TRADING Standards are investigating Shein after a horrified mum discovered her kids’ new pencil case hid a concealed KNIFE – ...

Chillingly, workers have so little free time that the factories who supply clothing to Shein sometimes offer on-site accommodation for workers to rest between their excessively long shifts.

Cotton accounts for 9.9% of the fibres Shein uses in its own-brand products Pie chart showing that polyester accounts for 75.7% of the textiles used in Shein clothes, with cotton at 9.9% and ...

That contravenes Chinese law and Shein’s code of practice that suggests staff should work 40 hours a week, and is just one example of the company’s alleged disregard for labour rights. Mei was told ...