HUL eyes wider product portfolio as part of new strategy: Business Standard
The country’s largest fast-moving consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is eyeing newer product categories as it looks to reach a wider section of people as part of its new strategy aimed at “serving many Indias”. “We believe that serving many Indias essentially requires having a portfolio of brands that reaches a wider section, […]
‘Mercury pollution’: Former workers from TN unit protest outside HUL head office: Indian Express
At least 45 workers and more than a dozen of their children have died so far. Villagers and former workers of the Hindustan Unilever Limited’s mercury thermometer factory in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, Monday staged a peaceful demonstration outside the company headquarters in Andheri against the alleged mercury pollution caused by the factory. “Dear shareholders, we […]
Policy on Fixing Damages, Rehab for Workers Hit by Pollution Sought
CHENNAI:Workers affected by the harmful effects of chemicals used in industries which also pollute the environment should be covered under a new policy which works towards their rehabilitation. This was a key appeal made by a group of activists led by 55-year-old S A Mahendra Babu, who worked at the now defunct Hindustan Unilever’s thermometer […]
Kodaikanal victims’ cry grows only louder
Chennai: There seems to be no end to the despair of victims of alleged mercury poisoning in Kodaikanal, where Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) operated a thermometer manufacturing factory for 18 years before it was forced to shut down in 2001 for causing mercury contamination, it is pointed out.Four days back, another ‘suspected’ death due to […]
Mercury In The Mist: Holding Unilever In India To Account
Scientists in India and the UK recently joined together to express solidarity with ex-employees and local residents exposed to toxic levels of mercury in Kodaikanal, India. Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) is a subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever and is being held responsible for dumping toxic mercury close to human settlements, polluting the ecosystem and placing workers’ lives in danger.
Scientific community backs fight against MNC – Deccan Chronicle
In a rare gesture, the international scientific community is joining hands to express solidarity with ex-employees and local residents exposed to toxic levels of mercury in Kodaikanal — the princess of hill stations — where Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) allegedly committed the unpardonable sin of dumping toxic mercury close to human settlements that threaten the lives of hundreds of people and virtually turns Kodai into the ‘Bhopal of Tamil Nadu’.
No answers still from Unilever – Deccan Chronicle
The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever, which owns 67 per cent stake in Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), still lives in denial about allegations of mercury poisoning in Kodaikanal. Replying to questions raised by campaigners in the United Kingdom for justice in Kodaikanal durig the recent annual general body meeting held in Leatherhead, UK, on April 30, Unilever CEO Paul Polman said it was a long-term issue and that they wanted to resolve it.
Kodai Mercury Dump ‘Burns’ in UK – The New Indian Express
Saleh Mamon, who attends Unilever shareholder meet as proxy in Surrey, raises queries on abandoned plant
Poison case puts Polman’s green boasts on the line – The Sunday Times
Every day Daisy Varghese is haunted by the thought that her former job in a factory may have killed her six-year-old son.
Between 1996 and 1999, Varghese, now 35, was a contractor at a mercury thermometer factory run by what is now Hindustan Unilever — a company majority-owned by Unilever, the FTSE 100 consumer goods giant.
She worked in a section close to the factory’s toxic “mercury” area, and claims she was given a coat but no cap, facemask or gloves.
Unfair And Ugly
Hindustan Unilever’s thermometer factory in Kodaikanal was closed down in 2001 but its former workers and local residents continue to suffer the deadly effects of mercury poisoning. Nisha Ponthathil reports “Unilever is a unique company with a proud history and a bright future. We have ambitious plans for sustainable growth and an intense sense of […]
Thirty Years After Bhopal: Lessons we refuse to learn – The Statesman
The second in this series of articles looks at the stubborn refusal of our rulers to learn lessons from Bhopal and to enforce laws that could prevent such tragedies
Employees protest outside Hindustan Unilever head office – DNA Mumbai
Employees from Hindustan Unilever Limited’s two factories in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli were in Mumbai to protest outside the company’s headquarters at Chakala, Andheri (E). Over 500 employees, working at the company’s Dapada and Amli plants, along with their families, were a part of the demonstration held on Friday. Stanley CC, […]
More than 450 workers protest outside HUL head office – CNBC TV18
More than 450 workers and their families staged demonstrations outside Hindustan Unilever headquarters in Mumbai on Friday. This protest is called by Hindustan Unilever Employees Federation. The workers are from the Amli and Dapada factories. The workers are protesting on a whole host of issues including low wages. They claim that the wages received by […]
Unions Accuse HUL Of Discrimination – Bloomberg TV
The employees union of FMCG major Hindustan Unilever has hit out at the management. The union claims to have been victimized and discriminated against and is set to protest today, Priya Sheth shares a detailed report on the employees’ grievances.
HUL Workers Protest, Demand Higher Wages & Right To Unionize – ET Now
The country’s largest FMCG company Hindustan Unilever’s headquarters in Mumbai witnessed employee protests in huge numbers this morning. Around 450-500 workers from factories are protesting are protesting a whole host of issues with their families including low wages and demanding the right to unionize. They claim that the wages received by them are not on […]