The Body Shop to submit anti-trafficking petition to UN

The petition will be presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on 29 August, as part of a global effort that amassed the names of 6.9 million supporters from over 65 countries across the chain’s global network.

The Singapore campaign also raised US$223,780 from sales of ‘soft hands kind heart’ hand creams and the Body Shop's ‘Stop bag for life’, since August last year.

“The Body Shop has never shied away from tackling controversial issues and causes that others would avoid," Josephine Chow, general manager at The Body Shop Singapore, said. "Indeed it was one of the dying wishes of our late founder, Dame Anita Roddick that this, the ‘modern-day slave trade’ be brought to an end.

“We are truly thankful to our store staff and customers for their incredible support for this petition and are very proud to be handing this petition over to the United Nations on their behalf. The sheer number of signatures clearly demonstrates that people in this country really care about this campaign – whose call for positive change cannot be ignored.”