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Shein responds to Public Eye's report of alleged abuses: 'Does not recognise many accusations'

Fast fashion e-tailer Shein has responded to watchdog Public Eye’s report on ongoing alleged abuses of working conditions with a 30-paragraph statement on its website. The Switzerland-based organisation shared its findings after a survey and interviews with factory workers from Guangzhou, China, where concern surrounding poor working conditions...

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SHEIN’s Commitment to Sustainability and Fair Practices: A Response to Recent Media Reports

On May 13, the Swiss NGO Public Eye published a report about the working conditions at the factories of some of SHEIN’s third-party suppliers. While we do not recognise many of the allegations in this report, the discussion on working hours and wages raised by Public Eye is important to us, and we have made significant progress on enhancing...

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Probe reveals persistent labour issues at Shein, despite promises of improvement

Despite Shein's public assurances to improve working conditions in its supplier factories following the exposure of poor labour practices over two years ago, a recent follow-up investigation reveals that 75-hour work weeks remain commonplace in southern China. Data from Swiss-based watchdog Public Eye, who interviewed employees in Guangzhou,...

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EU toughens safety rules on Chinese fashion retailer Shein

The European Union on Friday added Chinese-founded online retailer Shein to its list of digital companies that are large enough to come under stricter safety curbs. The company joins Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube in a list of 23 "very large online platforms", which have more than 45 million monthly active users in the European Union. From the end...

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Plagiarism in Fashion: Why is there so much imitation and is it allowed?

Trends are traditionally dedicated by the runway. The apparel industry looks to runway designs, haute couture as well as ready-to-wear, for inspiration. Designs are reinterpreted for a wider audience or diluted and made more accessible while being sold at ever-lower prices. Source: the background article ‘Fashion: from catwalk to closet’ Some...

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Shein doubles profits to two billion dollars

Chinese giant Shein has reportedly doubled its profits to two billion dollars, according to The Financial Times which cited sources close to the company. Shein itself has not yet responded to the media reports. Not only did profits rise significantly, sales also showed an increase. Turnover is said to have come to 45 billion dollars last year....

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Shein announces winner of Shein X Global design challenge

Chinese fast fashion brand Shein has announced the winner of its global design challenge. Eleonora Falcone beat out the nine finalists that were shortlisted by the jury last week. By winning this year’s contest, the Italian designer has joined the retailer’s Shein X Designer Incubator Programme and was able to take home 10,000 euros in prize...

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Shein in focus as France fights back against fast fashion

With jaw-droppingly low prices and a seemingly endless selection of trendy clothes, Shein has taken the world by storm -- and found itself in the crosshairs of French lawmakers who want to curb the excesses of fast fashion. Customers love the Chinese-founded firm's massive catalogue of ultra-cheap items, from 8 dollar sundresses to 48-cent...

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Jaded London item found to have Shein label according to TikTok user

A shopper on TikTok was left in disbelief after finding a label by controversial fast fashion platform Shein that appeared to have been sewn into her garment from Jaded London. In a video posted to the social media platform, Emma Silverman showed the lining of the supposed Jaded London top, in which both a tag from the brand and a tag from Shein...

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Shein announces finalists of Shein X Global Challenge 2024

Chinese ultra fast fashion retailer Shein has announced the ten finalists for the 2024 edition of its international fashion design competition, Shein X Global Challenge, for emerging designers. The winner will be announced later this week. The 2024 finalists hail from seven different countries, out of which three of the ten finalists are from...

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France is one step closer to taxing fast fashion

As the curtain closes on Paris Fashion Week, the French government advanced a step closer to imposing penalties on fast fashion producers. Proposed on Monday by parliament ministers, a new bill suggests fines of up to 10 euros or 50 percent of the selling price of garments for major players like Shein, aiming to counterbalance their...

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France's 5 euro fast fashion tax - A game changer for sustainable fashion?

In a pioneering move to counteract the detrimental effects of fast fashion, France has introduced a proposed levy of 5 euro on each fast fashion item sold. Spearheaded by French MP Antoine Vermorel Marques and backed by the Horizons Group, this tax proposal is a decisive statement against the environmental and social havoc wreaked by fast...