Child labour productivity clothing and textile industries.
Child labour in indian carpet industry.
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.
The handmade woolen carpet industry is extremely labor intensive and one of the largest export earners for india pakistan nepal and morocco.
Based on a survey of 362 carpet weaving enterprises in india.
The use of child labor in the production of hand knotted carpets in india has been widely reported and documented.
Children work long hours for very little pay.
An important development which has a bearing on the incidence of child labor in the carpet industry in india is that in recent years.
The sample survey of enterprises is supplemented with in depth case studies of employers exporters and u s.
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.
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.