Mercury pollution victims seek justice: The Hindu
Exposure from HUL’s closed thermometer unit in Kodaikanal For E. Ramesh, it started off with headache, memory loss, skin and tooth infections. Exposure to deadly mercury for over four years has left him impotent, he says. “My wife had to undergo abortion eight times. There is constant pain in my left foot as the skin […]
Mercury Pollution-hit Kodai Unilever Ex-workers Protest at Firm’s Mumbai HQ: The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: Ex-workers affected due to mercury pollution by the Hindustan Unilever’s now-defunct thermometer factory in Kodaikanal, on Monday staged a protest at the company’s headquarters in Andheri, Mumbai, when the Annual General Meeting with shareholders was held. Supported by 30 volunteers from Mumbai, 11 families from Kodaikanal took part in the protest, holding placards and […]
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 […]
HUL AGM 2015 protest
Pictures from HUL AGM Protests
Mercury Workers Poop Unilever Party: Protests Mar AGM 2015
At around 1 p.m. today, ex-mercury workers, their children and about 40 student and citizen supporters from Mumbai lined up outside the gates of Unilever House in the Mumbai suburb of Andheri. Following the usual dance and drama with security and cops, the silent protest and flyering went off peacefully. About 70 shareholders were handed […]