Carpet Factory Child Labor

Carpet manufacturers and the carpet export industry in pakistan as well as carpet importers and retailers in the usa and other western countries have announced that child labor no longer exists in the carpet weaving industry.

Carpet factory child labor. Child labour project to wean children away from such hazardous occupations and processes and to rehabilitate them in special schools meant for child labour. The study included wool processing activities supplying the yarn as well as carpet production and finishing. Carpet manufacturers and the carpet export industry in pakistan as well as carpet importers and retailers in the usa and other western countries have announced that child labor no longer exists in the carpet weaving industry. Tainted carpets slavery and child labor in india s hand made carpet sector siddharth kara 2014 fxb center for health and human rights harvard school of public health harvard university acknowledgments this report is the culmination of the tireless efforts of numerous individuals.

International agencies like the ilo unicef and undp launched special projects to assist the local ngos in addressing the problem of child labour in carpet producing areas. They have attacked unicef the society and other charities as do gooders the phrase used by the. This study adhered to international standards by considering all persons younger than 18 years of age to be children. According to the harvard crimson in 2014 a report deemed the largest ever first hand investigation into slavery and child labor in india s handmade carpet sector was released by harvard.

This was a study of the prevalence of working children and child labor in the production process of the export oriented handmade carpet industry in pakistan in 2009 2010. Egypt near cairo local girl working in carpet factory child labor female weavers at amity carpet factory sit by their loom working on weaving carpets according to intricate design. Following his death pakistani economic elites responded to declining carpet sales by denying the use of bonded child labour in their factories and employing the federal investigation agency fia to brutally harass and arrest activists working for the bonded labour liberation front bllf. Millions of children especially in pakistan and india work in factories to make carpets mud bricks beedis cigarettes jewelry and clothing all with similar horrific conditions as iqbal experienced.