The controversial fast-fashion brand plans to have a local workforce of 500 by year's end.
uncovered two Chinese factories where workers were spending as much as 18 hours a day making Shein clothes.. It announced that it would dedicate $15 million to improving factory conditions.But it’s not only overseas workers who stand to lose out as Shein expands, say advocates in U.S. manufacturing hubs like L.A., where an estimated 45,000 people work in the garment industry., said a massive player like Shein forces other brands to lower prices.
She feared this could mean less pay for U.S. garment workers at a time when headway has been made in raising their wages.requires suppliers to pay workers by the hour, rather than per garment. Some local manufacturers have complained this is driving up their costs, making it harder to compete in a market dominated by the Sheins of the world.If fashion brands can go elsewhere and pay the lowest cost, that's absolutely going to have a ripple effect here,” Nuncio said.
“Polyester, nylon and spandex — those materials, they are just like plastic,” Tung said. “When you put it in the landfill, they won’t degrade. It's not like cotton.” “But then you still paid $100,” Tung countered. “You don’t really need 10 pieces and then you throw them away.”
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