Child labour reactions questioned

Buyers need to question reflex concerns about child labour when sourcing overseas, according to Peter Easley, senior contracts officer in the corporate procurement unit at the World Bank.

“At first glance, you should not engage any form of child labour,” he said in his presentation.

“But in many countries it is acceptable and an integral part of their family structure.”

He urged delegates to think back to their youth in the US when they might have helped out at their parents’ farm or shop before going to school or after finishing classes....

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