Sealy
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources
Mattress brand making Posturepedic mattresses in Australia.
Sealy makes its innerspring mattresses and bed bases in its own factories in Australia, where labour laws are strong and legal wages are about a living wage.
Also worth knowing
It carries the Australian Made label and publishes a modern slavery statement.
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Why it's graded On Track
- Not met: Meets 6 of 7 Good requirements.
- Met: No red flags.
Good requirements 6 of 7
- Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: presumed because legal wages in Australia are about a living wage, not checked at the company
- Met: Respects worker rights
- Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standardsPresumed from where it's made, not audited
- Not met: Shows where its earlier production stages happen, not just the final oneA "Made in" claim can cover only the final stage. Earlier stages to show: materials and parts such as fabric, timber, glass, metal and ceramics
- 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 0
None found.
| Star | Awarded for |
|---|---|
| Open supply chain |
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Where it's made
From Sealy's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
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
- Modern slavery statement
- "Made in Australia" only means the last major stage happened there: under customs and consumer law, materials and parts such as fabric, timber, glass, metal and ceramics can be made elsewhere. It hasn't shown where those earlier stages happen, so where it's made counts towards On Track but not Good. Source
Research notes Sealy mattresses sold in Australia are made by licensee Sealy of Australia in its own five production facilities here, including a coil factory in Wacol, Queensland, and carry the Australian Made logo, so factory staff work under Australian awards. Dyer Holdings' modern slavery statement rates its Australian bedding business as very low risk and describes supplier questionnaires and audits, but gives no supplier countries or findings. Brand owner Somnigroup's supplier code only asks for legal wages and does not mention forced labour or recruitment fees; no labour abuses have been reported.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Dyer Holdings, the Australian Sealy licensee, lodged a modern slavery statement for 2021 covering its bedding business; no later statement is identified. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Not assessed in Baptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion or Electronics reports, which do not cover mattress makers. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | No labour allegations against Sealy of Australia or Somnigroup appear in Business & Human Rights Resource Centre reporting. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Sealy of Australia (Australian Made licensee) · search the archive · Sealy Posturepedic and Posture ranges listed under the Australian Made logo
- Somnigroup International Form 10-K FY2025 · search the archive · Over 70 factories worldwide; licenses Sealy brand to other manufacturers in some international markets
- SGI Supplier Code of Conduct Policy (Somnigroup, 2020) · search the archive · Requires pay that complies with local law; allows audits; no forced labour or recruitment fee clauses
- Sealy Posturepedic Aspire and Enhance (brochure hosted by Myer) · search the archive · Mattresses made to order in five Australian manufacturing centres; brochure hosted on Myer's site
- Sealy Corporation - Wikipedia · search the archive · Sealy owned by Somnigroup International; licensees operate in Australia and other countries
Published by Sealy or its owner
- Proudly Australian Made (Sealy Australia) · search the archive · Five production facilities in Australia; own coil factory in Wacol, Queensland; over 700 Australian employees
- Dyer Holdings Modern Slavery Statement 2021 · search the archive · Dyer is exclusive Sealy licensee for Australia and NZ; bedding business rated very low risk; supplier code, questionnaire and audits
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Employees
- About 700
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Sealy ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/sealy, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What On Track means
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