heba bitar reports. ne at night in order to catch this delicate flower�*s fragrance. the mosquitoes and pesticides are overpowering. translation: i only have one head lamp, and my children i won't be able to see in the dark. the strong smell from the jasmine gives me a chest allergy. some of my children have skin allergies, and they keep scratching their skin. after a night's work, heba takes what she's gathered to a collection point. about a third of what she'll earn will go to the owner of the jasmine field. it's not enough to live on, so she needs her children to work at her side. she's not alone. in egypt, it's illegal for children to work between 7pm and 7am. despite this, during the 2023 jasmine harvest season, the bbc filmed on farms in four different locations in the al gharbiya region — the centre of egypt's jasmine trade — and witnessed children, some as young as five, working in the jasmine fields that were supplying l'0real�*s lancome and estee lauder�*s hair and beauty through factories in eg

heba bitar has that story. er to catch this delicate flower�*s fragrance. the mosquitos and pesticides are overpowering. translation: i only have one head lamp and my children won't be - able to see in the dark. the strong smell from the jasmine gives me a chest allergy. some of my children have skin allergies and they keep scratching their skin. after a night's work, heba takes what she has gathered to a collection point. about a third of what she will earn will go to the owner of the jasmine field. it is not enough to live on, so she needs her children to work at her side. she's not alone. during the 2023 jasmine harvest season, the bbc filmed on farms in four different locations in the al gharbia region, the centre of egypt's jasmine trade, and witnessed children, some as young as five, working in the jasmine fields that were supplying l'oreal�*s lancome, and estee lauder�*s hair and beauty through factories in egypt. both l'oreal and estee lauder have signed a letter of commitment to the united nations pledg

heba bitar has that story. to live on, so she needs her children to work at her side. she's not alone. during the 2023 jasmine harvest season, the bbc filmed on farms in four different locations in the al gharbia region, the centre of egypt's jasmine trade, and witnessed children, some as young as five, working in the jasmine fields that were supplying l'oreal�*s lancome, and estee lauder�*s hair and beauty through factories in egypt. both l'oreal and estee lauder have signed a letter of commitment to the united nations pledging to abide by the guidelines, promoting safe working practices and eliminating child labour. we took our evidence to professor tomoya obokata, the united nations special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery. looking at this footage, they are not actually doing things that they had promised to do. there is no safety consideration, and their mental and physical well—being are affected as a result of that. all of these are quite clear indicators of hazardous work which may constitute t