India to Negotiate on U.S. Labour Department's Blacklisted Products

Bangalore: The Textile Ministry will be negotiating with the U.S. Government’s decision to incorporate embellished textile products like garments and carpets among products that use child labour or forced labour, reported    Amiti Sen and Richa Mishra of Business Line.

Textile Minister K. Sambasiva Rao told, “We do not agree with it. We have discussed the issue within the Ministry and will soon take it up with the U.S. Government.”

List Of Violators

In 2012 the U.S. Labour Department blacklisted products like garments, zari, yarn and fabric from India. A yearly exercise is carried out by the U.S. Labour Department in which they identify the countries and sectors using child labour.

Though blacklisting doesn’t affect the export of the products, it puts a stain on the exporting country’s image and affects the buyer’s decision.

“We have worked hard with the industry to ensure that the players adhere to international norms. The incidence of employment of child labour has come down significantly,” a Textile Ministry official said.

The Apparel Export Promotion Council that takes care of promoting the products under the Textile Ministry’s aegis, has taken up many initiatives to make sure that child or forced labour are no more practiced.

AEPC President A. Sakthivel said the council has Government enforcement data that show a sharp reduction in violations.

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