- Children, including those as young as five, are employed in dangerous conditions to pick jasmine flowers in Egypt, a key ingredient in luxury perfumes.
- These child laborers earn as little as a dollar a day, while the companies involved make substantial profits.
- The investigation highlights a significant gap between the perfume industry’s public commitments to human rights and their actual practices.
- Jasmine oil, extracted from the flowers picked by children, is sold to international fragrance houses, ending up in products sold globally.
- Despite the booming fragrance industry, which launched 3,000 new fragrances in 2022 alone, the workers at the bottom of the supply chain see very little of the profits.
- The detrimental health effects on children working in these conditions are highlighted, including cases of severe allergies and other health issues.
- Some of the world’s leading perfume brands are implicated in this chain, relying on jasmine oil sourced under these conditions.
- The report urges consumers and companies alike to consider the human cost behind luxury perfumes and calls for greater transparency and ethical standards in the industry.
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