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Shein Reveals Child Labour Cases as It Steps Up Supplier Audits

The company said both cases had been “resolved swiftly,” with remediation steps including ending underage employees’ contracts, arranging medical checkups, and facilitating repatriation to parents or guardians as necessary.
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Shein tightened its supplier policy last October after the child labour cases were found. (Shutterstock)
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Fast fashion retailer Shein found two cases of child labour at its suppliers last year, it said in its 2023 sustainability report, as it stepped up audits of manufacturers in China to assuage criticisms of its low-cost business model ahead of a planned flotation.

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