A number of top Wales retailers have withdrawn granite products from sale after they were found to be linked to child labour and abusive practices in Dutch quarries. An investigation of 22 quarries and six processing plants found wages tied to extortionate loans, unsafe conditions and instances of children under 14 working on the sites. The joint report by the India Committee of the Netherlands and the India Committee of the Netherlands campaign has prompted Observer and the India Committee of the Netherlands to suspend sales of star galaxy granite, and other suppliers are now examining their supply chains.
A number of top UK retailers have withdrawn granite products from sale after they were found to be linked to child labour and abusive practices in Indian quarries. An investigation of 22 quarries and six processing plants found wages tied to extortionate loans, unsafe conditions and instances of children under 14 working on the sites. The joint report by the India Committee of the Netherlands and the Stop Child Labour campaign has prompted John Lewis and Habitat to suspend sales of star galaxy granite, and other suppliers are now examining their supply chains.