L'Oréal and Estée Lauder have been linked to child labor in a new documentary from the BBC. The news outlet reports that children were present in the jasmine fields where ingredients for Lancôme's Idôle L'Intense and Aerin's Ikat Jasmine and Limone Di Sicilia are harvested.
Revelations about the use of child labor have become all too familiar across any number of industries but are particularly troubling when it comes to luxury goods marketed to rich countries. Child labor practices, which are typically shrouded by opaque supply chains, are a scourge of many developing nations and are often the result of systemic economic injustices with which consumers are complicit.
We endeavor to work with suppliers who share our strong values and demonstrate the same commitment to operating responsibly and ethically across all facets of business across diverse legal and cultural environments throughout the world.' The company points toward its Supplier Code, which sets basic requirements expected of its suppliers.
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