Fast fashion in China

Fast fashion is a term used to represent cheap, trendy clothing that is made to replicate higher-end fashion trends. In 2019, China was the leading producer of fast fashion clothing. Many sweatshops are located in China; there, workers are underpaid and overworked in unsafe environments. Overall, China produced 65% of the world's clothing in 2021, with a majority of these clothes being labeled as fast fashion. The top 10 competitors in the fast-fashion market made up 29.13% of the whole fashion market in 2020.