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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Planned Shein IPO needs closer scrutiny, says former Labour minister

a tube user passes an ad for Shein in a London Underground tunnel
A Shein ad on London Underground. The fast-fashion retailer has risen rapidly to global prominence. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

A former minister has called on the government to closely scrutinise Shein for possible links to forced working as the China-founded fast-fashion retailer prepares for a stock market listing in London.

Liam Byrne, the Labour MP who heads parliament’s business and trade committee, said the UK should introduce new legislation to increase scrutiny of supply chains that may include products made in the Xinjiang region of north-western China.

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