Rihanna & Fenty Beauty face global outrage on child labour issues
US pop star Rihanna is facing global outrage after an IANS newsbreak on her company Fenty Beauty under the lens in India for sourcing mica from mines in Jharkhand which use child labour.
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New Delhi: US pop star Rihanna is facing global outrage after an IANS newsbreak on her company Fenty Beauty under the lens in India for sourcing mica from mines in Jharkhand which use child labour. Following the IANS expose, there have been several reactions on social media with Fenty Beauty's connection with Blood Mica becoming a global talking point.
IANS gives you a sample of some of these international reactions on Twitter. Priya Kulkarni from USA wrote, "Rihanna Fenty Beauty brand under lens in India for "Using mica from mines hiring child labour". Cyrus Cohen from New York wrote, "Rihanna Stop using real mica sharing the brutalities video on children engaged in mica mining".
B from Virginia tweeted: "@fentybeauty are y'all 100% #CrueltyFree? @GavinNewsom, they seem to be in violation of the California Suppliers Act by using blood mica sourced from illegal mines in Jharkhand, India", alluding to the violation of the California act which stipulates audits for companies to ensure there is no child labour or slavery involved in merchandise.
