The horrific practice of child labor exists in many other industries as well including cotton production sandstone quarries garment making chocolate shoes tobacco bananas jewelry production etc.
Child slavery in the carpet industry.
Child servitude is a crime committed against 152 million children worldwide.
They re forced to sacrifice their youth and their education.
In 1994 iqbal visited broad meadows middle school in quincy massachusetts and spoke to 7th graders about his life.
The total number of children involved in the industry in south asia is very difficult to assess but in india the south asian coalition on child servitude estimates that between 200 000 and 300 000 children are involved most of them in the carpet belt of uttar pradesh in central india.
Male child slavery decreased by 25 since the year 2000.
Here are other examples of modern child slavery.
Child labor facts and statistics.
It is important to be aware that the rug and carpet industry is not the only perpetrator of child and bonded labor.
The report tainted carpets.
Despite their role in contributing to child labor slavery and human trafficking the chocolate industry has not taken significant steps to remedy the problem.
One of india s untold stories is that pockets of slavery still exist throughout the country in the form of child labor.
These practices are not as high profile as the child slaves of other industries.
Inspired the famous afterschool program run by teacher.
Slavery and child labor in india s hand made carpet sector documents over 3 200 cases across nine states in india and found several hundred cases each of forced.
Iqbal s cause inspired the creation of organizations such as free the children a canada based charity and youth movement and the iqbal masih shaheed children foundation which has started over 20 schools in pakistan.
In addition to strangers family and close friends have been known to sell children off to individuals businesses and groups involved in the sex industry.
Number of children working in the carpet industry in south asia from.
Around the world an influx in sex tourism the insatiable demand for child pornography and greed play key roles in the prevalence of child sex slavery and trafficking.
The chocolate industry is well known for employing child labor.
Child slavery is the slavery of children.
Stand with sanju demonstrates how consumer buying power could end child slavery in the carpet industry.
