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Zyliss

Lacks transparency

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

Homewares, furniture & appliances

Partly verified: what this means

Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources

Swiss brand of kitchen tools such as salad spinners.

There's no proof Zyliss 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 2 of 6 Good requirements.
  • Holds the grade back: It doesn't show that workers are paid a living wage, and isn't certified as working towards one. On Track needs at least one of these.
  • 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 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
  • Met: High-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) 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, 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

From product labels; Zyliss doesn't say where its products are made. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
ChinaNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate
VietnamUsual for the industrySystematic violationsWell below a living wageModerate
IndiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageHigh
PolandUsual for the industryRegular violationsClose to a living wageModerate
IndonesiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsWell below a living wageModerate
MalaysiaUsual for the industryNo guarantee of rightsBelow a living wageModerate

Evidence

What we found

  • No high-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.

Research notes Zyliss tools are designed in Switzerland and made in China; Australian retailer listings give China as the country of origin. Its owner, DK Household Brands (formerly DKB Household), does not name its factories or publish audit results, wage information or a modern slavery statement. No labour abuse reports involving Zyliss were found, and no independent rating covers the brand.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Australian Modern Slavery RegisterNot listedNo DKB Household statement appears on the Australian Modern Slavery Register. View
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredBaptist World Aid does not rate kitchen tool brands. View

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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  1. Modern Slavery Register search: dkb · search the archive · No DKB Household statement on the Australian register
  2. Zyliss Easy Spin 2 salad spinner (Minimax) · search the archive · Made in China; sold by Minimax, which has stores in Australia
  3. Zyliss stainless steel salad spinner (Myer) · search the archive · Zyliss sold by Myer in Australia
  4. DKB Household UK Ltd (BIRA) · search the archive · DKB Household is part of the Swiss Diethelm Keller Group; brands include Cole & Mason and Zyliss
  5. Zyliss Easy Spin 2 salad spinner (Kitchen Warehouse) · search the archive · Listed as made in China; sold in Australia
  6. DK Household Brands announces new era of growth (Housewares News) · search the archive · DK Household Brands, a Diethelm Keller Group subsidiary, combines its housewares labels including Zyliss

Company details

Headquarters
Switzerland
Last researched
3 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Zyliss ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/zyliss, 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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