Shein Opo faces a judicial review challenge of Uyghur Rights Group

The plans of the Fast Fashion Retainee Shein to list in London face a challenge of a group that campaigns against forced labor in China, which said on Monday that it would request a judicial review of the OPI if the Great Britain regulator approves the flotation.

The group, Stop Uyghur Genocide, states that the retailer supply chain in China includes cotton produced by the forced labor of Uyghur. His plan to request a judicial review could increase the pressure on the financial behavior authority of Great Britain, although he faces a high bar to succeed.

The FCA said it cannot comment on possible listings. Shein said strictly prohibiting the forced labor in her supply chain worldwide.
The online retailer aims to enumerate in London in the first half of this year if regulatory approvals, two sources said with direct knowledge to Reuters last month.

In a challenge similar to an OPI in 2023, the Client of Environmental Law Customer requested a judicial review after the FCA approved the flotation of the oil producer Ithaca Energy, but the Superior Court denied the request saying that it could not be demonstrated that the FCA had not revealed the risks of materials.

The United States government and rights groups say that Uigures minority people are subject to abuse, including forced labor in the internment camps established by the Chinese government in the Xinjiang region. China denies abuse.

Xinjiang produces about 80% of China's cotton and represents a fifth of world cotton production, exposing most retailers and global clothing brands to this risk.

In written evidence to the legislators of the United Kingdom, Shein said that it only allows the cotton of the approved regions, which do not include China, for their products sold in the US, their largest market, as part of its compliance with the Forced Labor Prevention Law of the United States Uyghurs (UFLPA), which prohibits the importation of products made in Xinjiang or carried out by designated prohibited companies.

Shein did not specify whether her restrictions on cotton sources applied to products sold in other markets, such as the United Kingdom.
The retailer does not prohibit the use of Chinese cotton in their products where such use would not violate relevant laws and regulations, he added.