A November 2021 investigation by Public Eye, for example, found people who make clothing for Shein working “11, 12, sometimes 13 hours a day, mostly 7 days a week, with no premium for overtime.”Įlizabeth L. It’s worth noting that Shein has lied about its labor practices in the past, which doesn’t inspire confidence.Įven if Shein isn’t *technically* using forced labor - which is probably unlikely, given what we know about China’s apparel manufacturing industry - it’s safe to conclude that the people making all those cheap clothes are working in poor conditions. But the evidence is so strong that forced labor is being used to harvest cotton that companies like Patagonia have stopped sourcing cotton from China entirely. Around 80-85% of the cotton in Chinese-made apparel comes from Xinjiang, where the State Department says a genocide is taking place and forced labor is used to make everything from clothing to solar panels to vinyl flooring to car batteries. The brand manufactures its clothing via a network of thousands of suppliers throughout China. For starters, there’s a strong possibility that the company is reliant on forced labor for at least some of its products. Shein stands accused of a whole host of bad behavior, but arguably the worst is how it makes its goods. And Shein’s flash sales and coupon deals bring prices down even further.īut everything comes at a cost - and Shein’s too-good-to-be-true prices are indeed too good to be true.įlash sale deals on Shein’s website brings prices for products down to less than $5. site finds most items are priced under $20 many come in at under $10. One of the chief reasons for Shein’s popularity is that it can churn out ultra trendy clothing e x c e p t i o n a l l y quickly and sell it on the cheap. fast fashion market, and is valued at $100 million, higher than the combined worth of mainstays H&M and Zara. Wired reported in May that the company claims 28% of the U.S. Shein’s profile has risen dramatically over the past few years, growing by word-of-mouth via social media giant TikTok (another Made in China joint) and is especially popular among Gen Z. The hottest name in fast fashion right now is Shein, an online retailer that specializes in shipping clothing directly from Chinese factories to consumers in the United States and other Western countries. And don’t even get me started on Abercrombie and Fitch. It also stands accused of a whole lot of other bad practices.įorget Forever 21. The China-based company ships its incredibly cheap clothing directly to consumers, allowing it to dodge U.S. Screenshot of Shein’s homepage, taken on June 23, 2022.
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