Company has agreed to supply an undisclosed ex-gratia payment as allotment of deal to end dispute over poisoning allegations at factory in Tamil NaduThe Indian arm of global consumer giant Unilever on Wednesday said it had reached a deal with hundreds of former employees to end a long-running dispute over allegations of mercury poisoning at one of its manufacturing plants.
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) was forced to shut its thermometer factory in 2001 after Tamil Nadu state authorities found the company was contaminating the environment by dumping tonnes of toxic waste. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com