The world’s largest online fashion retailer says that third-party tests refute claims its cotton comes from a prohibited Chinese region.
Shein is under the microscope for its alleged reliance on supply chains that run through the Xinjiang region of China, the site of widespread human rights abuses against the Uyghur minority. | Jade Gao/AFP/Getty ImagesShein, the world’s largest online fashion retailer, is out to change its negative reputation in Washington.
“We are committed to respecting human rights and adhering to local laws in each market we operate in,” said Peter Pernot-Day, Shein’s head of strategy and corporate affairs. “We are committed to respecting human rights and adhering to local laws in each market we operate in,” said Peter Pernot-Day, Shein’s head of strategy and corporate affairs. | Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images
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