US EditionFrench Legislation to Rein in Fast Fashion Faces Crucial Test in Senate
- France's Senate debated a fast fashion bill on Monday to regulate the influx of low-quality, environmentally unfriendly clothing, mainly from China.
- The bill follows a March 2024 lower house adoption and commission amendments aiming to better target fast fashion firms like Shein amid market flooding.
- Proposals include defining fast fashion by production and repair rates, requiring environmental impact disclosure, and imposing sanctions based on sustainability and e-commerce practices.
- Senator Sylvie Valente Le Hir emphasized the importance of implementing strong regulations to protect French brands from the intense competition posed by major Chinese fast fashion companies.
- Critics caution that the Senate's diluted bill may lack effective enforcement, with NGOs calling for tougher actions and increased oversight of companies like Singapore-based Shein.
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Lutra fast fashion asphyxiates the planet and the government releases the claws. Primark, an Irish fashion designer at low prices, defends his model. Fast fashion brand like Zara or H&M, of course, but be careful not to put it in the same bag as Shein and Temu.
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While the fast fashion, and its production model deemed excessive and extremely polluting, is flooding the textile market in France, the Senate is looking at this Monday at a law intended to frame it. But many...
DECRYPTAGE - At a time when the Senate is considering a bill to regulate the "fast fashion", some of the French fully claim their purchases on platforms such as Shein or Temu. Their arguments oppose social and environmental criticism.
Experts sound alarm over brutal working conditions behind Shein's fashion empire: 'Hundreds of thousands of people work in this sector'
Workers in Guangzhou are putting in 12-hour days, six to seven days a week, to keep up with the relentless pace of fast fashion giant Shein's production demands, reported Le Monde. What's happening? Behind the trendy clothes that cost just a few dollars lies a production system pushing both people and planet to the brink. Dong, a 21-year-old worker, starts her days at 8 a.m. local time and finishes at 10 p.m. with just two one-hour breaks. She h…
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