Multibillion fashion retailer snubs inquiry
Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United
| January 12th, 2025News Digest |
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| Forced labor Shein dodges supply chain questions at U.K. hearing with “wilful ignorance”Fast fashion giant Shein faced sharp criticism during a U.K. parliamentary hearing for its inability to confirm whether its products contain cotton linked to forced labor in the Uyghur Region of China. Shein’s European general counsel, Yinan Zhu, was accused of “wilful ignorance” after evading crucial questions about the company’s supply chain practices. Read more… |
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