The release of this survey demonstrates the Government of Ecuadors commitment to addressing child labor and its acknowledgement that data collection is vital to the design and implementation of sound policies and programs. Victim testimonies, news media, and think tanks report that factories frequently engage in coercive recruitment; limit workers freedom of movement and communication; subject workers to constant surveillance, religious retribution, physical violence, exclusion from community and social life; and threaten family members. According to the Government of El Salvadors Multi-Purpose Household Survey of 2015, a working child is considered to be engaged in hazardous child labor if the child is performing work that is hazardous according to national legislation. The 2020 Congressional-Executive Commission on China report named Costco among the companies suspected of having ties to forced labor in Xinjiang. /*-->*/. The bonded families live at the kiln worksites, without access to safe water or sanitation facilities, and are prohibited from leaving until the debts are paid in full. "As a global company with a global footprint, Jaguar Land Rover is committed to ensuring our entire supply chain upholds our corporate sustainability and social responsibility standards. Approximately 120,414 child laborers raising hogs are below the minimum age for employment in Paraguay. Victim testimonies, news media, and think tanks report that factories, including for thread/yarn, frequently engage in coercive recruitment; limit workers freedom of movement and communication; and subject workers to constant surveillance, retribution for religious beliefs, exclusion from community and social life, and threaten family members. There are reports that children ages 5 to 17 are engaged in collecting mica from abandoned mines, primarily in illegal mining operations in India. There are reports that children are forced to produce cocoa in Nigeria. Childrens tasks reportedly include breaking apart rocks to mine the minerals, carrying loads of rocks, and sorting and separating mica from other mined minerals. BYD's industry leading zero-emissions battery-electric buses, trucks and forklifts are hard at work every day in a variety of mission critical applications throughout the United States and we're incredibly proud of the fact that our products and services help power America's green transition.". According to the survey, almost 13 percent of Paraguayan children engaged in child labor in agriculture do not attend school. /*-->*/. Apple has previously denied using suppliers that rely on the forced labor of Uyghurs. Workers can be placed at factories within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where the camps are located, or be transferred out of Xinjiang to factories in eastern China. In 2016, the Government of Paraguay published representative results from the Survey of Activities of Rural Area Children and Adolescents 2015. In Cambodia, bovines are primarily used for domestic consumption and for farming purposes, and are raised by approximately 1.4 million smallholders primarily located in provinces bordering the Mekong River, with a heavy concentration found in the southern rice-producing provinces. There is evidence that children ages 5 to 17 grow corn in Paraguay. Migrant families, members of certain castes a socially disadvantaged class in Nepal and ethnic minorities, such as Dalit, Janajati, and Madeshi, are particularly vulnerable to bonded labor in brick kilns. An NGO study reports that villagers, including children, from multiple villages are regularly mobilized by the military for forced labor to cultivate teak and other crops. Monitoring teams discover multiple cases of compulsory mobilization across several districts of the country each year. Of the estimated 6,049 child laborers who produce textiles, about 448 are 5-11 years old, 2,147 are 12-14 years old, and 3,454 are 15-17 years old. Further, in June 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor added polysilicon from Xinjiang to its List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor and the U.S. Department of Commerce imposed additional license requirements on the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of goods from certain Xinjiang-based polysilicon producers due to concerns . In some cases, child workers are paid little, if at all, and their wages are deducted to repay debts related to recruitment, food, and/or lodging. Children who work in producing baked goods may be at risk of exposure to hazards including working long hours, carrying heavy loads, and exposure to extreme temperatures and toxic fumes. Based on the analysis of Ecuadors 2019 National Survey of Employment, Unemployment, and Underemployment, an estimated 5,896 children under the minimum age for work are involved in child labor in rice production. The release of this survey demonstrates the Government of Brazils commitment to addressing child labor and its acknowledgement that data collection is vital to the design and implementation of sound policies and programs. Child labor occurs at unregulated artisanal and small-scale gold mining sites, including riverbeds in Mudzi and Mazowe. The release of this survey demonstrates the Government of Pakistans commitment to addressing child labor and its acknowledgment that data collection is vital to the design and implementation of sound policies and programs. Researchers note that Xinjiang is undergoing an expansion of the textile industry, and it is possible that hundreds of thousands of workers are being subjected to forced labor as part of this effort. Approximately 9,737 of these children in hazardous child labor are engaged in the production of baked goods. The release of this survey demonstrates the Government of Paraguays commitment to addressing child labor and its acknowledgement that data collection is vital to the design and implementation of sound policies and programs. Approximately 9,737 of these children in hazardous child labor are engaged in the production of baked goods. There is evidence that children ages 5 to 17 raise hogs in Paraguay. About 42.9 percent, or 2,595, of these child laborers are under 15 years old, which is the minimum age for employment in Vietnam. Children in scheduled castes, a socially disadvantaged class in India, and of migrant families, are particularly vulnerable to forced labor. There are reports of children working under conditions of forced labor in rice mills in India, particularly in Tamil Nadu. The survey considers a child to be engaged in child labor if the child is working an excessive number of hours per week for his or her age, or if the child is engaged in work that is prohibited for underage employees according to national legislation. Some of the children sleep at the worksites, held in captivity and isolation, and are not provided with sufficient food. U.S. imports of solar cells and modules totaled $8.2 billion last year, according to BloombergNEF, a research group. More broadly, according to varied estimates, at least 100,000 to hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and other Muslim minorities are being subjected to forced labor in China following detention in re-education camps. There is evidence that children ages 5 to 17 raise cattle in Paraguay. What Can Importers Do to Help Combat Forced Labor? She's thrilled to work alongside Dressember in their advocacy to spread awareness about modern-day slavery. We morally oppose the use of forced labor, which is completely contrary to our principles and the business practices by which we have operated for more than 40 years. Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, and Homeland Security. There are reports that children as young as age nine are forced to work in the production of rice in Burma. There is evidence that children under the age of 14 work in the production of furniture in Pakistan. Approximately 32.9 percent, or 91,753, of these child laborers are under 15 years old, which is the minimum age for employment in Vietnam. The entities to be added to the Entity List in connection with participating in the practice of, accepting, or utilizing forced labor involving Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in the XUAR are: Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co., Ltd. Xinjiang Daqo New Energy Co., Ltd. Xinjiang East Hope Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. We are confident that we are in compliance with our prohibition of forced labor policy.". Some bonded children are forced to work 12 hours a day, and receive little, if any, payment after wage deductions to repay the family debt. Based on an analysis of the Ghana Living Standards Survey, an estimated 10,049 child laborers are involved in the raising of bovines. We divested those operations in 2019.". * To better align CBP modernization efforts with detention data, the entry information above covers forced labor related targeted entries, which encompasses entries subject to detentions, that occurred between October 1, 2021, and September 30, 2022. The ILO has found that children who work in sectors requiring intensive manual labor frequently miss days of school and sometimes encounter health hazards related to exposure to the elements, physical injuries, and utilization of dangerous tools. Based on the most recently available data from media sources, government raids, and NGOs, hundreds of cases of forced child labor have been reported in factories in Guangdong province, but the children are often from Henan, Shanxi, or Sichuan provinces. Tweet. The survey considers a child to be engaged in child labor if the child is working an excessive number of hours per week for his or her age, or if the child is engaged in work that is prohibited for underage employees according to national legislation. There are reports that children ages 14-17 and some as young as 7 are forced to work during the annual cotton harvest in Tajikistan. Some farmers buy the children and refuse to let them leave the farm until the debt of their purchase has been worked off. The release of this survey demonstrates the Government of Paraguays commitment to addressing child labor and its acknowledgement that data collection is vital to the design and implementation of sound policies and programs. 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