Shein

Do they mean using foreign sweatshop labour? If so, there are other big companies using that same process. Adidas, Primark, H&M, Gap and Nike to name just a few. Are people going to boycott their goods? I daresay their work conditions are far from ideal but it may be the only job available to them to help support their families.

I’d never heard of it, but the BBC have an article.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9770yz274go

Horrible cheap poorly made clothes that are worn once and then chucked into landfill not the sort of company we should be lauding - the USA don’t want them because they are linked to the Chinese government.

My DiL had on a stunning silk dress at the weekend, I thought it was either high end high street or designer which is where she usually buys her clothes, I was astounded when she said it was from Shein and would never have guessed it wasn’t designer.

Nothing on this earth would induce me to buy from them.

I wouldn’t touch Sheen or Temu, I’m also aware that a number of ‘high end’ brands manufacture in China now, good job I don’t buy many clothes.

They were apparently using forced labour - not "just" sweatshops!

"The online fast-fashion retailer, which manufactures most of its merchandise in China, faces criticism that Uyghur forced labor is used to make its low-priced apparel and home goods." [Reuters]

I’m with GSM
Horrible companies.

I would never buy from them. It is obvious from the price of their clothes that they use sweatshops.

I have never used them myself, but I can understand that those on limited budgets have little choice where to buy theirs and their children’s clothes from.

The items on Shein are also on Amazon, most of the time.

I have a dress from Shein. It was bought for me. I’d never heard of them but I must admit every time I wear it someone comments favourably.

I can however understand why our Yorkshire Lass hates the company with a passion!

Well, if people use Primark or Boo-Hoo, they are doing the same.🤷‍♀️

It's a marketplace, just as Amazon is.
All different sellers.

There's no benefit to paying more for the same item, from the same seller on Amazon, or somewhere more pricy than Amazon.

MissAdventure

The items on Shein are also on Amazon, most of the time.

Nobody holds their nose when they order from Amazon, do they 🤔

I’ve seen far higher quality of sewing and finish on some Shien clothing than I have on many mid range clothing found in our high street shops.

I was looking for a ‘made in’ label on a dress the other day but couldn’t find one. I thought it was mandatory but I could be wrong. Anyone know?
I don’t buy anything if I don’t know where it comes from. Sometimes it’s very difficult to buy from a ‘good country’ but I certainly try.
I’ve saved a lot of money this way!

It’s not a sweatshop though they are trapped they have to work 75 hours a week they have their paperwork taken away they are virtual prisoners
Petra so you approve of the working conditions because the stitching is better 🤷🏼‍♂️

So much hypocrisy. Almost all of our cheap goods are cheap because someone, somewhere is paying the price. It is usually in China.
Not just cheap inter-net companies but most major high street stores too, and not just clothes either- from furniture to food stuffs.
We have no choice anymore but to buy produce cheaply because someone, somewhere is also making a massive profit from it. It is usually the Chinese.

I try never to buy from China, won’t ever visit there either. It’s an outrage the way China treats people.

I think it was about the allegations of them using forced labour.

globalaffairs.org/bluemarble/how-shein-and-temu-get-around-us-labor-laws-ban-products-made-forced-labor

keepingquiet

So much hypocrisy. Almost all of our cheap goods are cheap because someone, somewhere is paying the price. It is usually in China.
Not just cheap inter-net companies but most major high street stores too, and not just clothes either- from furniture to food stuffs.
We have no choice anymore but to buy produce cheaply because someone, somewhere is also making a massive profit from it. It is usually the Chinese.

We do still have a choice, it’s just more expensive and more effort to source goods that aren’t made in China. It’s become more difficult since many smaller companies in the EU opt not to supply the UK now, but it’s still possible.

BlueBelle
I think I’ve not made my views clear on companies like Shien.
In about 2016? I was heavily involved in a group on FB ( now Meta) to get the adverts for these companies removed.
At the time there were 260 of these companies. I once had the list of all the companies.
I was suspended several time until I was permanently banned.

My comments Re Amazon relate to the fact that all the cheap clothing on there come from the same factories but because it’s amazon, it’s somehow acceptable.

My comments Re quality relate to the hundreds of items I’ve seen and handled. Some Shein clothing really is good quality.