Ryderwear
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 4 sources
Family-owned Adelaide gym-wear label.
We couldn't confirm where Ryderwear makes most of its gym and bodybuilding activewear.
Also worth knowing
Most clothes and shoes are made in countries such as China and Bangladesh, where pay is usually below a living wage and unions are heavily restricted.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and a hidden, unaudited supply chain, probably 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 2 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsWhere clothes and shoes are usually made, such as China and Bangladesh, 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
- Met: High-risk raw materials (cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeOnly in a few products: cotton
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain, probably mostly in countries with poor worker rights
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
We couldn't confirm where Ryderwear makes most of its products, so this shows where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 30% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Bangladesh | 20% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | 15% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| India | 10% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| Cambodia | 8% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Türkiye | 7% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| Indonesia | 5% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Pakistan | 5% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Uses cotton in only a few products, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good. It doesn't show where its cotton comes from. The "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Ryderwear does not say where its clothing is made, name its factories or publish a supplier list, and its product pages give fabric content but no country of manufacture. No supplier code of conduct, factory audit programme, living wage commitment or modern slavery statement has been published. It is not rated in the Ethical Fashion Report. Most of its range is nylon or polyester activewear, with cotton mainly in tees and some blended pieces.
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- How the search for clothes that fit led David Lukic to found Ryderwear (SmartCompany, 2017) · search the archive · Founded 2009 by David Lukic, owned with wife Natalie; South Australian business; no manufacturing locations given
- Global fitness label launches flagship gym in Adelaide (InDaily, 2021) · search the archive · Grew from two employees to 60; headquarters and warehouse in Beverley, Adelaide; place of manufacture not stated
Published by Ryderwear or its owner
- Ryderwear product catalogue (ryderwear.com) · search the archive · Sampled products mostly nylon or polyester; one 100% cotton tee and some 35% cotton blends; no country of manufacture listed
- Ryderwear product page - Motion High Waisted Capri Leggings · search the archive · Product pages describe fabrics but give no country of manufacture
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Employees
- About 60
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Ryderwear ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/ryderwear, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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