Global Journal of Human Social Science, H: Interdisciplinary, Volume 22 Issue 7

© 2022. Naman Khatwani. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/ 4.0/. Child Labour in the Fast Fashion Industry, with a Focus on India By Naman Khatwani Introduction- Child labour can be found at all stages of the production process in the fashion industry. It can be found during the production of cotton seeds in Benin, harvesting in Uzbekistan, yarn spinning in India, right through to the different phases of putting garments together in factories across Bangladesh. 1 The problem of child labour is rampantly increasing in the fashion industry since a large part of the supply chain requires low-skilled cheap labour. Child labour is often used by industries because they are seen as obedient workers who can easily be monitored and controlled. While there exist Trade Unions and other formal, if not sophisticated, regulatory mechanisms which allow adult labourers to have some bargaining power, there is no similar system available for children. Further, they are easier to employ and further exploit because they lack the understanding of what they may be entitled to. Employers get away with it because the fashion supply chain is hugely complex and it is hard for companies to control every stage of production. That makes it possible to employ children without big brands and consumers ever finding out. GJHSS-H Classification: DDC Code: 331.31 LCC Code: HD6231 ChildLabourintheFastFashionIndustrywithaFocusonIndia Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: H Interdisciplinary Volume 22 Issue 7 Version 1.0 Year 2022 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: