The global head of sustainability at Shein, Adam Whinston, defends the company's wage practices and claims that workers are paid above average wages. NGOs and governments argue that Shein's low prices are not compatible with fair treatment of labor and the environment.
The firm, which has come under fire for issues including alleged labour law violations, pays wages that are above average based on the locale of garment-making factories, its global head of sustainability Adam Whinston told CNA podcast Climate Conversations. NGOs and some governments say Shein 's low costs cannot be compatible with fair treatment of labour or the environment.
(Photo: AFP/File/Christophe ARCHAMBAULT)It has been accused of paying workers too little to maintain the low prices of its clothes which are advertised heavily through social media ads and clothing haul videos. However, the Chinese online brand’s global head of sustainability Adam Whinston attempted to debunk such claims in an interview with CNA podcast Climate Conversations, saying instead that the firm pays its workers an above-average wage and uses a model that reduces waste. “The low prices that we offer do not come from paying workers less. In fact, quite the opposite,” he sai
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