Child labor  is  a   crime


 child  labor   is   a crime  committed  against  one   out  of  every  seven  children

around  the   world.  despite  laws  prohibited  it  ,  child  labor  is  rampant  in  

south  Asia's  Handmade   rug  industry.  children  age   4  to  14   are  kidnapped 

or  sold  and  forced  to  work  as  many  as  18  hours   a  day  to  weave  rugs  destined 

for  export   markets   such  as  the  U.S  and  Europe  .  They  are  subjected  to 

 malnutrition, ,  impaired  vision  deformities  from  sitting  long hours  in cramped

loom  sheds.   respiratory  diseases  from  inhaling  wool   Fibers  and  wounds  from 

using   sharp  tools  .   those  working  as bonded  laborers  have  no  choice  to 

earn  their  freedom  and  frequently  earn  title  or  no  money  .  this exploitation 

is  a  form  of  modern  slavery.     


once trafficked  into  one  forms  of  labor ,  there  is  a  strong   likelihood  that

children   may  later  be  sold  into  another   .   for  instance  ACCORDING   TO  UNITED  NATIONS  STUDY    high  percentage  of  girls 

from  rural  Nepal  ,  Recruited  to  work   in  carpet  factories  ,  are   trafficked  into

the  sex industry  over  the  boarder  in  India ''     

Certification  system  for  child-labor-  free  rugs ,   since  1995,  11 million child- labor 

free  carpets  bearing  the  good weave   label  have   been  sold  worldwide  ,  and   the  

number  of   carpets  kids  has  dropped  from  1  million  to  250,000.   yet  good weave

needs  your  help   to  eradicate child   exploitation   in  the  rug  industry  once  and 

for  all .

at  the  age  of   five ,  Kaamini   was  already   working  on   the  rug  looms.  while  she 

has  since  been  found  and  free   from  carpet  work.   through  good  wave  nearly 

3,600  kids   like  kaamini   have   been  rescued,    rehabilitated  ad  educated  .

          yet  good weave  needs  your  help  to  eradicate  child   exploitation  in  the   

           rug  industry  once  and  for  all.  

BY 

Abhishek  singh

jalandhar