Child labour,India,Primark.

I can not believe that this stuff is going on. It's disgusting to find out that children are going out and working, when they should be playing or in school. I am glad that the company did pull out a few of their businesses, and I hope that this will cease the child labor. I am sure that the parents of these children have no say in what there children do when it pertains to this labor. Have a Great day.

This type of exploitation has gone on for years. The Indians have tried to grip it I think, but half heartedly in some places and there has been some talk of corruption of officials too. Primark had to know or at least suspect. I can't stand the store, the ones I have been in all look like huge jumble sales, but this is clearly one of the ways that they keep the prices down to "pocket money" levels. Most of my teenage daughter's friends (and her) love the place. Personally I think that Primark should be obliged to pay for a rehabilitation system for the children and yes, invest in a proper sewing business that the people could benefit from. But then when did compassion ever have anything to do with big business. Even the Body Shop have been shown to not be quite as holy as they would have us believe.

this is nothing new! several years ago they showed where kids from alot of places werer being used this way and supporting the family I figured by now they ( people of other countryies would have woke up by now ) The brand name they found at that time was Nike

I agree. That is terrible. No, I would not buy a product if I knew it was made by child labor. Children should be out playing and enjoying their youth. Its so sad to think they are missing all of that and will never get it back.

A very difficult post to reply to Golly...the thing being that now that Primark have taken the work away from these children they have no means of making an income at all now...its a case of between the devil and the deep blue sea ...either they are allowed to do these tasks and earn this meagre amount of money..or they earn nothing and starve...Yes I wholeheartedly agree that its most terribly wrong..it ought to be sorted out...its exploitation...but the reverse side to all of this is that its survival....rightly or wrongly...We are sending all of our work overseas in order to get it done for peanuts and Primark are by no means the only guilty party in this...Look at all the companies that are featuring in the news for exploiting the poor countries...It is dreadful...but it is for them a way of survival...

I have heard about something linke this,and I feel it terrible,.But to som extent,I can understand why their parents send them out to work.Perhaps you just live in a developped country without hunger and poverty,I come from china,a developping country,and there are some poor distict which you can never imagine.a friend of mine once told me that she was volunteer to develop the education in a poor country.there ,che child didn't know what a car looked like,and the must go to bed when tha dack came down just because ther was no electricity,and the just ate twice or less a day.in such a hard situation ,maybe some litter income is so important for them.

As an Indian, my first thought on reading this article in my local newspaper was ‘what will these children do without this income’..??? child labour is nothing new to us Indians and wish as much as we may, it is here to stay. The reasons are many. Child labour is one of the prime reasons why India’s family planning strategy is not such a success… the more children the more income hands for poor families. Education is least on their minds when one square meal a day is a distant dream. Putting their children to work is their most viable option. And unskilled unorganised child labour comes real cheap so the business houses laugh all the way to the banks too. Why should they discontinue with child labour when its more profitable for them and force the Govt to do something and stir a hornet’s nest in the process? Primark may have set an example for the international community but it has also cut off valuable source of income for many more families than you can imagine. And don’t be fooled that our Govt will sit up and take notice and do something about it…there are many more hawks out there diving in to fill up the space left by Primark or worst still these children will soon be employed in more sickening conditions and professions.

Your right. Primark should of just found a way to improve working conditions w/o child labor instead of pulling out and leaving a lot of adult workers w/o jobs.

Hi Gollywog, I know that this is happening in many parts of the world, and I agree it is terrible. It is very sad to treat children like this, but how is it to be stopped? I wouldn't buy those items if I knew the story behind it. We all know that the answer lies in the adults being paid more so that the children don't have to work, but the companies make a bigger profit when they pay less. How do we convince big business that in the long run it would be best for everyone. That's the only way that we can make a difference. Blessings.

It's not just Primark, many of the big name stores sell products made by children, or by people working for very little money in sweatshops. That's why the price of clothing is now so low that supermarkets can sell jeans and suits so cheaply. Children have been made to work for very little money for a long time. What worries me is when the company stops buying from the people who employ them, these poor children and their family lose their income. What happens to them then? There is urgent need for more free education and welfare assistance so these children can be educated, and get better jobs when they are older. While they are in education there has to be some other means provided for the family to survive without the little money those children were earning.

If i know that something is made using child labour i do not use it.

It is said that A child, did not even grown fully in their life had made them to work like a daily wage labour my opinion is first we have to punish their parents and the persons who made them work

Hello Gollywog, Yes I just saw a little bit of the programme,did catch the rest, I did see a programme like that, the childre had to work all night sawing and just on the floor where work. The toilet were just unmentionable and they cramed in a small space.I thoughy child labour was a thing of the past, how wrong can I be. I don't shop at primark. Oxfam is just as good, Best regards Tamarafireheart.