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Child labor rugs. Providing some funds for education of children who relate to ikea s child labor issues from my point of view offering the educational opportunity to these children is the permanent method of eliminating and preventing child labor. 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. And to pay all workers at least the minimum wage as set by indian law. Even well known american producers are split on child labor.

The bureau of international labor affairs ilab maintains a list of goods and their source countries which it has reason to believe are produced by child labor or forced labor in violation of international standards as required under the trafficking victims protection reauthorization act tvpra of 2005 and subsequent reauthorizations. 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. Then in 1994 marianne barner newly appointed product manager for ikea the swedish surprises television documentary on the use of child labor indian suppliers of carpets rugs including that supply ikea. Child labor in ghana.

I believed that the root cause of child labor comes from the severe poverty. Child labor is even rare in afghanistan. 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. Enter to win this beautiful handcrafted rug.

Find child labor free rugs at goodweave. 379 are working in developing countries and many of them were enslaved or bonded laborers. The conditions for use of the rugmark are that the exporters undertake. Not use child labor in any area of production.

She immediately implements a strict policy which provides for termination of the contract if any ikea supplier uses child labor. Been produced by child labor. This year we ve partnered with cadrys australia s oldest and leading antique classic and contemporary rug company to raffle off a stunning rug to a goodweave supporter. Tickets are available for purchase through october 2 2020.

Statistics of international labor organization there are 250 million children aged 5 to 14 todaro smith 2009 p. Mason purcell of purcell. Goodweave is partnering with cadrys for its annual charity raffle. The report tainted carpets.

Sadly pakistan and india still allow child labor and even worse child slave labor. List of goods produced by child labor or forced labor.