Sickens me. Imagine the family is given the money from selling 1 bottle of perfume. Omgosh, one bottle, but no… they get $1.00 a day and use children. Very disturbing.
Gold, diamonds, and other luxuries would also be in the same category. Even in contemporary society, there are various kinds of highly stratified societies in this world. They’re just not revealed to us.
Since UNHCR agent is present, can BBC lobby a case against Estee Lauder, Lancome on Child Labor Charges......and make these children FUTURE brighter......I WILL STOP BUYING PERFUMES from these two houses
@9:50 The 2 masters which had Egyptian Jasmine were L'Oreal and Estee Lauder. And it doesn't mean the other masters were not doing the same or similar, it is just that this investigation was focused on Egyptian Jasmine production which is around 50 percent of the production for perfumes.
yes, but these perfume ingredients tend to have just a few traditional regions that grow the stuff in massive quantities - like for perfume roses bulgaria, or the comparable black market products opium from afghanistan and the golden triangle around myanmar, cocaine from colombia and peru, and hashish from afghanistan, morocco, lebanon, and a bit from himalayan india and nepal. how bad labour conditions for a given scent of untraceable origin varies based on which countries the stuff is likely to originate from (for example bulgaria is sure to be bad by EU standards, but above average in global comparisons). evidently, fitting the general picture of general sisi's egypt being just about as callous, worthless and unredeemable a state as they come (my personal least favourite dictatorship, even before it obeyed its current orders to starve all g°z°ns), the nile delta is one region of origin where child labour and wage theft are particularly bad. it is quite unusual nowadays to see it practiced this openly in front of TV cameras. if you roll up with a film crew even on an artisanal mine in the congo or central african republic, they usually shoo the kids away before you get there, because the mine owners and the overseers know that them being seen would likely cause some amount of trouble that's worth avoiding. and in terms of direct negative impact, these very young kids harvesting through the night and going to school tired is likely to impact the kids' future economic prospects quite severely, and (on top of potential exposure to really bad pesticides, because egypt is certainly not a well-regulated market) frequent heavy exposure to allergy-inducing essential oils poses a very plausible threat of permanent damage, including sensitization to other allergens. perfume plants seem harmless from the viewpoint of the final product consumer, but at heavier exposure levels, essential oils are among the most commonly harmful substances produced by plants, with many or most of them in fact being produced primarily to deter animal ingestion. therefore several perfume plants are probably among the most harmful to harvest by hand unprotected. tobacco is probably still worse - like with nicotine patches, nicotine is absorbed through skin from tobacco sap, and harvesters may consume very high doses this way and develop very high tolerance. brewed or leeched tobacco tea is actually one of the most powerful and most dangerous to use all natural insecticides, and unlike most, it tends to kill insects very rapidly on contact. nicotine is a really potent poison, and people get a wrong impression of the potency of tobacco because most of it is broken up into inactive compounds when tobacco is smoked, and only a small percentage of the nicotine reaches the lungs. if one was to eat cigarettes, the lethal number would probably be in the low single digits for non-smokers.
@@thedancinghunter0 The answer in No! But BBC should have address child labor and abuse happens in most companies that invest in cheap labor around the world.
no, because children are more useful for some products than for others. and most countries do not allow child labour quite so openly - this is another instance of sisi's egypt being terrible.
Deforestation of primary rainforest has been made in Bolivia to produce the sugarcane alcohol for this European industry. The price of one litre of alcohol is a fraction of dollar and in a perfume formulation it ranges around 90 percent of content.
Luxury perfumes sell for a couple hundred dollars each, if the people supplying these raw materials collectively agree and stop working for the extremely low wages and systematically demand a liveable wage with the government’s support then these companies have to give in at one point of time , however we know how the cycle continues, nobody is willing to systematically force these brands to stop systematically abusing and exploiting them
As easy as it is to say workers should ‘demand a livable wage’, they will be homeless and their children will starve. It’s hard to muster up a revolution when you can’t afford basic needs. If they stand up and lose their jobs, they will find others. People are replaceable. It is the people who buy these fragrances that need to stand up and refuse to buy these products if they continue to not provide fair wages. I can go without perfume. Children should not go without food.
Cancel all perfume brands that use child labor now! BOYCOTT them for good. I am so tired of seeing this kind of thing. It is unacceptable that this is still going on in 2024. Thank you to the investigative team for bringing this to our attention.
Extreme luxury perfume use synthetic jasmine. Dihydroisojasmunyl, hedione are only two of the five or so synthetics. Maybe children are cheaper. This problem is not just a jasmine problem. Children are used in farming around the world. We don't torture civet cats are cause whales to throw up anymore, (ambergris).
@16:20 L'Oreal blaming other countries in their statement on the issue is about plausible deniability and passing the buck. They know that if the set the price, they financially impact those who must harvest the crop.
There needs to be a pickers guild or union to organize so that the land owners aren't taking a third and they are paid way better, also they should be getting some kind of benefits.
No doubt the mother is in a very tough place, and has an extremely hard choice but ultimately she brought her children to this world, isn't she the first and most important link in the chain? What about the thousands of kids that are sent to the streets to beg and get money to bring home every day? I also don't see a single mention about the Egyptian government and their responsibility on what makes families get to this point, when they should be the first ones to explain this situation.
This is so well beyond disgusting, I don’t think we have a word for it. I stopped supporting these companies over animal testing already. I certainly hope that those who haven’t will consider the children.
"its very disturbing" so you as the UN Special Rapporteur sit there shocked, talking about its not what they promised. Yeah no shit. Did you need the BBC to make a documentary before you look into these practices??
#1 stop having so many children, then you don’t have to worry about feeding so many mouths. #2 the parents have to stop involving their kids. #3 govt needs to set a reasonable and realistic minimum wage so people could make enough to survive. #4 stop supplying to perfume companies if they won’t pay enough.
China used to have child labor issue too but now they don't because their economy is better now and slowly shifting to machines since it is more efficient. The only way to eliminate this is economic growth from other aspects
ofc we do not see the exploitation going on in the perfume industry when we buy our stuff from prestigious companies who charge exorbitant prices for a luxury product like perfume. we expect our governments to regulate the companies and control if they comply with some basic ethical standards. that's what the proposed *EU **_Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive_** CSDDD or CS3D* is for. first published in February 2022, it ran into some difficulty but is expected to be officially adopted in 2024. as it is a EU directive, it has to then be incorporated into domestic laws within two years by all the EU member states. there is also a _Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive_ in the works. the report focuses on Jasmine. is there a similar problem with Saffron or Sandelwood by any chance?
News Just in .... water wet .... Good lord guys, just wait till they find out how they get the raw materials for your electronics. While absolutely horrific, this is the reality of corporatism in its extreme while we allow cheap imports and sanction things like what's happening in the Democratic republic of Congo, We allow these things to happen because it saves some faceless company millions. Maybe we shouldn't. Maybe there should be high tariffs on products produced with slave labour. Remember when they said that slavery was abolished lol.
People will just say insallah will be better and move on after few months. Same as other products faith child labour ……. Greed will destroy the world before this century finish
Instead of moaning and groaning, be thankful that you can help your parents create a better life for your family. I played the piano for a ballet school from a young age until I finished high school. It nevercrossed my mind that it was 'child labor' and the cash every month was a great relief.
My hearts is broken when I see this kids. 😢 there is not regulations for minimum wage there? Kids are the future of the world. They deserve respect and love. ❤️ 😊 and they have to be in the schools. So sad. 😞 😢
For goodness sake!! 🤦🙄😱 Stupidity never goes out of fashion does it 🙄 the BBC is funded by license and has NO advertising! NONE!! Really?? You really don't know anything at all, not even the most famous point of the organisation you just slagged off? Why not take a deep breath and think before your next post and ask yourself...do I actually have the faintest idea what I'm about to say??
My mum used to get me to do chores around the house for £2 a week. They should count themselves lucky getting $1 a day! Edit: it seems some of you in the comments can't take a joke. Not my problem if you're sensitive 🤷♂️
Sickens me. Imagine the family is given the money from selling 1 bottle of perfume. Omgosh, one bottle, but no… they get $1.00 a day and use children. Very disturbing.
Gold, diamonds, and other luxuries would also be in the same category. Even in contemporary society, there are various kinds of highly stratified societies in this world. They’re just not revealed to us.
I think boycott is the only way
Since UNHCR agent is present, can BBC lobby a case against Estee Lauder, Lancome on Child Labor Charges......and make these children FUTURE brighter......I WILL STOP BUYING PERFUMES from these two houses
UNHCR is for refugees, this is not about refugees.
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@9:50 The 2 masters which had Egyptian Jasmine were L'Oreal and Estee Lauder. And it doesn't mean the other masters were not doing the same or similar, it is just that this investigation was focused on Egyptian Jasmine production which is around 50 percent of the production for perfumes.
Parents are guilty. It is no one from any company waking up those children to do that inclement job!
I'm not sure the BBC should get on their high horse when it comes to child protection...
This is happening around the world, not only in Egypt.
yes, but these perfume ingredients tend to have just a few traditional regions that grow the stuff in massive quantities - like for perfume roses bulgaria, or the comparable black market products opium from afghanistan and the golden triangle around myanmar, cocaine from colombia and peru, and hashish from afghanistan, morocco, lebanon, and a bit from himalayan india and nepal.
how bad labour conditions for a given scent of untraceable origin varies based on which countries the stuff is likely to originate from (for example bulgaria is sure to be bad by EU standards, but above average in global comparisons). evidently, fitting the general picture of general sisi's egypt being just about as callous, worthless and unredeemable a state as they come (my personal least favourite dictatorship, even before it obeyed its current orders to starve all g°z°ns), the nile delta is one region of origin where child labour and wage theft are particularly bad. it is quite unusual nowadays to see it practiced this openly in front of TV cameras. if you roll up with a film crew even on an artisanal mine in the congo or central african republic, they usually shoo the kids away before you get there, because the mine owners and the overseers know that them being seen would likely cause some amount of trouble that's worth avoiding.
and in terms of direct negative impact, these very young kids harvesting through the night and going to school tired is likely to impact the kids' future economic prospects quite severely, and (on top of potential exposure to really bad pesticides, because egypt is certainly not a well-regulated market) frequent heavy exposure to allergy-inducing essential oils poses a very plausible threat of permanent damage, including sensitization to other allergens. perfume plants seem harmless from the viewpoint of the final product consumer, but at heavier exposure levels, essential oils are among the most commonly harmful substances produced by plants, with many or most of them in fact being produced primarily to deter animal ingestion. therefore several perfume plants are probably among the most harmful to harvest by hand unprotected. tobacco is probably still worse - like with nicotine patches, nicotine is absorbed through skin from tobacco sap, and harvesters may consume very high doses this way and develop very high tolerance. brewed or leeched tobacco tea is actually one of the most powerful and most dangerous to use all natural insecticides, and unlike most, it tends to kill insects very rapidly on contact. nicotine is a really potent poison, and people get a wrong impression of the potency of tobacco because most of it is broken up into inactive compounds when tobacco is smoked, and only a small percentage of the nicotine reaches the lungs. if one was to eat cigarettes, the lethal number would probably be in the low single digits for non-smokers.
In this case, should we relax?
@@thedancinghunter0 The answer in No! But BBC should have address child labor and abuse happens in most companies that invest in cheap labor around the world.
I hate this world sometimes..it's so evil.
Me too.
could the world be a better place? People are becoming less and less empathetic day by day. I hate this world
Omg the way she was crying because she didn’t want to be working was so heartbreaking
This is true for almost every mass consumed product
no, because children are more useful for some products than for others. and most countries do not allow child labour quite so openly - this is another instance of sisi's egypt being terrible.
No, only luxury goods.
I had NO IDEA!!! Mind blowing! 😢☹️😟So so unacceptable! I will share this on Facebook. I pray eyes are opened to this and it stops.
....aaand no one is surprised
Haven't even watched the video and thought the exact same thing.good looking out!🤘💯
I am, to be frank quite surprised….
We need to be shocked by this. We need to be angry. We need to act to prevent evils like this. Complacency only contributes to the problem.
Absurd prices on perfumes and knowing this... Not just absurd but also criminal.
Deforestation of primary rainforest has been made in Bolivia to produce the sugarcane alcohol for this European industry. The price of one litre of alcohol is a fraction of dollar and in a perfume formulation it ranges around 90 percent of content.
the profits margins displayed here were wrong, its the masters that bget the most % per each bottle not advertisers or distributors
Disgusting
Yeah, they need to come out with some better fragrances
And yet I can’t think of an alternative
nothing new
And so is chocolate…
Hopefully more influencers would use their fame to shed light on very important issues surrounding the products they promote such as this.
Reminds one of the lithium and cobalt mines for EV,s….
Luxury perfumes sell for a couple hundred dollars each, if the people supplying these raw materials collectively agree and stop working for the extremely low wages and systematically demand a liveable wage with the government’s support then these companies have to give in at one point of time , however we know how the cycle continues, nobody is willing to systematically force these brands to stop systematically abusing and exploiting them
It’s so sickening.
As easy as it is to say workers should ‘demand a livable wage’, they will be homeless and their children will starve. It’s hard to muster up a revolution when you can’t afford basic needs. If they stand up and lose their jobs, they will find others. People are replaceable. It is the people who buy these fragrances that need to stand up and refuse to buy these products if they continue to not provide fair wages. I can go without perfume. Children should not go without food.
Child labour is also linked to cobalt mining for Electric batteries in Africa..
In Congo, Egypt is also in Africa.
Your iPhone also
Pay them more because I can't even tell in the perfume what smell is jasmine, bro
What bout the child labour used in the making of battery components for electric cars???????
Children labor . They only 5 yrs old heartbreaking ❤️🩹
I like this kind of documentary’s opens the people’s eye ! BBC keep up with good work !
you guys should do a follow up after maybe one year to check if the conditions of those family have improved as promised by those big companies.
Now that it is out in the open let’s see what they do about it
And mica mining for glittery makeup. Rethink that next time you use highlighter and eye shadow.
I cried watching the documentary
Same applies to tea leaves pickers, also 1 dollar a day, chocolate, fast fashion, mines - you name it
$1 dollar a day.
"Because you're worth it" 😢
The worst thing is that it happens to children who have no choice. Of course, factories and producers take most of the profit for themselves.
Buy a replica, at least that helps the locals!
Cancel all perfume brands that use child labor now! BOYCOTT them for good. I am so tired of seeing this kind of thing. It is unacceptable that this is still going on in 2024. Thank you to the investigative team for bringing this to our attention.
Do batteries next
Extreme luxury perfume use synthetic jasmine. Dihydroisojasmunyl, hedione are only two of the five or so synthetics. Maybe children are cheaper. This problem is not just a jasmine problem. Children are used in farming around the world. We don't torture civet cats are cause whales to throw up anymore, (ambergris).
I think that after watching this video people will stop buying these perfumes and the brands are going to pay the collectors more.
more than 50% cost of any lavish products is marketing and brand
And then people wonder why I have supported labour unions my entire life?
@16:20 L'Oreal blaming other countries in their statement on the issue is about plausible deniability and passing the buck. They know that if the set the price, they financially impact those who must harvest the crop.
There needs to be a pickers guild or union to organize so that the land owners aren't taking a third and they are paid way better, also they should be getting some kind of benefits.
This is heartbreaking to watch, it can be a cruel and unjust World.
Why is world silent. We all should raise voice against such evil crime.
Its as if the producers live on a different planet to the consumers 😯
the kind of disparity which hasn’t existed in Britain since the Victorian times
No doubt the mother is in a very tough place, and has an extremely hard choice but ultimately she brought her children to this world, isn't she the first and most important link in the chain? What about the thousands of kids that are sent to the streets to beg and get money to bring home every day? I also don't see a single mention about the Egyptian government and their responsibility on what makes families get to this point, when they should be the first ones to explain this situation.
I see, as always it's the fault of the victim...
They see children as extra hands for labour
We don’t know if she was forced into marriage or has no access to birth control. This is not the UK or America.
@@petrichor259there’s no social services to help families.
To HELL with Este Lauder and all the other companies involved in this despicable scandal. And to HELL with the celebrities who promote this crap.
I would very regret to hear that
And yet I can’t think of an alternative
"Smell of Slavery" by Yves Saint Laurent
It is called poverty and being poor, some of my friends endured that in Malaysia too while still at school but education improves the wellbeing
I was 3x in Egypt. An average family has 10 children. They are born with labour in mind.
I visited our place ten times and I can confirm you have three braincells...
I think less than one..
So, it’s perfumes and… tea as well, I presume?
I never buy perfumes and this is another important reason to add to why I don’t
People, if it’s made in another country child labor is implied.
This is so well beyond disgusting, I don’t think we have a word for it.
I stopped supporting these companies over animal testing already. I certainly hope that those who haven’t will consider the children.
Won’t see anything from the UN on this
"its very disturbing" so you as the UN Special Rapporteur sit there shocked, talking about its not what they promised. Yeah no shit. Did you need the BBC to make a documentary before you look into these practices??
dont be deceived... the UN already knows
Egypt have to be fined as well to employ children
that's the cost of capitalism. taxes, marketing and child labour included.
#1 stop having so many children, then you don’t have to worry about feeding so many mouths.
#2 the parents have to stop involving their kids.
#3 govt needs to set a reasonable and realistic minimum wage so people could make enough to survive.
#4 stop supplying to perfume companies if they won’t pay enough.
You ignorant person, it’s not that simple
First thing is birth control. If you can‘t afford kids don‘t have them.
China used to have child labor issue too but now they don't because their economy is better now and slowly shifting to machines since it is more efficient. The only way to eliminate this is economic growth from other aspects
9:23 That guy looks familiar. Was he in a DW documentary or Business Insider video?
В этом фильме рассказывается как родители и государство допускают то, что дети работают? Я ещё не досмотрела.
Something doesn’t smell right.
I thank the BBC Group and I hope it will solve this problem I am from this villageFactory owners still have a monopoly on these goods
Okay - and now we know. Now what? How are we all supposed to stop this abuse?
ofc we do not see the exploitation going on in the perfume industry when we buy our stuff from prestigious companies who charge exorbitant prices for a luxury product like perfume. we expect our governments to regulate the companies and control if they comply with some basic ethical standards.
that's what the proposed *EU **_Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive_** CSDDD or CS3D* is for. first published in February 2022, it ran into some difficulty but is expected to be officially adopted in 2024. as it is a EU directive, it has to then be incorporated into domestic laws within two years by all the EU member states.
there is also a _Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive_ in the works.
the report focuses on Jasmine. is there a similar problem with Saffron or Sandelwood by any chance?
Wow. Just like every other company on the entirety of the planet.
That’s electric cars stuffed.
What can we do?
Why is the Mother having children if she is so poor? She is the one putting her children to work.
so people have to stop living their lives just because their poor and cant control what governments and businesses do? wake up ITS WRONG and thats it
А папа у вас покинул чат?
Never ever lancome or estee lauder
News Just in .... water wet .... Good lord guys, just wait till they find out how they get the raw materials for your electronics. While absolutely horrific, this is the reality of corporatism in its extreme while we allow cheap imports and sanction things like what's happening in the Democratic republic of Congo, We allow these things to happen because it saves some faceless company millions. Maybe we shouldn't. Maybe there should be high tariffs on products produced with slave labour.
Remember when they said that slavery was abolished lol.
Nightblooming jasmine
“You stink…” - a badge of honor
Deodorant keys
Thanks for letting me know I will try potato buy from these two greedy companies
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Buffalo bill (nick name Alain ‘s dad) he died smoker at 92 turning his wife then his son guilty stonecutter hidden in a lesson no one learns
Guiltiness for a bottling day of a champagne cuvée compared to Paris cops cutting crack for homeless
King Charles king good for princess Kate health
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Rich people are selfish and cruel
Self lovers
People will just say insallah will be better and move on after few months. Same as other products faith child labour ……. Greed will destroy the world before this century finish
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I just don‘t understand why they have kids if they can‘t afford them.
Lack of access to birth control. Being forced into marriage.
Banned
#all_eyes_on_rafah
Flower harvesting can be automated. Kids are too bad for PR.
Instead of moaning and groaning, be thankful that you can help your parents create a better life for your family. I played the piano for a ballet school from a young age until I finished high school. It nevercrossed my mind that it was 'child labor' and the cash every month was a great relief.
Who fixed his tire with the liquid to inject inside the tire? Hihihi hahaha sorry kids so much sacrifice for bread in this world
Colour me not surprised.
My hearts is broken when I see this kids. 😢 there is not regulations for minimum wage there? Kids are the future of the world. They deserve respect and love. ❤️ 😊 and they have to be in the schools. So sad. 😞 😢
many of them are available for "hire" and die every day and bbc getd rich advertising perfumes
For goodness sake!! 🤦🙄😱 Stupidity never goes out of fashion does it 🙄 the BBC is funded by license and has NO advertising! NONE!! Really?? You really don't know anything at all, not even the most famous point of the organisation you just slagged off? Why not take a deep breath and think before your next post and ask yourself...do I actually have the faintest idea what I'm about to say??
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Capitalism or Communism, both are disgusting
Yeah..😂 because they are the only two options 😂 a lot has happened to the world since the cold war you know..
Can you list them? (Socialism in any form doesn’t count. That’s communism lite.)
I didn't actually need another reason to h8 egypt, but thanks anyways 👍
Atlist they are safe and free and altist they are not under Isreali occupation.
They make children like rats and having an average of 10 children per family they treat them like rats.
0:41 Topic: Child Labour
Soundtrack: 😎🎶🔥🕺💃
Total twaddle.
The child labor gives it character
Won’t hear women boycott this
I’m a woman and I refuse to use perfume.
Мужчины уже бойкотируют?
The BBC chat 💩
Ummmm, the children can stay at home and not go to work? Nobody whips them to work like the we did in good ole times. Problem solved 🤷
BBC❤️❤️❤️🫶
My mum used to get me to do chores around the house for £2 a week.
They should count themselves lucky getting $1 a day!
Edit: it seems some of you in the comments can't take a joke. Not my problem if you're sensitive 🤷♂️
Oh boo hoo, shut up you pick-me 😅
Guess that's why am not shocked you dared to put this up
Cleaning up after yourself in your own home is not the same. You would have to do those things anyway if you lived alone and no one will pay you.
What, you get paid for doing chores..
@@bluefireRyucalm down Karen, it's a joke 🙄