The Daily Dot reached out to Amanda and Shein but did not get an immediate response. In June 2022, a conspiracy that Shein workers enclosed notes to customers in shipment packaging was debunked by ...

Money; Minimum wage; Dark side to £80bn Shein - 'workers paid 3p', disturbing notes, toxic item claims Shein has become the world's largest online fast-fashion retailer - but the brand is ...

Now, the discussion around Shein has reached a fever pitch, thanks to a conspiracy theory on TikTok claiming that its workers are slipping notes begging for help in its packages.

While it was unclear if these notes were specifically made by Shein workers, the video still received more than 40 million views on the app, ...

Shein refuted this but found that at one factory, the days were around 13 and a half hours with only two or three breaks per month. Another factory had 12 hour days with no structure for regular ...

But what the Shein workers show in their vlogs—which often appear aimed at viewers who might also be considering taking gigs at the company—is far from all doom and gloom.

Instead, Shein workers remained trapped in a cycle of poverty and a life of piecework, where they cannot live but merely exist. 3. Illegal 75-Hour Weeks is the Norm for Shein Workers.

New report uncovers troubling worker conditions in Shein textile factories despite corporate promise: 'Illegal working hours and piecework wages' first appeared on The Cool Down.

“I work every day from 8 in the morning to 10.30 at night and take one day off each month. I can’t afford any more days off because it costs too much,” one worker is quoted as saying.

Shein has since called these notes “confusion“, but has still not addressed the claims that they exploit their workers. Shein’s pop-up in London. Source: Getty. Advertisement. A recent documentary ...

Workers for some suppliers of Chinese fast fashion giant Shein are still working 75 hours a week, despite the company promising to improve conditions, a report suggests.