Ruggable
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources
Californian company selling machine-washable rugs.
There's no proof Ruggable pays more than the legal minimum, which in the United States 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
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in the United States, China and Vietnam.
- 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 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
From Ruggable's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories. Its list covers only part of its range. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | Regular violations | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| United States | Systematic violations | Below a living wage | Low |
| United Kingdom | Regular violations | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Australia | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | 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 |
| 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
Research notes Ruggable says it produces its washable rugs in-house; rugs are labelled made in the USA from imported materials, and it opened a production plant in Birmingham, UK in 2023 for European orders. It gives no origin for its polyester and pad materials. Its California supply chains statement describes a supplier code of conduct and audits but names no suppliers, audit results or wage commitments.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not listed | No modern slavery statement from Ruggable is on the Australian register. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Baptist World Aid's reports cover fashion and electronics, not rugs or homewares. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | No labour abuse reports involving Ruggable or its suppliers were identified. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
Show all 7 sources
- Supply Chain Product Quality Associate (Ruggable job listing) · search the archive · We create and produce our washable rugs in-house; mentions Ruggable factories and vendors
- Ruggable Flatwoven Washable Amara Rug (Costco) · search the archive · Made in the USA with imported materials; polyester cover, TPE pad
- Ruggable goes across the pond to open newest facility (Furniture Today) · search the archive · Birmingham UK production and shipping plant for UK, Germany and Austria, 2023
- Ruggable launches in Australia (Gift Guide) · search the archive · Ruggable expanded into Australia in 2024; no Australian stockists named
- Fast Company: Ruggable new product · search the archive · Ruggable makes its rugs in its own factories 'from Chicago to Poland to Australia'; building in Melbourne, Birmingham UK and Poland
- Retail Dive: Ruggable opens first international facility in UK · search the archive · Birmingham, UK plant is Ruggable's first international manufacturing facility
Published by Ruggable or its owner
- CA Transparency in Supply Chains Act statement (Ruggable) · search the archive · Statement as of 1 Oct 2025: supplier vetting, audits and forced labour policy; no suppliers, countries or audit results named
Company details
- Headquarters
- United States
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Ruggable ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/ruggable, 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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