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Groups issue call to next government amid criticism of online fashion retailer’s labour practices and accusations of copyingWorkers rights campaigners have called for the UK’s next government to oppose the online fashion business Shein joining the FTSE, arguing a London listing would be “yet another betrayal to working people everywhere and the planet.”Alena Ivanova, campaigns lead at Labour Behind the Label, said it had heard the news of senior British politicians courting Shein’s £50bn listing “with dismay” given what she claimed was a lack of transparency about its supply chain and ethical concerns. Continue reading…
Groups issue call to next government amid criticism of online fashion retailer’s labour practices and accusations of copying
Workers rights campaigners have called for the UK’s next government to oppose the online fashion business Shein joining the FTSE, arguing a London listing would be “yet another betrayal to working people everywhere and the planet.”
Alena Ivanova, campaigns lead at Labour Behind the Label, said it had heard the news of senior British politicians courting Shein’s £50bn listing “with dismay” given what she claimed was a lack of transparency about its supply chain and ethical concerns.
