In Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Kuwait a number of these French products have been boycotted.
SuaraJatim.id – The French product boycott movement has been buzzing on social media. Not only in Indonesia, a number of countries with a majority Muslim population are also busy carrying out this boycott.
For example Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. These countries are blatant boycotting French products in circulating in their domestic communities.
This is in the aftermath of a statement by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, who said that Islam is a religion that is currently in crisis. Macron said he was determined to fight Islamic separatists who were seen as a threat to the Muslim community in Paris.
In addition, Macron was also criticized for his attitude that did not prohibit the spread of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad SAW which had caused controversy.
According to Macron, the caricature is a form of freedom of expression. Macron’s statement immediately came under fire because the image of the Prophet Muhammad was something that was strictly prohibited in the teachings of this Samawai religion.
As a result of Macron’s controversial statements, the wave of boycotts of a number of French products is increasingly widespread. A large organization in Turkey even issued a list of products from France that were boycotted in the country.
Not only in Turkey, in Indonesia it is the same. A number of netizens mentioned a number of products from French entrepreneurs that are now circulating in the Indonesian market.
Here is a list of French products that were boycotted in a number of countries suara.com.
1. Beauty Products
France is known for a number of premium beauty products. As a result of Macron’s statement about Islam, a number of French beauty brands, such as L’Oreal, Garnier, Lancome, and Yves Rocher some time ago could no longer be found in shopping centers in Kuwait.
In Jordan, the L’Oreal product display has now been covered with cloth complete with a short caption that reads “In solidarity with the Prophet Muhammad, all French products have been boycotted”. These products are also widely circulated in Indonesia.
2. Supermarket
Apart from beauty products, the French supermarket chain Carrefour has also been the target of boycotts in a number of Middle Eastern countries, such as Saudi Arabia. In the country, a campaign for consumers to stay away from Carrefour stores is trending on social media.
Apart from Saudi Arabia, Carefour is also included in one of the brands from France that is boycotted in Turkey. Again in Indonesia, this product was also threatened with a boycott of a number of people.
3. Automotive Products
Peugeot and Renault were also hit boycott of French products in Turkey. In fact, Renault itself is included in the list of best-selling cars in the country.
Turkey even became Renault’s eighth largest market with 49 thousand vehicles sold in the first half of this year. Moreover, Renault has a large production center in Turkey with an annual production capacity of nearly 400 thousand cars.
4. Food Products
The French foreign ministry said there had been calls to boycott French food products, such as Kiri, President, La Vache Qui Rit, and Kraft, in several Middle Eastern countries. In Qatar, the Wajbah Dairy company announced it is boycotting French products until further notice.
In Kuwait, the board of directors of the Al-Naeem Cooperative Society also decided to withdraw all French products from supermarkets in the country.
5. Fashion Products
The French luxury fashion house brand was also affected by Macron’s statement about Islam. Brands like Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, and Dior are also on the #boycottfranceproducts list that is buzzing about on social media these days.
Some believe luxury brands like this might also suffer a negative impact if most of their exports to Muslim-majority countries are hampered.
How about Indonesia?
The boycott wave related to French products in Indonesia also echoed. A number of religious figures and leaders are busy calling for the president of France to apologize if he doesn’t want his products to be boycotted.
In Indonesia, you can say that French products are numerous. For example, Airbus aircraft products. Many airlines from Indonesia operate this type of aircraft.
For food and beverage products, many types of alcoholic drinks are imported from there. Then Danone and Kraft products. These two companies are known as companies from France. Danone has many products circulating in the community. Likewise with Kraft.
Danone and Kraft products are widely circulated in minimarket and supermarket chains in the wider community. Then fashion products that are widely sold in Indonesia, for example the Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Hermes, Mont Blanch, Yves Saint Laurent brands. There are also other fashion brands such as Lacoste, Pierre Cardin.
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