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LIFESTYLE
Rihanna's company Fenty Beauty is under the lens in India for sourcing mica from mines in Jharkhand which indulge in child labour.
After tweeting in support of the ongoing farmers' agitation on the outskirts of the national capital Delhi and facing a severe backlash from many Indians, US pop icon Rihanna is facing another global outrage after a newsbreak on her company Fenty Beauty under the lens in India for sourcing mica from mines in Jharkhand which indulge in child labour.
Following the IANS expose, there have been several reactions on social media with Fenty Beauty's connection with Blood Mica becoming a global talking point.
Here we have some of the reactions from the world over on Twitter:
Priya Kulkarni from USA wrote, "Rihanna Fenty Beauty brand under lens in India for 'Using mica from mines hiring child labour".
Cyrus Cohen from New York wrote, "Rihanna Stop using real mica sharing the brutalities video on children engaged in mica mining".
B from Virginia tweeted: "@fentybeauty are y'all 100% #CrueltyFree? @GavinNewsom, they seem to be in violation of the California Suppliers Act by using blood mica sourced from illegal mines in Jharkhand, India", alluding to the violation of the California act which stipulates audits for companies to ensure there is no child labour or slavery involved in merchandise.
Spanish girl Marie tweeted: "Complaint filed against Rihanna over exploitation of child labour- Rihanna and blood money".
A complaint has been filed with NCPCR in India, a child rights body after the IANS newsbreak.
Freddy from Philadelphia, PA tweeted: "It will be interesting to see how this develops."
Poonam from London, England wrote on Twitter: "So glad I no longer use #FentyBeauty of the products I HAVE used... it's COMPLETE trash. I will NEVER support makeup brands for using mica or exploiting child slave labour... So much for being "vegan" and "cruelty free" #ashy #basicbitchmakeup #boycottFenty".
Cat De Costa from Argentina tweeted: "So Happy someone's talking about this? Rihanna Fenty Beauty brand under lens in India for 'Using mica from mines hiring child labour'".
Ismail Meric Can Uygan from Turkey tweeted: "Rihanna Fenty Beauty brand under lens in India for 'using mica from mines hiring child labour'".