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Springfield

Lacks transparency

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

Clothing & footwear

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Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources

Spanish casual fashion brand.

Springfield can't show that the workers who make its products in Bangladesh and Myanmar earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.

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It has no full independent audit.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

  • 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.
  • 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 1 of 6

  • Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
  • Not met: Respects worker rights92% of its products are made in countries such as China and Bangladesh, 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 confirmed child or forced labour findings or linksAn unconfirmed report of forced labour is listed below. It doesn't affect the grade.
  • 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 and leather) 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:
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Where it's made

These are Tendam Brands' countries across all its brands; Springfield doesn't say where its own products are made. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
CountryShareWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
China31%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
Bangladesh26%No guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
Myanmar10%No guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageVery high
Pakistan9%No guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageHigh
India7%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
Vietnam6%Systematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
Türkiye5%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageVery high
CambodiaUsual for the industry2%No guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
Spain2%Strong protectionsClose to a living wageLow
IndonesiaUsual for the industry2%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate

Evidence

What we found

  • Signed the International Accord on garment factory safety Source
  • Actively empowers workers (ownership, worker committees, union agreements, training)
  • 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.
  • Uses leather in only a few products and doesn't show where it comes from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.

Research notes Springfield is supplied through Tendam's shared network of about 290 suppliers and 520 sewing factories, and Tendam gives no brand breakdown or factory list. In 2023 China made 31% of purchases, Bangladesh 29%, Myanmar 14%, Pakistan 11% and India 6%; eleven more countries, including Morocco, Egypt, Italy and Portugal, are named without shares and make up well under 1%, so are left off the country list. Tendam joined the International Accord in 2024, has a 2022 union agreement covering suppliers and is an amfori member, but makes no living wage commitment and was not rated in the 2024 Ethical Fashion Report.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Business & Human Rights Resource CentreListedResource Centre sought Tendam's response to 2024 reports from Kseng Apparel in Myanmar, named as a Springfield supplier; Tendam replied in January 2025. View

Unconfirmed reports

Credible reports that haven't been confirmed by a regulator, completed investigation or the company. They're shown for your information and don't affect the grade.

  • Workers at Kseng (Myanmar) Apparel, named as a Springfield supplier, reported daily forced overtime and wage cuts in 2024; Tendam said the factory had left its production network in 2023 (Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, 2024-2025). Source

Sources and actions

Sources 7

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  1. Myanmar: Garment workers at Kseng Apparel report labour abuses (BHRRC) · search the archive · July 2024 reports of daily overtime and wage cuts at Kseng Apparel; Tendam named for Springfield and responded
  2. Tendam reorganiza su sourcing: menos China, más Turquía y tanteo en Rumanía y África (Modaes) · search the archive · 2023: 288 suppliers, 520 tier 1 factories; China 30.61%, Bangladesh 29.35%, Myanmar 14.21%, Pakistan 11.27%, India 5.98% of purchases
  3. Tendam se suma al Accord de Bangladesh y Pakistán (Modaes) · search the archive · April 2024: Tendam joined the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry
  4. Multiply Group completes acquisition of Tendam (Modaes) · search the archive · July 2025: Multiply Group bought 67.91% of Tendam, owner of Women'secret, Springfield, Cortefiel and Pedro del Hierro
  5. Tendam, dependencia de China (Vozpópuli) · search the archive · 2023: China 30.61%, Bangladesh 29.35%, Myanmar 14.21%, Vietnam 1.55% of purchases

Published by Springfield or its owner

  1. Springfield (Tendam brands) · search the archive · Urban fashion brand created in 1988; more than 700 points of sale in 62 countries; online at myspringfield.com
  2. Springfield online store (Spain) · search the archive · Sells clothing, shoes, accessories and underwear for women, men and children aged 5-14, with leather shoes and belts in the range

Company details

Headquarters
Spain
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Springfield ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/springfield, 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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