Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources
Samsonite-owned premium luggage and bag brand.
Tumi can't show that the workers who make its products in Bangladesh and Vietnam 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 2 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and unaudited production in high-risk countries. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- It isn't Harm on record: the most serious problem on its record (forced labour, last recorded in 2025) was found by its own checks and is being fixed.
- 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.
- Checks its own supply chain. Tumi looks for problems in its own supply chain and publishes what it finds. It found forced labour in 2025 and is fixing it, so it doesn't count against the grade. It's listed below under Confirmed issues.
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 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 child or forced labour findings it isn't fixingIts own checks found forced labour, which it is fixing. That's listed below and doesn't count against 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
- Met: High-risk raw materials (leather) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeOnly in a few products: leather
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
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
These are Samsonite Group's countries across all its brands; Tumi doesn't say where its own products are made. 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 |
| Indonesia | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Belgium | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
| Dominican Republic | Strong protections | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Hungary | Systematic violations | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| Myanmar | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Very high |
| Philippines | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Thailand | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Taiwan | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| PakistanUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Uses leather in only a few products, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good. It doesn't show where its leather comes from. The "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
- Modern slavery statement
- Uses little or no cotton (e.g. wool, linen or leather products)
Research notes Tumi is covered by Samsonite Group's supply chain programme and statements, which give no Tumi-specific factory or audit data. The group makes some goods in its own factories in Belgium, Hungary and India and buys the rest from 206 finished-goods suppliers in 19 countries, mainly China, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Taiwan and the Dominican Republic, without shares or a factory list. Group audits in 2025 found Thai migrant workers had paid recruitment fees. Tumi sells a leather range but gives no leather origin, and has no living wage commitment.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Covered by Samsonite Group S.A.'s modern slavery statement for 2025: 169 finished-goods factories and 83 key component factories audited in 2025; Thai recruitment fees found. View |
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | Samsonite Group publishes an annual UK modern slavery statement; the 2025 statement was approved in March 2026. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not listed | Samsonite Group and its brands are not rated in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report, the latest edition. 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? |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Samsonite Group's 2025 modern slavery statement, covering Tumi, says migrant workers at some of its suppliers in Thailand had paid recruitment fees to get their jobs. Source · search the archiveFound and being fixed by the company Not counted against the grade while the company is actively fixing it, because it found and published it itself. | PartlySamsonite Group says it worked with suppliers in 2025 to have the fees repaid and endorsed the Employer Pays Principle; amounts repaid are not published. |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Ethical Fashion Guide 2026 (Baptist World Aid) · search the archive · 138 companies rated in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report; Samsonite Group and Tumi not listed
- Samsonite Group Modern Slavery Statement 2025 (Australian register) · search the archive · Tumi is a lead group brand; group own factories and sourcing countries; 2025 audits; Thai recruitment fees; no Tumi-specific data
- Tumi Melbourne Airport (Unita) · search the archive · Tumi store fitted out at Melbourne Airport in 2017
Published by Tumi or its owner
- Tumi Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement · search the archive · Tumi publishes the Samsonite Group statement; suppliers must accept the Samsonite Ethical Charter
- Samsonite Modern Slavery Report 2026 (UK) · search the archive · Covers FY2025; no living wage commitment or supplier list published
- Ballistic Nylon Luggage - Tumi · search the archive · Core range is ballistic nylon and hardside luggage, so little cotton is used
- Leather Bags - Tumi · search the archive · Tumi sells a leather bag and wallet range alongside its nylon and hardside lines
Company details
- Owned by
- Samsonite Group S.A.
- Headquarters
- United States
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Tumi ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/tumi, 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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