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Worst Forms of Child Labor Occur in India’s Garment Industry

by , 05/29/11

Center for Research on Multinational Corporations, SOMO, child labor, human rights, eco-fashion, sustainable fashion, green fashion, ethical fashion, sustainable style, fair trade,Tamil Nadu, India

Whether you grew up in the city or were a suburban-raised child, the issue of child labor was most likely outside of the realm of your understanding. Today, the labor exploitation of children is still a widespread issue afflicting thousands of  kids as young as 10 years old. They are being subjected to unacceptable working conditions to produce low-cost garments for the European and U.S. markets, and according to a new report by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO), countries such as India are the worst offenders.

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One Response to “Worst Forms of Child Labor Occur in India’s Garment Industry”

  1. vote for aamerica vote for aAmerica says:

    US multinational corporations have not shame, their goal is to exploit and conquer by bribery and corruption the world governments.

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