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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Simon English

Do we really want a Shein IPO?

A human rights group is trying to block the fast-fashion house Shein from listing in London. It has concerns about the Chinese group’s alleged use of slave labour, though the specifics are not clear.

Shein says it has a “zero-tolerance policy for forced labour”, which is good to know. I think we’ll leave all this to the human rights lawyers — presently on the up — to sort out. And I think the Financial Conduct Authority should decline Shein on long-term financial grounds.

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