With Jéan
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 2 sources
Australian womenswear label selling vintage-inspired dresses.
There's no proof With Jéan 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 1 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 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.
Good requirements 1 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 China, 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
- 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: Hidden supply chain, 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
With Jéan says which countries it makes its products in, but doesn't name the factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- 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 With Jéan says all its pieces are made in China by artisan sewers in small family-owned businesses and calls them ethically produced. It names no factories and publishes no supplier list, audit results, certifications, modern slavery statement or living wage commitment, so its ethical claims cannot be checked.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not listed | No company page for With Jéan found among the companies rated in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (latest edition); it was also not rated in 2024. View |
| Fashion Transparency Index (Fashion Revolution) | Not covered | Not in the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index, which covers only brands with turnover above US$400 million. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not covered | No modern slavery statement found; Australian law requires one only from entities with revenue above A$100 million. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 2
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- With Jéan pop-up store, Sydney (RUSSH, 2024) · search the archive · First Australian store was a temporary pop-up in Westfield Sydney from December 2024; label otherwise sells online
Published by With Jéan or its owner
- About Us - With Jéan · search the archive · Founded 2017 by Sami Lorking-Tanner and Evangeline Titilas; all pieces manufactured in China by artisan sewers in family-owned businesses
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is With Jéan ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/with-jean, 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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