'Make in India' could land in a mess unless child labour laws are strengthened

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi is of the opinion that 'Make in India' could land in a mess unless child labor laws are suitably strengthened. He has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi undermining the fact that 'Make in India' program will prove to be a "big disaster" if child labor laws are not strengthened.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 13 March 2016.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, Satyarthi has indicated that when investors arrive from foreign countries to manufacture in India and if the existing laws are weak in child labor in comparison to international standards then it will become a big disaster because the children would be exploited.
Satyarthi has appreciated the 'Make in India' program but has cautioned that it also exposes a serious weakness of the country because such a program cannot be successful on the toil, miseries and abuses of young children in the manufacturing sector.
The 62-year-old is the founder of 'Bachpan Bachao Andolan' and he quoted the example of Apple. This US-based company faced a lot of criticism after allegations that child labor in China was being used to manufacture their products. Satyarthi has also pointed out that child labor is working because the law allows it and the big brands, in their eagerness to make huge profits, will depend on local producers who are free to employ children.
However, the international media and human rights organizations are not going to remain idle spectators. It may be recalled that Satyarthi is a child rights activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 along with Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai.


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