Shein and Temu have been called for questioning by a parliamentary committee over the rights of workers in its supply chain.
The cross-party Business and Trade Committee has requested the presence of representatives from the two online giants to appear before them in a hearing on 7 January, Reuters reported.
The committee, chaired by former Labour minister Liam Byrne, is investigating the government’s flagship employment rights bill in the context of protections for British workers.
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It is also looking at how to ensure adequate protection against importing poor labour standards, including concerns over forced labour.
Shein’s general counsel for Europe, Middle East and Africa Yinan Zhu and Temu senior legal counsel Stephen Heary has been called to be a witness, an update on the committee website showed.
The hearing comes as it was reported last month that Shein is still waiting for the UK’s financial regulator to approve its IPO after it received challenges about the fast fashion giant’s supply chain.
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