she has to sleep with him. katie s supervisor is called samuel yebei. he s been with unilever for 13 years. samuel agrees to see if he can move katie to lighter duties. but within 48 hours, he makes it clear he wants something in return. he seems to think that katie now owes him. samuel continues to press katie for an invitation to her home. these leaders anticipate that you re going to approach
to our requests for comment. samuel yebei denies the allegations against him. while we were filming, unilever sold its tea brands and fields to the venture capital company cvc. it now operates as lipton teas and infusions. it says it has immediately suspended the two managers and ordered a full investigation. it s not just staff at unilever who say they suffer poor conditions and sexual harassment at work. the second largest company operating tea plantations here is james finlay and company from scotland. in 2020, it made £52 million in revenue, supplying kenyan tea to sainsbury s and tesco supermarkets, as well as starbucks. more than 2,000 former employees are taking part in
katie still hasn t been moved to easier tasks. she sends a text message to samuel, asking to meet and discuss her move to lighter duties. in a thinly veiled sexual reference, he says only if there will be honey to lick. if he doesn t have an opportunity to lick the honey, as he put it, then there s no need of meeting. this is your direct line supervisor. katie doesn t agree. samuel meets her anyway. it s not long before samuel starts asking for something in return.
i did find it dehumanising, and it clearly didn t matter to him because he s the team leader and you need him, so you just toe the line. katie refuses. samuel gives katie a final ultimatum. samuel yebei was also supervising this woman at the same time as katie. she says he made a similar proposition to her.