Child Labour In Indian Carpet Industry

An important development which has a bearing on the incidence of child labor in the carpet industry in india is that in recent years.

Child labour in indian carpet industry.

3 a study published by cepc in 1998 claims child labour account for only less than one present to the total workforce in carpet industry 0 93. It is interesting to note that none of the child labour was employed by any employer and all of them were working in their own or neighbour s houses along with their family members or relatives. Children work long hours for very little pay. Child labour productivity clothing and textile industries.

Thus it clearly shows that it is because of supply side factors that are responsible for child labour in the carpet weaving industry of kashmir. The use of child labor in the production of hand knotted carpets in india has been widely reported and documented. India s handmade carpet industry has been exploiting people for decades with no repercussions for the brazen use of child labor to produce the country s number one export. The sample survey of enterprises is supplemented with in depth case studies of employers exporters and u s.

Based on a survey of 362 carpet weaving enterprises in india.