Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies

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An Associated Press investigation has found an army of children toiling beneath a canopy of towering palm oil trees in Indonesia and Malaysia, the main suppliers of the world’s most consumed vegetable oil

The Independent would like to keep you informed about offers, events and updates by email, please tick the box if you would like to be contactedShe sometimes worked 12 hours a day, wearing only flip flops and no gloves, crying when the fruit’s razor-sharp spikes bloodied her hands or scorpions stung her fingers. The loads she carried went to one of the very mills feeding into the supply chain of Olivia’s cookies.

 

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Yeesh, does kevin bacon know about this?

... so when is the usa going to outlaw child labor in their own country?

RSPO KinderArbeit Roh fließt das ŒL

jnaneswari1 Isn’t it all child labor?

Nothing is wholesome anymore.

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