Shein response re- allegations of poor working conditions in supply chain for internal migrants in Guangzhou
…We have adopted and implemented a comprehensive set of supply chain management policies and programmes designed to implement labour standards informed by the conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as industry best practices. Through these policies and programmes, we require all our suppliers to comply with health and safety, labour and social welfare, and environmental standards, as well as all relevant, applicable laws and regulations in the countries where we operate. Our suppliers are expected to enforce the same standards in their supply chains.
Fundamentally, all suppliers of SHEIN-branded products, regardless of where they are geographically located, must sign and agree to abide by our Supplier Code of Conduct (SCoC), which prohibits the use of unethical labour practices, including forced labour, child labour, and wage and working hours abuses. We have also published a comprehensive set of Supplier Responsibility Standards that outlines the expectations we have for our global supply chain across areas such as labour rights, health and safety, the environment, and ethics.
To complement and enforce our SCoC, we have adopted the SHEIN Responsible Sourcing (SRS) programme, which facilitates compliance with our SCoC by establishing clear definitions and penalties for violations thereof and provides for comprehensive, on-site audits…