some distressing scenes. half of all tea drunk in the uk comes from here kenya s rift valley. it s a big business and we ve discovered that sexual exploitation is rife. we sent an undercover reporter to pose as a worker. we are calling her katie. it was time for the general public to know what exactly happens in these companies. she goes for a job interview with a notorious manager, john. he s in charge of hundreds of workers on plantations owned by scottish firm james finlay & company. he tells her to follow him into a hotel room, where he puts pressure on her to have sex with him. members of the production team were stationed nearby
unilever has known about this issue for more than a decade. in 2011, a report found sexual exploitation was prevalent on unilever s plantations. the company introduced a zero tolerance policy and other measures, but little appears to have changed. unilever says it s deeply shocked and saddened by our allegations. while we were secretly filming, unilever sold its tea operation in kenya. the new owner, lipton teas & infusions, says it has suspended the managers named in our investigation and has launched an independent inquiry. tom 0dula, bbc news. and you can see that full programme sex for work: the true cost of our tea on panorama this evening on bbc one at eight o clock. the mayor of london will extend free
some distressing scenes. half of all tea drunk in the uk comes from here kenya s rift valley. it s a big business and we ve discovered that sexual exploitation is rife. we sent an undercover reporter to pose as a worker. we are calling her katie. it was time for the general public to know what exactly happens in these companies. she goes for a job interview with a notorious manager, john. he s in charge of hundreds of workers on plantations owned by scottish firm james finlay & company. he tells her to follow him into a hotel room, where he puts pressure on her to have sex with him. members of the production team who are stationed nearby. i made a phone call
you you can satisfy me, i ll satisfy you. unilever has known about this issue for more than a decade. in 2011, a report found sexual exploitation was prevalent on unilever s plantations. the company introduced a zero tolerance policy and other measures, but little appears to have changed. unilever says it s deeply shocked and saddened by our allegations. while we were secretly filming, unilever sold its tea operation in kenya. the new owner, lipton teas & infusions, says it has suspended the managers named in our investigation and has launched an independent inquiry. tom 0dula, bbc news. and you can see that full programme sex for work: the true cost of our tea on panorama this evening on bbc one at 8 o clock.