Three US senators have written to the Chief Executive Officer of Shein, China's largest private online retailer, asking them to provide information on whether the fast-fashion company sources cotton tied to forced labor.
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In a letter published Thursday by Republican Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Democrats Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, the company sought details about the company's relationship with Xinjiang, a region of China whose products are banned for import into the US by federal law. The Chinese government has disputed that the law designates goods from the region to be products of forced labor. The letter asked for a response within 30 days.
The company told Bloomberg in an emailed statement that it has zero tolerance for forced labor. The November Bloomberg report shows that garments ordered from Shein from Xinjiang were made of cotton from Xinjiang, according to the congressional letter to CEO Xu Yangtian. At the time, Shein didn't dispute Bloomberg's test results or say whether it uses cotton from the region, but said it takes steps in all its global markets to ensure we comply with local laws and regulations. Read more: Shein s Cotton Tied to Chinese Region Accused of Forced Labor
The senators letter asked Shein to give details about that process, as well as how it ensures that none of the cotton it sends to the US originates in Xinjiang.
Shein has engaged third-party agencies to conduct regular, unannounced audits of supplier facilities.
Shein requires that our suppliers purchase cotton from Australia, Brazil, India, US and other approved regions, according to the statement. We have implemented a traceability management system that gives visibility to the origins of cotton throughout the entire production process. None of the Skies Look Gloomy for Big Tech's Cloud Ambitions.