The Truth About "Cruelty Free" Makeup

We've all seen the How Cruel Is My MakeUp Bag challenge videos, looking at animal testing and vegan products.  But how cruelty free are they really? I talked to two experts about the slavery and child labour used in our products.

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Some resources to begin with:

Reuter's Trust Women Conference:
http://www.trustwomenconf.com/actions/

Amnesty International:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/...

Mica and Child Labour:
https://www.theguardian.com/sustainab...

Cobalt and Child Labour:
https://news.vice.com/article/smartph...

Labour in American Prisons:
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- A Thomson Reuters Foundation report (with images and videos) into the illegal mining of mica in India: http://tmsnrt.rs/2fS1iOG

- A Thomson Reuters Foundation interview with Lush’s head of ethical buying on the challenges of ethical sourcing all ingredients as the company grows: http://tmsnrt.rs/29WE8ou

If you'd like to read other news on this subject, please visit: http://news.trust.org/trafficking/

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