SOURCING: US labour “blacklisting” a wake-up call to India?
Author: Richard Woodard | 20 July 2010
The inclusion of clothing from India on a US government list of products possibly manufactured using child labour is potentially disastrous for the country's apparel industry - but the issue remains one of daunting complexity.
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