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Article

5 Apr 2008

Author:
Billy Briggs, Sunday Herald [UK]

The plight of Nepal’s child quarry workers ... who slave to keep our patios plush

This is child labour in a stone quarry in Nepal...Marshalls PLC…said that large sections of the gardening and construction industry were turning a blind eye to the use of child labour in quarries in order to maximise profits. "We want the industry to face facts and we want consumers to start asking questions. If you want to re-do the patio, then stop and ask yourself where that stone is coming from," said Marshalls' director Chris Harrop...Marshalls…now buys from only one supplier in Rajasthan, a firm it has forced to submit to regular inspections…According to Marshalls, only about one-third of the 200,000 tons of patio stone coming into the UK from India each year was sourced ethically.