US lifts ban on Indian carpet makers

The US dept of labour had banned carpet exports from India in the country because of child-labour laws violations in industry

PTI | August 2, 2010



The carpet exporters, who were severely hit by the global slowdown, will get a relief from the US as America has removed the ban on them.

Indian carpet industry from is mandatory child labour free Indian carpet industry did not find mention in a final list prepared by the Department of Labour's Bureau of International Labour In a statement, the Department of Labour has recently said that the final list has been announced following careful consideration "The only change from the initial determination is that carpets produced in India are no longer included," the Department of Labour has said.

Explaining the reasons for this, the department said it received a submission during the September 11, 2009 initial determination public comment period that described the nation-wide, third party monitoring of registered carpet looms in India, that gave details of the monitoring programme of registered looms, and that provided detailed analysis of data results related to child labour.

"Such detailed information on the monitoring of registered looms provided an analysis suggesting that child labor, including forced child labour, has been significantly reduced in the production of carpets in India," it said.

While the submission only addressed registered looms, it provided enough information to warrant further consideration of the matter especially given that a Department of Labour contractor is undertaking extensive research on child and forced labour in carpet production in South Asia, including India, it said.

The Department expects to receive information on the use of forced child labour on both registered and unregistered looms through this research and intends to wait until that time before a final decision is made regarding the inclusion of carpets from India on However, several other Indian products continue to be in this list – bricks, cottonseed (hybrid), embroidered textiles (zari), garments and stones. Bricks, carpets and coal from Pakistan are included in this list; while those from China are bricks, cotton, electronics.

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