Deborah levison humphrey institute of public.
Child labour in carpet industry.
Fighting child labour in india s carpet industry duration.
The study recommends that governmet as well as ngos.
Their good eyesight which allows them to perform intricate work in very poor light.
There are two main advantages of child labor to the carpet makers.
Labour market papers no.
Is child labour really necessary in india s carpet industry.
Their very low wages and their docile acceptance of terrible working conditions.
Weaving is hazardous work and not suitable them.
Sharma rajeev sharma nikhil raj institute for human development 2004 pages xvi 167 price rs.
Working paper date issued.
Impact of social labelling in india by alakh n.
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.
The export drive is to succeed child labour is bound to be there in the carpet industry not only beca use it is available at cheap rates but chiefly because it cannot be dispended with.
Child labour in carpet industry.
01 april 1996 reference.
Child labor in the carpet 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.
Goodweave a nonprofit organization that aims to stop child labor in the carpet industry and to replicate its market based approach in other sectors is a great place to start.
Child labour in the industry the study also aims at mapping out supply chain linkages between indian carpet producers who use child labour and us importers who import carpets from these producers.
