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Verali

Lacks transparency

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

Clothing & footwear

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 2 November 2026 · 4 sources

Australian women's footwear brand.

We couldn't confirm where Verali makes most of its affordable women's fashion footwear.

Also worth knowing

Most clothes and shoes are made in countries such as China and Bangladesh, where pay is usually below a living wage and unions are heavily restricted.

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Second-hand and refurbished goods create no new factory work, so they're Good by rule and come first.

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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 a hidden, unaudited supply chain, probably 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 2 of 6

  • Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
  • Not met: Respects worker rightsWhere clothes and shoes are usually made, such as China and Bangladesh, 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 cotton and leather) 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: Hidden supply chain, probably mostly in countries with poor worker rights

Stars it would earn as Good

None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars

Where it's made

Not confirmed

We couldn't confirm where Verali makes most of its products, so this shows where clothes and shoes are usually made.

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
CountryShareWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
China30%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
Bangladesh20%No guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
Vietnam15%Systematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
India10%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
Cambodia8%No guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageModerate
Türkiye7%No guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageVery high
Indonesia5%No guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
Pakistan5%No guarantee of rightsFar below a living wageHigh

Evidence

What we found

  • No high-risk raw materials (such as cotton and leather) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.
  • Uses little or no cotton (e.g. wool, linen or leather products)

Research notes Verali does not say where its shoes are made or name any factories, and publishes no supplier list, ethical sourcing policy, audit information or modern slavery statement. Its website has no page on ethics or sustainability. Most styles are listed with a vegan (synthetic) upper, such as PU, rather than leather. No wage information, certifications or independent ratings were found.

Sources and actions

Sources 4

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  1. eCommerce Manager - Cube Footwear (Fashion Journal careers) · search the archive · Cube Footwear, based in Abbotsford, Melbourne, owns the Siren and Verali brands

Published by Verali or its owner

  1. Verali Shoes - About Us · search the archive · Australian-owned, founded 2005; no information on where shoes are made or on ethics
  2. Verali Shoes - home page · search the archive · Sells women's heels, boots, sandals, flats and slides; no ethics, sustainability or modern slavery pages linked
  3. Verali Shoes product listings · search the archive · Most product descriptions list a vegan upper (e.g. 'Upper: Vegan PU'); none list leather or a country of manufacture

Company details

Headquarters
Australia
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Verali ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/verali, 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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