French Lawmakers Slam Shein as ‘Lawless Giant’, Politicians Call for Ban Over Business Practices

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French lawmakers have criticized fast-fashion giant Shein as a “lawless giant” ahead of the company’s first permanent store opening in Paris.  Politicians and city officials have expressed concerns about unfair competition, violations of labor and environmental standards, and misleading business practices.  From outrage over ultra-low prices to calls for government intervention, France is taking a strong stance against the Chinese retailer as it enters the Parisian market.

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00:00I can do it, and

00:22Hello everyone, the session is open.

00:24Energy sovereignty, sovereignty can never happen again on any platform.

00:38For several years, our country has been helplessly watching the rise of a faithless, lawless

00:42giant, which tramples on all the rules of our trade, which devours our jobs and clothing

00:47companies one by one, and which deliberately misleads consumers.

00:54This lawless giant has a name, it is called China.

00:59This morning, paying two euros for a t-shirt means paying for the destruction of thousands

01:18of human lives and our planet.

01:20Mr. Prime Minister, it is important to understand that two worlds are at odds.

01:27On the one hand, there is the empire of throwaways, dehumanization and excessive commodification.

01:32On the other hand, there is the world of London, a world of respect, our world, the one that

01:36built our workshops, our streets, our solidarity, our societies and social struggles.

01:40We must know how to say stop to the horror rather than live with the helplessness of

01:43being walked all over.

01:46If you do not intervene, a strategic advantage.

01:48For the time being, it appears that in this procedure that is still ongoing, these platforms

01:53also pose a problem of unfair competition.

01:56They are dumping.

01:57If a curtain of shops falls in our cities, it is their fault.

02:02If non-compliant products arrive in France, it is the minister.

02:06Madam President.

02:07I think that China works in China beyond all social regulations that do not comply with

02:31IT rules, do not comply with the social and environmental rules of the European Union.

02:37And for this, moreover, China has been condemned several times by the European Union, for example

02:44by the Fraud Prevention Agency in France, by the ACNIL for misleading advertising, for

02:49the use of cookies that do not comply with the regulations.

02:55So we are faced with a company that has been sanctioned several times.

03:04For all these reasons, of course, the city of Paris reaffirms that China is contrary to

03:09its values and reaffirms.

03:11And I told Mr. Merlin, we are against the opening and I repeat it today.

03:15The day before the opening, we asked Mr. Merlin and the department store company to renounce

03:19this partnership with China.

03:24And we asked, I heard the minister of the economy, we asked the minister of the economy to go further

03:28than threats and to ban the China platform in France.

03:31Is...

03:32That okay with you?

03:34Sorry.

03:35Huh.

03:36Great.

03:38Thank you that have been updated.

03:40Thank you so much.

03:46Thank you, Mr. Merlin.

03:50Thank you

03:53so much for your attention to this why I have something that I have to mention to you.

03:57You've got the good information, but thank you very much for how you have to share with the

03:59antioxidants.

04:00So you've seen the finances, so it's hard for you for theacionalists.

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