Jharkhand's shining mica has a dark side — child labour, deaths in mines, illegal extractions
Text Size: A+ Koderma, Giridih (Jharkhand): Earlier this month, when the National Commission For Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) began probing a complaint against cosmetics brand âFenty Beautyâ, owned by pop star Rihanna, for allegedly using mica from mines in Jharkhand that use child labour, it shone the spotlight on a dark, illegal but thriving business in two remote districts of eastern India. Mica, the shimmery, translucent mineral, is used in cosmetics and automobi...
United Kingdom Fanny Fremont Shramik Swablambi Co Operative Jharkhand Giridih Neha Kumari Satyaki Ganguly
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