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Child Labour / Bangladeshi Leather

24 September 2024

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A child laying out leather hides. Hazardous child labour was found among children as young as eight, and their tasks included carrying heavy loads, manually dyeing leather using harmful chemicals, working in extreme heat and operating cutting tools and heavy machinery without safety measures.

5-Year Study Uncovers Rampant Child Labour in Bangladesh's Leather Industry

A first of its kind study has found that Bangladesh’s leather industry employs poverty-stricken children as young as eight, making them work in dangerous and harmful conditions at every stage of leather processing and production.

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