Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
US maker of screen protectors, cases and keyboards.
There's no proof ZAGG 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 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, unaudited production in high-risk countries and untraced high-risk mined materials. 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 countries such as China and Malaysia, 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: Traces its cobalt, gold and other conflict minerals to the mine
Red flags 3
- 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
- Red flag: Relies on high-risk mined materials it can't traceShown to explain the grade. It isn't one of the 2 red flags that set it.
- Red flag: Fails its category's raw-material check (means Lacks transparency)
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
These are its parent group's countries across all its brands; ZAGG doesn't say where its own products are made. The rest is shown as where electronics are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| TaiwanUsual for the industry | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| South KoreaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Close to a living wage | Low |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: cobalt, tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold mining carry child and forced labour risk (DR Congo, Indonesia), and assembly overtime is widespread.
- Modern slavery statement
- Relies on metals such as cobalt, gold and tin from artisanal mines where miners, including children, face toxic dust, mercury exposure and deadly tunnel collapses. It hasn't shown any steps to trace these materials to the mine, so it's graded Lacks transparency until it does.
Research notes ZAGG's screen protectors and accessories are made by contract manufacturers, mainly in Asia (glass from Asian factories); it names China as a sourcing country but discloses no factories or country shares. ZAGG says manufacturers sign a code of conduct and get annual announced internal audits, with unannounced audits only planned. It publishes no supplier list, no audit results, no conflict minerals report and no living wage commitment, is not an RBA member, and no labour abuse findings have been reported.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Unclear | No Australian Modern Slavery Act statement from ZAGG or mophie was found; its Australian site carries only a California Transparency in Supply Chains Act statement. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Not in Baptist World Aid's Electronics Industry Report, which ended with the 2016 edition. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- ZAGG Inc Form 10-K for 2019 (SEC) · search the archive · Products made by third-party contract manufacturers primarily in Asia; HQ Midvale, Utah; 628 staff in 2019
- ZAGG Inc Form 8-K, April 2020 (SEC) · search the archive · Names sourcing from China as a risk; US-China tariffs on products sourced from China
- Who Owns Zagg, The Smartphone Accessory Brand? (BGR) · search the archive · A group led by Evercel took ZAGG private in early 2021; ZAGG owns mophie
- ZAGG InvisibleShield Elite Privacy 360 screen protector (Kmart) · search the archive · ZAGG InvisibleShield screen protectors sold by Kmart, which has stores across Australia
Published by ZAGG or its owner
- ZAGG Statement on Slavery and Human Trafficking (ZAGG APAC) · search the archive · Supplier code of conduct; annual announced internal audits; unannounced audits only planned; no factories or countries named
Company details
- Owned by
- Private; owned by a group led by Evercel since 2021
- Headquarters
- United States
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is ZAGG ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/zagg, 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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