Indian Apparel Sector Denies U.S. Allegations of Child Labor

Responding to the U.S. Department of Labor's listing of international goods in which child or forced labor is used, which includes manufacturing units in India, the Apparel Export Promotion Council of India has stated that the Indian garment industry strictly follows the norms of international labor laws that forbid child labor.

The U.S. department has included India's apparel export sector under its Executive Order 13126 List on the "Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor."

The 2012 report said that labour law infringement in various forms exist in India in the making of different textiles.