How Child Labor Violations Usually Occur

• 59 % of auditors believe child labor occurs because factories “ overlook ” the issue due to excessive demand for labor

From the auditors ’ perspective , we also looked at the top reasons for why factories fail to prevent child labor , and we clearly saw some divergence between countries in the region ( Figure 12 ), especially between East & Southeast Asian countries ( China and Vietnam ) and South Asian countries ( India and Bangladesh ). Apart from the systemic challenges that factories have limited control over ( e . g . “ forged / borrowed ID cards ” and “ most workers don ’ t have identity documents ”), there are reasons that are directly related to factories ’ actions , such as “ overlooked because of excessive demand for labor ” and “ no age verification was done ”. While the absence of age verification seems to be a higher risk factor for India and Bangladesh , intentional recruitment of child laborers to satisfy labor demand seems to be the bigger issue in China and Vietnam .

Figure 12 :

How do the identified child labor violations usually occur ?

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Best Response : Auditors ’ Insights on Child Labor in Asia 12