Staub
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources
Zwilling-owned French brand of enamelled cast-iron cocottes.
There's no proof Staub pays more than the legal minimum, which in China is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 2 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.
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 rightsMost of its products are made in countries such as China and India, 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
- 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 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
Stars it would earn as Good
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Where it's made
Staub names some of the countries it makes in: China and France. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| France | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| PolandUsual for the industry | Regular violations | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
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.
- Makes part of its range in its own factories
- Modern slavery statement
Research notes Staub's enamelled cast-iron cookware is made at Zwilling's own foundry in Merville, northern France, where a €42 million upgrade announced in May 2026 keeps production in France rather than moving it to Asia. Its ceramic and stoneware bakeware is labelled made in China by makers that are not named, and no production shares or supplier list are published. Parent Werhahn's 2025 statement says Zwilling is an amfori BSCI member with mostly third-party supplier audits, but it reports no results and makes no living wage commitment.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | Covered by the Werhahn Group's UK Modern Slavery Act statement for 2025 (dated May 2026), which covers its Zwilling consumer goods division and reports no cases. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Baptist World Aid does not rate cookware brands. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Staub celebrates 50 year anniversary (Interior Daily) · search the archive · Staub production site in Merville, Hauts-de-France, relocated from Alsace
- Staub stoneware artichoke cocotte (Milk Street store) · search the archive · Staub stoneware place of origin China
- Werhahn Group UK Modern Slavery Act statement 2025 · search the archive · FY2025 statement (May 2026): consumer goods made in DE, FR, BE, IT, JP, IN, CN; amfori BSCI member; third-party audits; no living wage commitment
- Emmanuel Macron to announce €42 million in investments in a kitchenware plant in the North (Ground News, 2026) · search the archive · May 2026: Zwilling to invest over €40 million in its Merville Staub plant instead of moving production to Asia
- Staub Round Cocotte 20cm (Myer) · search the archive · Staub cookware sold by Myer department stores in Australia
Published by Staub or its owner
- Zwilling: Proudly made with heart and hand · search the archive · Group's own factories include the Staub foundry in northern France, where cocottes are made
- Staub Ceramique utensil holder (Zwilling Portugal) · search the archive · Staub ceramic product designed in France, made in China
Company details
- Headquarters
- France
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Staub ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/staub, 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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