SKIMS
Harm on record. Has recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources
Kim Kardashian's shapewear, underwear and loungewear brand.
In 2022, a Myanmar factory making SKIMS' products paid workers below the minimum wage and made them work unpaid overtime.
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SKIMS has only partly put this right.
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Why it's graded Harm on record
- Not met: Meets 1 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 in high-risk countries. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- Holds the grade back: It's Harm on record because of a serious confirmed problem from the last 5 years that it has only partly put right: unpaid or underpaid wages, last recorded in 2022.
Good requirements 1 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsMost of its products are made in Indonesia, where 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
- Not met: High-risk raw materials (cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain, 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
From press and retailer reports; SKIMS doesn't say where its products are made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Indonesia | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- 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.
Research notes SKIMS does not publish a supplier list, production shares or a modern slavery statement. The only current production countries on record are Sri Lanka and Indonesia, where the Fair Labor Association published assessments of SKIMS supplier factories in 2025; no shares are given. It joined the FLA in 2023 but is not yet accredited, says workers get fair wages without a living wage commitment, and scored 0 in Remake's 2024 Fashion Accountability Report. Much of the range is nylon and spandex, with cotton lines; no cotton sourcing is disclosed.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Listed | SKIMS responded in September 2022 to reports of below-minimum pay and unpaid overtime at the Bogart Lingerie factory in Myanmar, saying it had exited the factory. View |
Confirmed issues 1
Only confirmed problems are listed, and old ones drop off after 10 to 15 years. A problem the company has fully put right no longer counts against it, and nor does one it finds and is fixing itself. How problems are counted
| Last recorded | What happened | Made amends? |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Workers at Bogart Lingerie in Yangon, Myanmar, which made SKIMS products in 2021-22, were reported to be paid below the legal minimum wage, made to work unpaid overtime, docked pay when targets were missed and verbally abused; SKIMS and its supplier acknowledged problems (BHRRC, 2021-22). Source · search the archive | PartlySKIMS stopped ordering from the factory in April 2022; supplier Delta Galil added bonuses, monthly rice rations and a clinic and hired Elevate for audits; no back pay reported. |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- SKIMS - Fair Labor Association member page · search the archive · Participating company since 2023; 2025 factory assessments for SKIMS suppliers in Sri Lanka and Indonesia
- SKIMS' September response to allegations of abuses in Myanmar garment factories (BHRRC) · search the archive · SKIMS sourced from Bogart Myanmar June 2021-April 2022, then exited; Delta Galil remediation steps and Elevate audits
- Myanmar garment workers reportedly forced to work overtime without pay, paid below minimum wage (BHRRC) · search the archive · Dec 2021: Bogart Lingerie (Yangon) workers paid 3,600 kyats/day vs 4,800 minimum, unpaid overtime; SKIMS and La Senza named
- Myanmar garment workers at lingerie factory allegedly underpaid if targets not met, face verbal abuse (BHRRC) · search the archive · Sept 2022 reports of pay cuts for missed targets and verbal abuse at Bogart Lingerie; SKIMS and La Senza named, SKIMS responded
- How ethical is SKIMS? (Good On You) · search the archive · Labour rated Not Good Enough (2024); audits suppliers, publishes code of conduct; claims fair wages, no living wage evidence; nylon-heavy range
- Remake 2024 Fashion Accountability Report (Fashion Dive) · search the archive · Skims, Temu, Fashion Nova and Missguided scored 0 in Remake's 2024 Fashion Accountability Report
Company details
- Headquarters
- United States
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is SKIMS ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/skims, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Harm on record means
Better-graded underwear and sleepwear
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