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Inside the Shein Machine

Exposing the dark side of fast fashion. Convenience comes at a cost.

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'SHEIN PLEDGES $15M DOLLARS AFTER CH4 DOC'

Our year-long investigation found staff were being paid 3p per item, working 18-hour days and only receiving one day off a month. This film was shared millions of times and trended around the world. As well as being one of the most viewed documentaries on Channel 4.

"The brand that knows what you’re going to buy before you do"

It’s hard to overstate just how difficult it is to get access, during covid lockdowns, to multiple garment factories in the most surveilled place in the world. But our team of journalists and filmmakers in China and the UK did it.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

Ally Roberts

ASSISTANT PRODUCER

SOPHIE EASTAUGH

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

JOSH REYNOLDS
BEN ZAND
BEN DE PEAR

EDITORS

RORY MURPHY
BEN LISTER

  • CHANNEL 4
  • RELEASED OCTOBER 2022
  • 47 MINUTES