James Finlays Kenya, the British company implicated in a BBC sex for jobs expose has suspended the two contractors exposed sexually exploiting workers at their Kericho factory. The firm said in a statement issued on Monday, that it has terminated its agreement with John Chebochok’s company Sislo Holdings, and absorbed all
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BBC investigation uncovers sex abuse in Unilever tea farms
A BBC investigation has uncovered widespread sexual abuse on tea farms which supply some of the biggest international brands, like Lipton. More than 70 women on the tea farms, owned by British companies, told BBC they had been sexually abused by supervisors. Secret filming showed local bosses, on plantations
Police arrest three over child trafficking after BBC expose
Police in Kenya have arrested three senior medical officers for allegedly running a child-trafficking syndicate following a BBC investigation into the theft and sale of babies. BBC Africa Eye revealed children were stolen to order from illegal clinics and at a Nairobi public hospital and sold for as little as $400