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Shein

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NotSpaghetti Tue 04-Jun-24 14:37:21

"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]

NotSpaghetti Tue 04-Jun-24 14:35:15

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

Jaxjacky Tue 04-Jun-24 14:29:54

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.

Germanshepherdsmum Tue 04-Jun-24 14:06:06

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

GrannyGravy13 Tue 04-Jun-24 13:37:34

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.

vegansrock Tue 04-Jun-24 13:32:14

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.

DiamondLily Tue 04-Jun-24 13:24:56

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

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

Sarnia Tue 04-Jun-24 13:23:13

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.

MayBee70 Tue 04-Jun-24 13:16:05

I don’t understand the ins and outs of it all but from what I heard on the news last night the reason they want to be based in London and not America is because the UK isn’t concerned about it’s human rights record sad. Is this the sort of country we have become?