How cashew nut manufacturing is disfiguring Kenyan workers

Their hands are raw, blistered and swollen. The men and women processing cashew nuts in Kilifi, Kenya use these sore hands to carefully extract the raw nut from the cashew fruit and shell. Many of them working without machines or protective equipment must avoid contact with the stinging liquid released from the shells. Photographs showing cashew workers’ hands were posted on Twitter on January 15, making waves in Kenya and calls for reform. Local authorities have begun inspecting cashew nut facilities, even closing one down until it remedies its practices. 

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