Kellogg's: Difference between revisions

According to [[Amnesty International]] in 2016, Kellogg's [[palm oil]] provider [[Wilmar International]] profited from 8 to 14-year-old [[child labor]] and [[forced labor]]. Some workers were extorted, threatened or not paid for work. Some workers suffered severe injuries from chemicals such as [[Paraquat]].<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa21/5184/2016/en/| website= amnesty.org| title= The Great Palm Oil Scandal: Labour Abuses Behind Big Brand Names| publisher= [[Amnesty International]]| date= November 30, 2016| access-date= | archive-date= April 23, 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180423210624/https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa21/5184/2016/en/| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/amnesty-report-slams-popular-brands-profiting-labour-abuses-wilmar-1594102 |title = Amnesty report slams popular brands for profiting from labour abuses at Wilmar |first = Divya |last = Kishore |date = November 30, 2016 |access-date = December 3, 2016 |archive-date = December 3, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161203061058/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/amnesty-report-slams-popular-brands-profiting-labour-abuses-wilmar-1594102 |url-status = live }}</ref> Kellogg's alleged not being aware of the child abuses due to traceability; Amnesty's human rights director replied that "Using mealy-mouthed excuses about 'traceability' is a total cop-out."<ref>{{cite news |first1 = Rob |last1 = Davies |title = Firms such as Kellogg's, Unilever and Nestlé 'use child-labour palm oil' |url = https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/nov/30/kelloggs-unilever-nestle-child-labour-palm-oil-wilmar-amnesty |date = November 30, 2016 |access-date = December 2, 2016 |work = The Guardian |archive-date = December 2, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161202053632/https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/nov/30/kelloggs-unilever-nestle-child-labour-palm-oil-wilmar-amnesty |url-status = live }}</ref>