Unilever’s Products/Brands: Annapurna, Axe, Ayush, Breeze, Brooke Bond, Bru, Dove, Fair and Lovely, Hamam, Closeup, Clinic, Kissan, Knorr, Kwality, Lakme, Lifebuoy, Lipton, Liril, Lux, Pears, Pepsodent, Ponds, Pureit, Rexona, Rexona – Deos, Rin, Sunsilk, Surf Excel, Vaseline, Wheel Unilever’s Lies: Through its advertising blitz, Unilever has always engaged in creating and reinforcing the racist myth […]
Mettur, February 28, 2008 — A chemical spill from Mettur-based micronutrient manufacturer Meenakshi Chemicals has contaminated several kilometres of a stream that empties into the River Kaveri. According to the West Gonur Agriculturists Development Union, a chemical storage tank in the company manufacturing magnesium sulphate collapsed on 24 February releasing its toxic contents into the […]
Cuddalore, February 25, 2008 — At 3 p.m. on 24 February, and 4 a.m. on 25 February, SACEM recorded incidents of serious air pollution by Shasun Chemicals. SACEM observers photographed black smoke emanating from Shasun, accompanied by an intense smell of pesticides in the air. Early on 25 February, SACEM monitors also observed black smoke […]
Cuddalore, February 14, 2008 — Living up to its reputation of being a repeat environmental offender, the common effluent collection and forwarding facility CUSECS sprung a leak near the Thamaraikulam (Lotus Pond) of Karaikadu. The leak occurred within an inspection tank built over CUSECS pipelines. The inspection tank was filled to overflowing with toxic effluents […]
March 7, 2008: Global Day of Action against Unilever Kodaikanal Seeks Justice: Appeal from ex-workers and residents Download flyer (PDF) Victims of Pollution, Injustice & Betrayal: Story of the struggle in pictures Download Photo-exhibition images & instructions Letter of Solidarity with the ex-workers & residents of Kodaikanal Download letter (DOC) Letter to the local Unilever […]
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Sanjay Pinto NDTV.com Chennai: Every morning hundreds of people in Chennai walk or jog along the Marina Beach in order to breathe, what they think is fresh air. Hardly a kilometer away an NGO has recorded an alarming level of Hydrogen Sulphide. The dangerous fume is more than a […]
12 February, 2008. CHENNAI — Levels of hydrogen sulphide, a potent neurotoxin that smells of rotten eggs, was detected at roughly 1400 to 29000 times above permissible levels at various locations within Chennai city and Manali. A steady gust of Ammonia up to 7.4 times higher than permissible levels, and a one-hour average of sulphur […]