Triumph
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources
Family-owned Swiss company selling bras and lingerie.
Triumph can't show that the workers who make its products in Bangladesh and Egypt earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.
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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: the most serious problem on its record (unpaid or underpaid wages, last recorded in 2017) is more than 5 years old.
- 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 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 Albania, Bangladesh and China.
- 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
- 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: A confirmed problem with pay, rights or safety not shown to be put right
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From Triumph's own disclosure: it publishes its supplier list.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Systematic violations | Not rated | Very high |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Regular violations | Not rated | High |
| Bangladesh | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Bulgaria | Regular violations | Below a living wage | High |
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Egypt | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Indonesia | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| India | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| Japan | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Cambodia | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| South Korea | No guarantee of rights | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Sri Lanka | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Morocco | Regular violations | Well below a living wage | Low |
| Philippines | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Romania | Regular violations | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Serbia | Systematic violations | Not rated | Moderate |
| Thailand | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Tunisia | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Low |
| Türkiye | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| Vietnam | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- Publishes supplier list
- Signed the International Accord on garment factory safety Source
- Modern slavery statement
- Independent social audits of all its main factories
- Makes part of its range in its own 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 Triumph makes many of its products in its own production centres in Vietnam, India and Morocco and the rest at about 116 supplier factories in 20 countries; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Morocco and Vietnam are its largest by volume, but it gives no shares. It publishes its Tier 1 and key Tier 2 suppliers, has factories in risk countries audited (mostly amfori BSCI), signed the International Accord for Bangladesh and aims to finish living wage gap assessments at strategic suppliers by 2027, with no wage target yet. About 31% of its materials are cotton, mostly conventional.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not listed | Not rated in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report; its ethical.org.au profile shows no Ethical Fashion Report score. View |
| Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution) | Listed | Scored 7% in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index, well below the 26% average (8% in the 2025 climate-only edition). View |
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | Statement for financial year 2025 covers 116 finished-garment factories and 3 own production centres in 20 countries, lists Tier 1 and key Tier 2 suppliers, and reports no modern slavery cases found. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Listed | Company profile records stories on union dismissals in Thailand and the Philippines (2009) and poverty wages in Eastern European factories, with a 50% response rate. 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? |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | A 2017 Clean Clothes Campaign field study of garment factories in Eastern Europe found that most Ukrainian workers making Triumph products were not paid the legal minimum wage (Clean Clothes Campaign, 2017). Source · search the archive | Not knownNo remedy for the affected Ukrainian workers has been reported; Triumph did not answer the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre's request for comment. |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Europe's Sweatshops - Clean Clothes Campaign · search the archive · 2017 report: most Ukrainian Triumph workers not paid the legal minimum wage
- Report details poverty wages in Ukraine, Serbia and Hungary (BHRRC) · search the archive · Triumph International listed as not responding to the request for comment
- Triumph International - Shop Ethical (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · FTI 2023 7%; no Ethical Fashion Report score; Accord signatory; amfori BSCI member; brands Triumph and sloggi
Published by Triumph or its owner
- Triumph Sustainability Report 2025 · search the archive · Own production in Vietnam, India, Morocco; top sourcing countries; living wage gap assessments by 2027; cotton about 31% of materials, 7.5% organic
- Triumph Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement 2026 · search the archive · FY2025: 116 finished-garment factories plus 3 own centres in 20 named countries; Tier 1 and key Tier 2 suppliers disclosed; BSCI audits
- Our sustainability - Triumph corporate · search the archive · amfori BSCI member since 2012; International Accord member for Bangladesh; Textile Exchange member
Company details
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Triumph ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/triumph, 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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