Rouje
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources
Paris womenswear label founded by Jeanne Damas.
There's no proof Rouje pays more than the legal minimum, which in Romania is below a living wage.
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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
- Met: Respects worker rights
- 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: High-risk raw materials (cotton, leather, silk and cashmere) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton
Red flags 1
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
Rouje names some of the countries it makes in: Portugal, Italy, Romania, India, Bulgaria, France, Tunisia and China. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 28% | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Italy | 14% | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Romania | 14% | Regular violations | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| India | 12% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| Bulgaria | 10% | Regular violations | Below a living wage | High |
| China | 7% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| France | 7% | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
| Tunisia | 6% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Low |
| BangladeshUsual for the industry | 1% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | 1% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| CambodiaUsual for the industry | under 1% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | under 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
- Independent social audits of all its main factories
- 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.
- Uses leather, silk and cashmere in only a few products and doesn't show where they come from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of them traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Rouje publishes its production split by country for the Fall-Winter 2025 season: mostly Portugal, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria and France, with India, Tunisia and China making up the rest. It names workshop cities but not factories. Every supplier has signed its code of conduct, and it says 81% of its workshops were visited and assessed by independent auditors in 2025 under schemes such as amfori BSCI, SA8000 and SMETA. It publishes no wage data and no living wage commitment, and gives no origin for its leather, silk, wool or cashmere.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Not listed in the 11th Edition Ethical Fashion Report (2026), which covers larger companies selling in Australia and New Zealand. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- How Ethical Is Rouje? (Good On You) · search the archive · Rated 'Not Good Enough' (Aug 2022); no evidence of living wages; uses leather, wool and exotic animal hair
Published by Rouje or its owner
- Rouje - Production · search the archive · FW25 split: Portugal 28%, Italy 14%, Romania 14%, India 11%, Bulgaria 10%, France 7%, Tunisia 6%, China 6%; supplier code of conduct; 81% of workshops independently assessed in 2025
- Rouje - General terms of sales · search the archive · Rouje SAS, Paris; orders delivered to any address worldwide
- Rouje - FAQ · search the archive · Stores in Paris, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nice and Toulouse; brand built around founder Jeanne Damas
Company details
- Headquarters
- France
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Rouje ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/rouje, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
Better-graded everyday fashion
None of the everyday fashion brands we know to make shoes is Good yet. These are the strongest so far. The Social Studio, Middlemost and The Social Outfit are Good, but we don't know that they make shoes. Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.
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