Clothing website in China - how do I know it's not a sweat shop?

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Is there any way to find out if a clothing company based in China treats it's employee's fairly or like a sweat shop?

Their clothes look fab, but I can't find anything about working conditions. I would hate to of had clothes made by exploited or child labour.

No idea but I would say that most clothes coming from Chinese sites look “fab” - until they arrive

I’d say if their ethical work policies aren’t plastered all over their website then they probably don’t exist.

Chances are you’ll order something ad it will take ages to arrive, look nothing like the picture and you’ll have no recourse for a refund.
Check the company out beforehand on trust pilot. You can usually tell the fake reviews by the poor English.

If you shop on the high street most of your clothes are made by exploited and child labour already

@workhomesleeprepeat

If you shop on the high street most of your clothes are made by exploited and child labour already

^^ This.

The majority of the clothes we buy in the UK are made in clothing factories overseas, and as the lockdown Boohoo scandal showed, even UK-made clothing doesn't guarantee good working practices. It's not just companies/websites whose shopfront is in China you need to be worried about - if you're concerned about garment workers' rights always check out the company's ethics policies wherever they are based.

This website provides a sustainabilty rating (people, planet and animals) for lots of brands: directory.goodonyou.eco/

Unfortunately the only way anyone is going to get ethically produced items is by making them yourself. Most imported items are made using sweatshops and those made here or abroad in ethical, decent paying factories are still made using materials created in sweatshops or by people under duress. Even the components of smartphones manufactured in modern factories are produced using materials sourced from slave and child labour mines in underdeveloped countries. You can try your best by avoiding those you're not sure about, or buying fair trade only but even then it's iffy.

If you shop on the high street most of your clothes are made by exploited and child labour already

hadn't thought of it like that. In that case I'll just make some order's.