Child labour, a necessity in Bangladesh...

As one of the world's leading suppliers of ready made garments , Bangladesh frequently encounters hostile criticism over the use of child labour in its textile industry.

Western retailers have rushed to assure conscience-stricken consumers that steps are taken to eradicate the practice, and in 2006 the Bangladeshi government passed a new labour law.

It enshrines the rights of young workers to receive a fixed salary, compensation in case of accident, proper holidays and to have access to education. 

But that law is only designed to help children in the textile sector, so it does nothing to ease the problem of child labour in one of the poorest countries in the world. More...

See also:

1. The slave children of Bangladesh (Photostory)
2. Bangladesh: is this guy a labourer or an artist?
3. India's brisk trade in child slaves...
4. How shameful!! Today's modern slaves...