high recruitment fees charged to migrant workers, plus deceptive recruitment and abusive conditions at some factories, at three Mauritius garment makers supplying Rodd & Gunn. Source · archived copy	PartlyWorked with other buyers on remediation and says two Mauritian factories agreed to repay migrants' recruitment travel costs; did not answer BHRRC on repaying fees (2024).

Sources and actions

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I Came Here with So Many Dreams (Transparentem, 2023) · archived copy · Names Rodd & Gunn as buyer from Firemount, R.E.A.L and Aquarelle, where high recruitment fees were found
Rodd & Gunn non-response re remediation to migrant workers in Mauritius (BHRRC) · search the archive · Rodd & Gunn did not answer June 2024 questions on repaying recruitment fees
Rodd & Gunn - Good Shopping Guide (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · 2026 Ethical Fashion Report score 72/100 (average 31.5); 68 in 2024; privately owned, Auckland, founded 1946
Rodd & Gunn modern slavery statement summary 2025 (UK registry) · search the archive · Flags forced labour risk in China and Cambodia; no measurable targets

Published by Rodd & Gunn or its owner

Rodd & Gunn FY25 Modern Slavery Statement · search the archive · Tier 1 production VN 72%, CN 15%, KH 4%; 999 staff; 181 non-compliances; no dated living wage target; 91% certified materials
Rodd & Gunn FY24 Modern Slavery Statement · search the archive · Two Mauritian factories agreed to reimburse migrant workers' recruitment transport costs; Mauritius 4.1% of Tier 1
Rodd & Gunn vendor list (FY26) · search the archive · 24 Tier 1 factories: Vietnam 11, Italy 4, China 3, plus Turkey, Mauritius, Australia, Portugal, UK, NZ

Company details

Headquarters: New Zealand
Employees: About 999
Last researched: 2 November 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is Rodd & Gunn ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/rodd-and-gunn, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
Method: Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Harm on record means

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