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Child Labor in the Jamdani industry via Poverty News Blog July 28th, 2008 at 14:02

image from the Daily Star This explores child labor to make high end clothing. Jamdani is the type of fabric used. - Kale Children from very poor families are falling victim to slave labour in the thriving Jamdani industry of the country as weavers are exploiting poor children as young as five years old.Poverty and hunger is pushing many parents to send away their children to work in the industry -- a handicraft legacy we are proud of as our heritage -- in return for little or no wages.While many in the world scream out for fair trade, refusing to buy 'cheaper' products that come out of a third world production unit akin to slavery, many children are losing their childhood here in our own country to weave the fine Jamdani material that is sold as higher end products in the clothes markets.A...