Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands
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On vast plantations across Indonesia and Malaysia, an Associated Press investigation has found that women are burdened with some of the most dangerous duties in the production of palm oil, which is contained in an estimated three out of every four personal care products. Some of the women are sexually harassed and raped.
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Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands
With his hand clamped tightly over her mouth, she could not scream, the 16-year-old girl recalls – and no one was around to hear her anyway. Because previous reports have resulted in retaliation against workers, they are being identified only by partial names or nicknames.
'He Put an Axe to My Throat': Palm Oil Fields Linked to Top Beauty Brands See Women Raped, Abused
Palm oil is found in everything from potato chips and pills to pet food, and also ends up in the supply chains of some of the biggest names in the $530 billion beauty business, including L’Oréal, Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Avon and Johnson & Johnson, helping women around the world feel pampered and beautiful.
Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands
On vast plantations across Indonesia and Malaysia, an Associated Press investigation has found that women are burdened with some of the most dangerous duties in the production of palm oil, which is contained in an estimated three out of every four personal care products
Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands
SUMATRA, Indonesia (AP) — With his hand clamped tightly over her mouth, she could not scream, the 16-year-old girl recalls – and no one was around to hear her anyway. She describes how her boss...
Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands
With his hand clamped tightly over her mouth, she could not scream, the 16-year-old girl recalls – and no one was around to hear her anyway. She describes how her boss raped her amid the tall trees on an Indonesian palm oil plantation that feeds into some of the world’s best-known cosmetic brands. He then put an ax to her throat and warned her: Do not tell.