Zara Home
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources
Inditex homewares chain.
Zara Home can't show that the workers who make its products in India and Morocco 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 1 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, 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 India, 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 and timber) 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: Made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
| Star | Awarded for |
|---|---|
| Gives workers a real voice |
Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
These are Inditex's countries across all its brands; Zara Home doesn't say where its own products are made. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| India | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| Morocco | Regular violations | Well below a living wage | Low |
| Türkiye | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| Bangladesh | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Spain | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Portugal | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Pakistan | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| PolandUsual for the industry | Regular violations | Close to a living wage | Moderate |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| MalaysiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- Signed the International Accord on garment factory safety
- Modern slavery statement
- Actively empowers workers (ownership, worker committees, union agreements, training)
- Uses higher-risk raw materials such as leather that aren't traced to the farm. This is noted as a risk but doesn't decide the grade.
- 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.
- Uses timber in only a few products and doesn't show where it comes from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Zara Home products are made by Inditex's independent suppliers. Inditex reports supplier counts for its main production clusters (Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Turkey, China, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan) but does not say where Zara Home's own products are made, and it does not publish the names and addresses of its factories. The group has a global framework agreement with IndustriALL, signed the International Accord and has a public living wage commitment, but shows no evidence of living wages being paid. Cotton bed and bath linen is a core part of the range, with wood in a smaller share of furniture and decor.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Listed | Owner Inditex scored 61 out of 100 in the 2026 Ethical Fashion Report (average 31.5), after 66 in 2024; it assesses clothing supply chains and Zara Home is not rated separately. View |
| Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (World Benchmarking Alliance) | Listed | Owner Inditex scored 60.3 out of 100 in the 2026 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Inditex's Australian entities lodge modern slavery statements covering the group's brands. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Listed | Inditex profile tracks group-wide allegations and responses; no Zara Home-specific supplier cases are recorded. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Inditex – Shop Ethical! (ethical.org.au) · search the archive · 2026 Ethical Fashion Report: Inditex 61/100 (average 31.5); KTC 2023 38; CHRB 2026 60.3; living wage pledge; Oxfam: supplier names not published
- Inditex - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre · search the archive · Group-level allegations and responses; none specific to Zara Home
- Zara Home starts online sales in Australia (Modaes, 2015) · search the archive · Zara Home opened a Melbourne store in February 2015 and began online sales in Australia in December 2015
- Investors push Zara owner Inditex to publish full supply chain (Reuters via Fast Company, 11 Mar 2024) · search the archive · Inditex publishes supplier counts for 12 core countries but no names or locations of individual factories; its list goes only to IndustriALL
Published by Zara Home or its owner
- Inditex Australian modern slavery statement · search the archive · Group statement for Group Zara Australia covering Inditex brands; Accord and IndustriALL agreement
- Zara Home Australia website · search the archive · Australian online store; range of bed linen, tableware, decor and furniture
Company details
- Owned by
- Inditex
- Headquarters
- Spain
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Zara Home ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/zara-home, 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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