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U.S. blocks imports from former doTERRA frankincense supplier over forced labor
1 Nov 2024 • 5 min read

U.S. blocks imports from former doTERRA frankincense supplier over forced labor

The U.S. has banned imports from Asli Maydi, the Somali company that supplied frankincense oil to the popular U.S. essential oils brand doTERRA, over the use of forced labor. The ban follows an investigation published last year by The Fuller Project into the abuse and exploitation of women

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Suppliers to top essential oil brand left unpaid and afraid after abuse inquiry
23 Jul 2024 • 9 min read

Suppliers to top essential oil brand left unpaid and afraid after abuse inquiry

Women who sorted frankincense told to change their story ‘or face consequences’ in doTERRA’s investigation

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Two women sit next to each other at white table. The woman on the left is wearing a red head scarf with brown flowers and the
17 May 2023 • 7 min read

“This is ours” – Somaliland women smell success as frankincense business takes off

Somaliland’s female frankincense workers have set up their own cooperative to take back control after years of low pay and harsh conditions

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