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28 Jan 2014

Author:
Siddharth Kara

Tainted Carpets: Slavery and Child Labor in India’s Hand-Made Carpet Sector [India]

The Summary Findings of the research…3,215 cases of forced labor under Indian law…2,612 cases of forced labor under international law…2,010 cases of bonded labor…1,406 cases of child labor…286 cases of human trafficking …Production sites of 172 Indian carpet exporters documented…Average hourly wage for carpet workers of $0.21 1…Chronic underpayment of minimum wages by 40% to 65%...Women and children paid 12% to 32% less than adult males…99.9% of cases belong to minority ethnicities or low caste groups.

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