In recent years, SHEIN has been a leader in the digital transformation of the traditional garment manufacturing industry. Even as the company remains focused on evolving the sector, it has collaborated with and supported its suppliers to implement community projects as part of its Supplier Community Empowerment Programme (SCEP).
Expansion of the SHEIN Summer Camp Programme
For the fourth year in a row, SHEIN has hosted its annual summer camp programme for working parents employed by its suppliers. These camps offer parents safe and reliable childcare during the summer break and provide opportunities for the children to play and learn during the school break.
This year’s summer camp offered a range of activities – from sports activities and field trips, to visits to the science museum- tailored to different interests and age groups, giving families more opportunities to play and spend time together. SHEIN has also extended the programme to include more than 200 families, providing opportunities for even more families to take part this year. To date, over 500 families have participated in this programme since its inception.
Childcare Facilities for Suppliers
Aside from the summer camp programme, SHEIN also encourages and supports suppliers to help their employees balance their work with childcare responsibilities in various other ways.
SHEIN provides financial support for suppliers to create family-friendly working environments by setting up childcare facilities.
Childcare center services are offered at no charge to workers at SHEIN’s supplier factories, helping to alleviate the day-to-day childcare needs of workers, while providing dedicated spaces for children aged 5 to 16 years old to study and play after school.
These facilities are staffed by teams of professionals who supervise and care for the children, while also offering reading and homework assistance. Having their children cared for nearby means working parents can spend time with their children during their work breaks and take part in parent-child activities to build strong family bonds. In the first half of 2024, SHEIN has helped supplier communities establish and operate 12 childcare facilities across seven cities, benefiting over 31,000 people within supplier communities.
Helping Suppliers and Ecosystem Partners Grow with Us
As at the middle of 2024, SHEIN has achieved progress across the various SCEP initiatives by achieving the following milestones:
- Hosted over 700 participants as part of the annual Summer Camp Programme since it started in 2021
- Provided financial support to over 540 supplier employee families under the Spotlight Programme. The SHEIN Spotlight Programme provides financial assistance to supplier employees and is aimed at helping workers who are facing unexpected financial hardships caused by major illnesses.
- Assisted nearly 200 partner supplier factories in upgrading more than 500,000 square meters of factory space, benefiting nearly 33,000 employees within the supplier community
- Upgraded nearly 11,000 square meters of cafeterias, dormitories, and multipurpose rooms.
Mr. Wang Tao an owner of a factory that produces SHEIN garments employs over 700 employees. He said that taking care of his workers, listening to their needs and helping to resolve their concerns, allows his workers to go about their work with peace of mind, “The support and assistance that SHEIN has provided us as a supplier has greatly helped our operations and management.” In recent years, SHEIN has continued its focus on supplier empowerment activities as part of its efforts to promote transformation and growth of the garment manufacturing sector. This includes focusing on R&D and technological innovation, providing training support to suppliers and their workers, and investments to support suppliers in their factory expansion and services to the community. In 2023, SHEIN announced that it would invest US$70 million over a five-year period as part of its commitment to initiatives supporting supplier empowerment.
