SHEIN, a major player in fast fashion, has contributed US $ 55 million to enhance working conditions at its third-party manufacturing suppliers, including modernising facilities and enhancing worker skills.
The money will support its Supplier Community Empowerment Programme (SCEP), which was started last year with the goal of utilising technology to ‘transform traditional production models’ and usher in the ‘modern era’ of supply chains.
The additional cash brings the total commitments, which will be distributed over the next five years to manufacturers in SHEIN’s supplier network, to US $ 70 million, up from the US $ 15 million the company disclosed last year.
The announcement comes as US lawmakers are trying to prevent the firm from going public if it doesn’t increase supply chain transparency and demonstrate that it doesn’t use coerced Uyghur labour from Xinjiang.
In December, the SCEP received US $ 15 million for factory modernisation. The company has committed to modernising ‘hundreds’ of its factories, including more than 100 only in 2023. It has upgraded 31 so far.
The recently constructed Centre of Innovation for Garment Manufacturing will get US $ 40 million from SHEIN, according to the company, which will enable ‘sustainable production ecosystems’ and improve workflow.
Additionally, the cash will be used to build housing choices for supply chain workers as well as childcare facilities and ‘lifestyle facilities’ like recreation areas.
Tony Ren, general manager of the supply chain at SHEIN, asserted that the business has been at the ‘forefront’ of cutting-edge production models.
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