Christmas shoppers ordering cheap gifts from Temu risk buying items made using forced labour, an MP has warned.
The Chinese app, popular for its huge range of clothing, toys and gadgets at ultra low prices, was downloaded 19 million times in the UK in 2023.
But Alicia Kearns, head of the foreign affairs select committee, told the BBC she’d “long been concerned about the rise of Temu and the risks it poses”.
But Alicia Kearns, head of the foreign affairs select committee, told the BBC she’d “long been concerned about the rise of Temu and the risks it poses”.
The warning comes after a US government investigation found an “extremely high risk” that products sold on Temu could have been made with forced labour.
The Senate Committee reported the only measure Temu took to ensure this did not happen was to insist that suppliers agree to terms and conditions that prohibit the use of forced labour.
Temu is backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo and launched in the US in 2022.
Since its UK launch earlier in 2023, Temu has regularly topped app download charts. The app has nine million monthly users according to figures given to the BBC by data analyst Sensor Tower.
Christmas shoppers ordering cheap gifts from Temu risk buying items made using forced labour, an MP has warned.
But Alicia Kearns, head of the foreign affairs select committee, told the BBC she’d “long been concerned about the rise of Temu and the risks it poses”.
The Chinese app, popular for its huge range of clothing, toys and gadgets at ultra low prices, was downloaded 19 million times in the UK in 2023.
The warning comes after a US government investigation found an “extremely high risk” that products sold on Temu could have been made with forced labour.
But Alicia Kearns, head of the foreign affairs select committee, told the BBC she’d “long been concerned about the rise of Temu and the risks it poses”.
But Alicia Kearns, head of the foreign affairs select committee, told the BBC she’d “long been concerned about the rise of Temu and the risks it poses”.
The warning comes after a US government investigation found an “extremely high risk” that products sold on Temu could have been made with forced labour.
The Senate Committee reported the only measure Temu took to ensure this did not happen was to insist that suppliers agree to terms and conditions that prohibit the use of forced labour.
Temu is backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo and launched in the US in 2022.
Since its UK launch earlier in 2023, Temu has regularly topped app download charts. The app has nine million monthly users according to figures given to the BBC by data analyst Sensor Tower.
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