GAPS IN REMEDIATION RESPONSE
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GAPS IN REMEDIATION RESPONSE
Immediate Actions after Discovering Child Labor
We were surprised to see that the top two things that could go wrong before the remediation starts (“ factory sends the child back to family / hometown without follow-up ” and “ child disappears ”) are significantly more common in China than in other countries ( Figure 14 ). Yet , when we compare them with the least common actions taken as immediate response ( Figure 15 ), the reason becomes clearer . If 3rd party organizations were available to follow up with the case and the auditors knew whom to contact
Figure 14 :
100
80
60
40
20
0
84 %
69 %
Factory sends the child back to family / hometown without follow-up
What things are most likely to go wrong before remediation starts ?
when discovering a child labor case , both of these problems could be avoided . However , according to Figure 15 , only 9 % ( compared to 19 % in other countries ) of the auditors in China reported that 3rd party organizations were contacted when they discovered a child labor case .
82 %
55 %
Child disappears
52 %
53 %
Factory removes / hides the child
47 % 43 %
41 % 47 %
Factory loses contact with child ’ s family
Others China
Child runs off to work in a different factory
Figure 15 :
Procedures / actions taken taken during the first 12 hours of a child labor case
100 80
85 % 83 % 79 %
57 %
60 40 20 0
Interview the child
Meet with factory / management
Contact the brand or notify supervisor if brand internal auditor
Secure records of child labor violation
36 %
Stop the child labor from work
28 % 34 %
Contact child ’ s family
Remove the child from the factory and ensure his / her safety
16 % 19 % 87 % 81 % 81 % 75 % 49 % 34 % 25 % 9 % 9 %
Others China
Arrange Contact separate third-party accom- organizations
moda- tion for the child
15 Best Response : Auditors ’ Insights on Child Labor in Asia