Lettre de boycott

Dear Chris XU,

We are a group of students and we make the decision not to support the unethical practises of the Shein brand. It is with great concern that we write to you regarding the inhumane working conditions of the workers in your company. In addition to this, overproduction is harmful to the planet, the labour code is flouted and workers are deprived of the right to freedom of association. The Chinese company has recently unveiled a nex « green washing » campsite that is not very convinving. Since its creation in 2008, Shein wants to create a real addiction in some consumers and thus quickly made a place for itself on the fast fashion market. As we no longer wish to feed this misuse, we have chosen to boycott your brand and will continue to do so until your Chinese company Shein shows that it fully respects the labour code, the employees and reduces its overproduction to respect the environment. Furthermore, we will not say anything good about your brand and your products to our friends and family.

Mr. XU, we encourage you to make Shein an example of global responsibility by changing unethical, unsafe and unhealthy practices for workers. Within your Chinese company, you must be committed to protecting employees, as well as all those involved in the value chain to ensure their well-being and mental health at work. You must increase employee remuneration, which would compensate for stolen hours in the long run, comply with the labour code in its entirety and practice ethical leadership and personal responsibility. You also need to commit to environmental sustainability in order to progressively reach the "zero waste target". Once all this is in place, affirmed and verified by independent investigations and experts, we and our families will gladly return as customers to Shein. In the meantime, we will continue our boycott and encourage others to follow us and do the same.

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