Shein supply workers’ ‘illegal 75 hour weeks’

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Workers in ‘Shein Village’ – the warren of factories where most of the ultra fast fashion giant’s clothes are made – are reportedly working illegally long hours

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Garment workers in a neighbourhood of a Chinese city - which has become known as 'Shein Village' because of its links to the ultra fast fashion giant - are illegally working 75 hours a week, according to the BBC.

The British broadcaster says it visited 10 factories, spoke to four owners and more than 20 workers, as well as labour markets and textile suppliers, in the Panyu neighbourhood in the city of Guangzhou in southern China.

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