Child Labor Free Rugs

Slavery and child labor in india s hand made carpet sector documents over 3 200 cases across nine states in india and found several hundred cases each of forced.

Child labor free rugs. Search many rug sellers and makers to find the custom area and outdoor rugs. Find child labor free rugs at goodweave. Inspired the famous afterschool program run by teacher. Iqbal s cause inspired the creation of organizations such as free the children a canada based charity and youth movement and the iqbal masih shaheed children foundation which has started over 20 schools in pakistan.

It also requires regular school attendance by children working at home on family looms. List of goods produced by child labor or forced labor. The report tainted carpets. Been produced by child labor.

10 brick kilns in nepal were certified free of child forced and bonded labor through the better brick nepal bbn project on sept. Goodweave international formerly known as rugmark is a network of non profit organizations dedicated to ending illegal child labour in the rug making industry. This is one more than last year. The conditions for use of the rugmark are that the exporters undertake.

Child labor in ghana. But those of us who are fortunate enough to have been born and raised in a free western country such as america where child labor laws are in place and rigidly enforced may be totally unaware of the early age and the extent to which children in these countries are working at. Statistics of international labor organization there are 250 million children aged 5 to 14 todaro smith 2009 p. In order to earn the goodweave label rug exporters and importers must be licensed under the goodweave certification program and sign a legally binding contract to adhere to goodweave s no child labor standard.

In 1994 iqbal visited broad meadows middle school in quincy massachusetts and spoke to 7th graders about his life. 4 2020 by the certification committee. And to pay all workers at least the minimum wage as set by indian law. The use of child labor in several countries where hand woven rugs and carpets are produced has been well documented.

Not use child labor in any area of production. 379 are working in developing countries and many of them were enslaved or bonded laborers. Allow unannounced random inspections by local. The goodweave label is the best assurance that no child labor was used in the making of your rug.

Of these 250 million child labors 126 3 million are doing jobs that are classified as difficult dangerous and suitable child labour in africa 2006 africa has.