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SharkNinja

Lacks transparency

Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.

Homewares, furniture & appliances

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 3 sources

US maker of Shark vacuums and Ninja kitchen appliances.

There's no proof SharkNinja pays more than the legal minimum, which in China 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.

How grades are decided

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 China, Vietnam and Indonesia.
  • 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 (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

Accreditations 1

Where it's made

SharkNinja names some of the countries it makes in: China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Cambodia. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
ChinaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
VietnamSystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
IndonesiaNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
MalaysiaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
ThailandNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
CambodiaNo guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
IndiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
PolandUsual for the industryRegular violationsClose to a living wageModerate

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.
  • Modern slavery statement
  • Independent social audits of all its main factories

Research notes SharkNinja owns no factories: its products are made by third-party manufacturers mainly in China, with others in Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Cambodia, but it gives no country shares and publishes no supplier list. It says 95% of these manufacturers had a SMETA-style social audit in 2025, including some unannounced audits, and reported no modern slavery cases needing remediation. It has made no living wage commitment.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
UK Modern Slavery Statement RegistryListedSharkNinja publishes an annual modern slavery statement covering its UK, US and Canadian entities; the FY2025 statement reports no cases needing remediation. View

Sources and actions

Sources 3

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  1. SharkNinja, Inc. Form 10-K FY2025 · search the archive · Does not manufacture its own products; suppliers primarily in China plus Southeast Asia; about 4,143 employees; HQ Needham, MA
  2. SharkNinja reaps benefits of moving its production out of China (Boston Globe, 2025) · search the archive · SharkNinja shifted production for US-bound goods from China to Southeast Asia

Published by SharkNinja or its owner

  1. SharkNinja 2025 Modern Slavery Statement · search the archive · OEMs in China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam; 95% of OEMs SEDEX-aligned audit in 2025; no cases found; ~4,100 staff

Company details

Headquarters
United States
Employees
About 4,143
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is SharkNinja ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/sharkninja, 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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