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minors debt slaves in the silk production in India
The Karnataka region located in the southwest of India provides 90% of the silk production in the country. Even if the number of children forced to work at the age of 5-14 years 1981-1991 slightly from 1.131 million fell to 976 000, is ubiquitous to them the cruel life: So slave children often debt slaves under threat of violence and exercise for hours seven days a week in dark, airless factories represented by the deafening noise of the machines and the toxic fumes a high health risk. The dead worms in the silk production elicit infections and children suffering from burns, blisters and cracks on the hands. Labor protection does not exist in practice. The daily wage covers the first six months of employment such as the price of the bus ride to Fabrik.Ausländische companies have become aware of the problem, and in 1986 was part of the Indian government issued a ban on child labor and increased enforcement in export business made. But these are easily circumvented by delegating work to suppliers, are not subject to control annoying. Also added is an inadequate state law enforcement practice and a degree of impunity by various Gesetzeslücken.Das is certainly that, until now the problem is played down and the Indian government claims to have observed no exploitative child labor. The opposite is the case, however: With 70-80 million young Indian women and Indians dominated by strong contrasts of this country has the world's highest rate of child labor.
Sources: Action for World Solidarity: Child labor in India ORF - Austrian Radio: Child labor in India UNDP - children and poverty: Working Children in Karnataka Excerpts from the Karnataka State Human Development Report, 1999 indiatogether.org: Small change in bonded labor Human Rights Watch finds dog hundreds of thousands of children working as virtual slaves in India's silk industry. and calls on the government to enforce the laws. (more ...)

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