Critics say Shein is merely paying lip service to pressure to address its environmental impact. But the money represents a lifeline for young women and girls whose lives are at risk in one of west Africa’s biggest second-hand fashion markets.
following the announcement. “Partnering with Shein is actually like a stab in the back of the sustainable fashion advocacy and takes us back years.”
Each week, a shocking 15 million garments arrive at Kantamanto Market from countries in the Global North, decimating the local textiles industry there. In order to transport the huge bales of clothing waste, young women and girls, known as kayayei, are paid as little as $3 a day to carry them on their heads – risking their lives to do so. “They carry the bales, [which weigh] their entire body weight, sometimes a kilometre or more,” a visibly emotional Ricketts says.
Each week, a shocking 15 million garments arrive at Kantamanto Market from countries in the Global North.
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