Tommy Hilfiger
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources
Amsterdam-based brand known for preppy casualwear.
Tommy Hilfiger's supply chain was linked to forced labour in 2023, which it has only partly acted on, and workers in Bangladesh and Vietnam are very unlikely to earn a living wage.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and forced or child labour. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- It isn't Harm on record: the most serious problem on its record (forced labour link, last recorded in 2023) was a link through a supplier, which the company has only partly acted on.
- 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 rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in China, Bangladesh and Vietnam.
- Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Not 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 listPublishes its supplier 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: Forced, slave or child labour found in or linked to its supply chain
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Tommy Hilfiger's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
Shirts, T-shirts, Jeans, Pants & trousers, Knitwear, Jackets & coats, Dresses & skirts, Hoodies & sweatshirts, Underwear, Swimwear, Sneakers, Bags & backpacks: Lacks transparency, the same as Tommy Hilfiger overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
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Where it's made
From PVH's supplier list, which covers Tommy Hilfiger and its sister brands. Tommy Hilfiger publishes no breakdown of its own, so the countries shown are the group's. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Bangladesh | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| India | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| Cambodia | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Pakistan | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
| Sri Lanka | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Philippines | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Ethiopia | Systematic violations | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- Publishes supplier list
- Signed the International Accord on garment factory safety
- Modern slavery statement
- Independent social audits of all its main factories
- 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 Tommy Hilfiger is owned by PVH, whose products are made by independent suppliers in about 1,000 factories across about 40 countries, including China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the Philippines and Ethiopia. PVH publishes its factory list, left the Fair Labor Association at the end of 2019, signed the International Accord and audits its main factories, but gives no country shares. It has repaid workers in some cases (Haiti, Mauritius), but its living wage plan relies on collective bargaining in a few countries, and no public evidence shows workers making Tommy Hilfiger clothes earn a living wage.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Listed | PVH, owner of Tommy Hilfiger, scored 47 out of 100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report, above the 31.5 average (43 in 2024). View |
| Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution) | Listed | PVH scored 48% in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index, above the 26% average. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Covered by PVH Corp's consolidated modern slavery statement, including Australian distributor Sunshine A, which reports about 1,000 factories in about 40 countries but no country breakdown. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Listed | Tommy Hilfiger company profile records one labour rights story (killing of Bangladeshi organiser Aminul Islam) with one response request, answered. View |
| Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (World Benchmarking Alliance) | Listed | PVH scored 36.2 out of 100 in the 2026 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark, below the 53.7 average. View |
Confirmed issues 3
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? |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Link through a supplierA Transparentem investigation found signs of forced labour and illegal recruitment fees charged to migrant workers at Mauritian garment factories, including REAL Garments, which supplied PVH; the report does not say which PVH brands were made there (Transparentem, 2023-2024). Source · archived copy | PartlyPVH agreed in January 2024 to repay recruitment fees at REAL Garments with two other buyers (about US$420,000); no source yet confirms the workers were paid. |
| 2022 | Workers at the Val d'Or factory in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, which made clothes for PVH, were let go without legally owed severance when it closed in 2022 (Guardian via Black Enterprise, 2023). Source · archived copyPut right The company has put this right for the people affected, so it no longer counts against the grade. | YesAfter Worker Rights Consortium involvement, PVH paid about US$1 million in 2023 to cover missed severance and pension for about 1,100 workers. |
| 2019 | A 2019 Worker Rights Consortium report found verbal abuse, pay as low as 12 cents an hour, unpaid overtime and pregnancy checks on job applicants at PVH supplier factories in Ethiopia, including Hawassa Industrial Park (Reuters via Globe and Mail, 2019). Source · archived copy | PartlyPVH said it would investigate immediately and act on any violations, noting some interviews were two years old; no remedy for workers has been reported. |
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.
- The Australian Strategic Policy Institute's 2020 'Uyghurs for Sale' report named Tommy Hilfiger among 83 brands potentially benefiting from Uyghur workers transferred out of Xinjiang to factories elsewhere in China (ASPI, 2020). Source
- A 2025 Bureau of Investigative Journalism report said the Baoshu shoe factory in Jinjiang, China, where many workers are Uyghurs and other minorities often moved there under duress, makes shoes for Tommy Hilfiger; Tommy Hilfiger did not respond (TBIJ, 2025). Source
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Tommy Hilfiger - Good Shopping Guide (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · PVH: EFR 2026 47/100; CHRB 2026 36.2/100; FTI 2023 48%; Accord signatory; ASPI Uyghur transfers (2020) and Ethiopia (2019)
- Fashion Brands to Compensate Garment Workers in Mauritius for Forced Labor (Transparentem) · archived copy · Signs of forced labour and illegal recruitment fees at five Mauritian factories; PVH pledged to reimburse REAL Garments workers (2024)
- Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein owner to investigate labour abuse (Globe and Mail / Reuters) · archived copy · WRC found abuse, 12-cent hourly pay, unpaid overtime and pregnancy checks at PVH suppliers in Ethiopia; PVH to investigate
- Vans, North Face, Timberland are major US brands skirting forced labour law (TBIJ) · search the archive · Jinjiang's Baoshu shoe factory makes shoes for Tommy Hilfiger; Tommy Hilfiger did not respond (2025)
- PVH Corp. statement on forced labor and modern slavery, fiscal 2025 · search the archive · About 1,000 factories in about 40 countries; audits of all Level 1 and key Level 2 factories; Accord participant
- Garment workers in Haiti compensated by Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein after factory closes (Black Enterprise) · archived copy · PVH paid US$1m in missed severance and pension to about 1,100 Val d'Or workers after WRC intervention (2023)
- PVH Living Wage Strategy · search the archive · Targets key suppliers in two countries (2025) and four countries (2030) supporting collective bargaining for living wages
Company details
- Headquarters
- Netherlands
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Tommy Hilfiger ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/tommy-hilfiger, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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