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Peruvian Amazon Company controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1912

    Putumayo labor-abuse scandal

    Investigations by Walter Ernest Hardenburg and Roger Casement documented allegations that the company used forced Indigenous labor and tolerated systematic violence, including beatings, killings, mutilation, starvation, and confinement. The revelations prompted international condemnation and official inquiries.