Child Labour In Carpet Weaving Industry

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.

Child labour in carpet weaving industry. If you are buying or thinking of buying a hand knotted carpet ask the retailer for a guarantee that the carpet was not produced by exploited child labor. The horrific practice of child labor exists in many other industries as well including. Is child labour really necessary in india s carpet industry. She found that majority 71 7 respondents initiated carpet weaving due to poverty.

Carpet weaving areas district state no of villages studied core carpet belt bhadohi and mirzapur utter. Study to analyse various determinants of child labour in the carpet weaving industry of. It is important to be aware that the rug and carpet industry is not the only perpetrator of child and bonded labor. Economic and political weekly 37 52 2003 pp.

Impact of social labeling in india and nepal. Labour market papers no. Author links open overlay panel sayan chakrabarty ulrike grote. Economic and labour market analysis department emp elm publications.

80 respondents want to study instead of work. Sharmaimpact of social labelling on child labour in carpet industry. Such an activity that disturbs the schooling of child harmful for child health or impose bad effect on physical psychological or social spiritual development of child between the 05 14 years. Support carpet retailers who sell rugmark carpets.

While 10 7 started. Have announced that child labor no longer exists in the carpet weaving industry. Ask your retailer whether they can supply carpets from the india bearing the rugmark. The study analyses various determinants of child labour in the home based carpet weaving industry of kashmir from a sample of 960 our results shows that low socio economic status of the family force the children to enter into the labour market.

Ask them how they check on their suppliers. The use of child labor in several countries where hand woven rugs and carpets are produced has been well documented. Evidences from homebased carpet weaving industry of kashmir child labour is a multi faceted problem. The study recommends that governmet as well as ngos.

Is child labour really necessary in india s carpet industry. Child labor in carpet weaving. They have attacked unicef the.