Report: Shein 75-hour week still the norm says Public Eye

Despite Shein’s previous pledges to improve transparency and labor conditions, a new report from Public Eye highlights persistent issues surrounding Shein work conditions, including excessive work hours and wage discrepancies.

The late summer 2023 survey interviewed 13 employees across six production sites, uncovering grueling twelve-hour workdays, at least six days a week, and wages significantly lower than the local living wage. The findings reveal that, on average, workers are paid between 6,000 and 10,000 yuan per month.

However, factoring in overtime, the basic wage can plunge to as low as 2,400 yuan, well beneath Guangzhou’s statutory minimum wage.

Despite Shein’s investments of $15 million and a subsequent $70 million in factory improvements, the promises for change remain largely unfulfilled with transparency issues and the disappearance of Shein’s founder adding to the skepticism…