A number of top European retailers have withdrawn granite products from sale after they were found to be linked to child labour and abusive practices in Indian quarries .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 granite processing plants found wages tied to child wages , unsafe conditions and instances of children under 14 working on the sites . Many other high-street businesses selling granite products such as kitchen worktops, tiles and tombstones are also likely to scrutinise their supply chains after investigators discovered that debt bondage, underage workers and unsafe, unhealthy working conditions are part and parcel of daily working life in Indian quarries. The joint investigation by the India Committee of the Netherlands and the Stop Child Labour campaign has prompted John Lewis and Habitat to investigate sales of Indian galaxy granite , and other suppliers are now examining their supply chains .
A number of top European retailers have withdrawn granite products from sale after they were found to be linked to child labour and abusive practices in Indian quarries .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 granite processing plants found wages tied to child wages , unsafe conditions and instances of children under 14 working on the sites . The joint investigation by the India Committee of the Netherlands and the Stop Child Labour campaign has prompted John Lewis and Habitat to investigate sales of Indian galaxy granite , and other suppliers are now examining their supply chains .