![]() Workers are advised to wear protective gloves and long-sleeved shirts to protect their skin from irritation from the CNSL during all steps of the process, from picking the cashew fruit to removing the shell. The main by-product of cashew nut processing is cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL), a highly acidic substance which can burn the skin if not handled properly. And when it gets in touch with the hands without wearing gloves, it causes injury. The cashew nut shell has some oil, which is very corrosive and it's acidic. ePjndNYSF3- Daniel Faraja January 15, 2023 So normally, Cashew Nuts are usually roasted so that the oil burns up and it's safe.And that was the procedure in the past.But this people are told to boil the cashewnuts so that the oil can be harvested.Result is that the oil ends up hurting their hands and their skin. They are given some temporary gloves, but after 10 to 20 minutes, they’re worn out – they’re not given any others. They are forced to work and they’re not provided with gloves to protect their hands. They’re being exploited and they don’t know it. I decided to take pictures and share them online because I realised, this person is illiterate, they have not gone to school. It looked so bad and she said that she was in pain. My hands look like this because of the cashew nuts there’. I asked her what the problem was and she told me ‘I work at the cashew nut processing plant. She had come to my home to fetch water, and when I went to assist her, I looked at her hands and they looked disfigured. In the morning on Sunday,, I met one of the labourers, my neighbour. gdkHIO48tX- Daniel Faraja Janu‘They are forced to work and they’re not provided with gloves to protect their hands’ĭaniel Faraja is an entrepreneur from Kilifi who lives near one cashew processing plant: ![]() This people need to be provided with safety gear and equipment to protect their hands from the acid that does this. I've met a casual worker working for a Cashewnut Processing plant in tezo and her hands are just a sad sight to see. ![]()
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