Appendix A: List of Companies Surveyed | Appendix B: Voluntary Company Questionnaire | Appendix C: Codes of Conduct Provided by Companies Surveyed | Appendix D: Site Visits | Appendix E: ILO Convention

Appendix D: Site Visits

During May and June 1997, Department of Labor officials travelled to eight countries Brazil, China, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan and Tanzania that produce hand-knotted carpets, leather footwear, soccer balls and tea, in connection with this report. The following is a list of the DOL officials and the meetings held during their trips:

1. Brazil

Marcia M. Eugenio, International Program Specialist
Office of International Economic Affairs
Bureau of International Labor Affairs

Mark A. Mittelhauser, Economist
Office of Employment Projections
Bureau of Labor Statistics

2. China

Elizabeth Chua, Compliance Officer
Wage and Hour Division, Region II (New York)
Employment Standards Administration

Howard Dobson, International Economist
Office of International Economic Affairs
Bureau of International Labor Affairs

Hung-Hung (Helen) Li, Program Manager
Safety & Occupational Health Management
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management

Gregory K. Schoepfle, International Economist
Office of International Economic Affairs
Bureau of International Labor Affairs

3. India

Matthew Levin, Attorney
Division of Labor-Management Laws
Office of the Solicitor

Karen Travis, International Economist
Office of International Economic Affairs
Bureau of International Labor Affairs

4. Kenya

Kelly W. Bryant II, International Economist
Office of International Economic Affairs
Bureau of International Labor Affairs

5. Mexico

Robert D. Wholey, Area Advisor for Latin America
and the Caribbean, Division of Trade Agreement Administration and Technical Cooperation (TAATC)
Bureau of International Labor Affairs

6. Nepal

Shirley J. Smith, Labor Economist
Office of International Economic Affairs
Bureau of International Labor Affairs

7. Pakistan

A. Michaela Meehan, International Program Analyst
Division of Trade Agreement Administration and Technical Cooperation (TAATC)
Bureau of International Labor Affairs

James W. Shea, Regulatory Program Specialist
U.S. National Administrative Office
Bureau of International Labor Affairs

8. Tanzania

Kelly W. Bryant II, International Economist
Office of International Economic Affairs
Bureau of International Labor Affairs

Brazil: The Department of Labor visited the shoe-producing areas of Franca, State of Sao Paulo, and Vale do Sinos, State of Rio Grande do Sul. In addition, the Department of Labor also visited the tea-producing area of Registro, State of Sao Paulo.  Five leather footwear production factories as well as 4 small workshops and household production sites were visited in Franca and 3 in Vale do Sinos. The Department of Labor also visited 4 tea plantations in the area of Registro, including 2 smallholder farms. The team visited 2 labeling programs, a number of employer and worker organizations, government agencies and both international and nongovernmental organizations. Meetings were also held with leather footwear and tea producer associations, and with other organizations connected with exports of Brazilian footwear and tea products.

China: Two Department of Labor teams visited China to gather information for the report. After conducting interviews with officials from the Ministry of Labor and other governmental bodies in Beijing, one team traveled to Shanghai and then to the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu, while the second traveled to Guangdong province and the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The teams visited 2 factories producing hand-made carpets, 5 producing leather footwear, 3 producing soccer balls, and 1 producing tea bags. The factories visited by the teams spanned the spectrum of enterprise ownership in China state-owned enterprises (SOE), collectively-owned enterprises, township and village enterprises (TVE), foreign-invested enterprises, joint ventures, and private enterprises. In addition, the Department of Labor officials met with representatives of nongovernmental, worker, and international organizations. Meetings were also held with representatives of industry associations, export corporations, chambers of commerce, business councils, and social organizations.

India: Department of Labor officials traveled to India to gather information regarding hand-knotted carpets, leather footwear, soccer balls and tea. One official visited 4 soccer ball production facilities in the Jalandhar area, in the Punjab, and 4 rug facilities in the so-called "carpet belt" area in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as well as a series of carpet looms in individual houses in the villages of Machwan, Jagapur, Baripur, Chakhia and Itahara. A second Department of Labor official traveled to 3 sites in the tea-producing area of West Bengal, and to 11 leather footwear-production sites in the state of Tamil Nadu as well as in Bombay and Agra. Meetings were also held with representatives from government agencies, industry associations, labeling programs, unions, and nongovernmental and international organizations.

Kenya: The focus of the Department of Labor's visit to Kenya was the tea industry. Visits were made to 3 large plantations and a family-operated smallholder estate in Nyeri. The Kenyan Tea Development Authority, several government agencies, a union and a nongovernmental organization were also visited.

Mexico: A Department of Labor official visited the leather footwear-producing areas of León, Guanajuato (men's footwear) and Guadalajara, Jalisco (women's footwear). One leather footwear production plant was visited in Mexico City, 4 in León, Guanajuato and 3 in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Meetings were also held with representatives from trade associations, unions, chambers of commerce, international organizations, and a number of government agencies.

Nepal: The Department of Labor official who visited Nepal concentrated on production of hand-knotted carpets and tea. Seven facilities producing rugs were visited in the Kathmandu Valley and in Bhadrapur. One tea estate located in Bhadrapur was also visited. Meetings were also held with representatives of labeling programs, carpet producers and exporters associations, nongovernmental organizations, unions, governmental agencies and international organizations.

Pakistan: Two Department of Labor officials traveled to Pakistan. One official traveled to Sialkot, the home of the Pakistani soccer ball industry, and to Karachi and Lahore, two areas where hand-knotted carpets are produced. A second official traveled to Karachi, Lahore and Kasur where leather footwear is produced and where leather tanneries exist. Five facilities producing hand-knotted carpets (including a small, unnamed manufacturer), 9 footwear or tannery facilities, and 11 soccer ball producers were visited. Meetings were also held with members of associations of producers and exporters of these products, along with representatives of a labeling program, and a number of worker and employer federations, nongovernmental organizations, government agencies and international organizations.

Tanzania: The focus of the visit by a Department of Labor official was the tea industry. Visits were made to 3 tea plantations and a meeting was held with the Tanzanian Tea Authority. In addition, the official met with representatives from international organizations, several government agencies, a union and a labeling program.

Brazil
List of Meetings

(Leather Footwear, Tea)

Production Facility Visits

Leather Footwear

Calçados Agabê (Franca, Sao Paulo)
Amazonas (Franca)
Paquetá Calçados Ltda. (Sapiranga, Rio Grande do Sul)
Calçados Azaléia S.A. (Parobé, Rio Grande do Sul)
Nine West (Campo Bom, Rio Grande do Sul)
Small workshops and household production sites (Franca and Vale dos Sinos)

Tea

Chá Ribeira, Ltd. (Registro, Sao Paulo)
CHÁBRAS (Registro)
Chá Oyama (smallholder) (Registro)
Chá Bento (smallholder) (Registro)

Trade Associations

Leather Footwear
Footwear Industry Association of Franca (Franca)
Brazilian Association of Footwear Manufacturers (Novo Hamburgo,              Rio Grande do Sul)
Brazilian Footwear Program (Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul)

Tea
Tea Producers Association of Brazil (Sao Paulo)

Labeling Programs
Abrinq Foundation for the Rights of Children (Sao Paulo)
Pro-Child Institute (Franca)

NGOs
Catholic University of Sao Paulo (PUC-SP) (Sao Paulo)

Employer/Worker Organizations
American Chamber of Commerce of Brazil (Sao Paulo)
Industry Association of the State of Sao Paulo (CIESP) (Franca)
Trade and Industry Association of Franca (Franca)
Abrinq: The Brazilian Association of Toy Manufacturers (Sao Paulo)
Union of Footwear Workers (Franca)
Union of Footwear Workers (Novo Hamburgo)
Força Sindical (Sao Paulo)
Central Unica dos Trabalhadores (CUT) (Sao Paulo)
CUT Affiliate (Vale do Ribeira)
Association Agrovale (Registro)
Union of Rural Producers (Vale do Ribeira)
General Confederation of Workers (CGT) (Sao Paulo)

Government Agencies
Federal Ministry of Labor (Franca, Novo Hamburgo, Porto Alegre, Brasilia, Sao Paulo)
State Ministry of Labor (Porto Alegre)
Tutelary Council (Franca)
Mayor's Office (Franca)
Empresa Municipal Para o Desenvolvimiento de Franca (Franca)
State Commission for Combating Child Labor, State of Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo)
Secretariat of Agriculture for the State of Sao Paulo (Registro)
Municipal Council for the Rights of Children (Registro)

International Organizations
International Labor Organization - IPEC (Brasilia, Vale dos Sinos)
UNICEF (Sao Paulo)
Other Adidas Brasil (Sao Paulo)
Calçados Saméllo, S.A. (Franca)

China
List of Meetings
(Hand-Tufted Carpets, Leather Footwear, Soccer Balls, Tea)

Production Facility Visits

Hand-Tufted Carpets
Nanhai Yihua Handicraft Carpet Factory/
Nanhai Tai Ping Carpets Co., Ltd. (Nanhai)
Wujiang Carpet Factory (Wujiang)

Leather Footwear

Wenzhou Great Wall Shoes Industry Company (Wenzhou)
Nority Ltd. (Dongguan)
Pegasus International Holdings Ltd. (Panyu)
Tin Shun Shoes Manufacturing Company Ltd. (Dongguan)
Wenzhou Aidisi Shoe Company (Wenzhou)

Soccer Balls

The Xinhua Balls Manufactory (Guangzhou)
Philla Industries, Inc. (Shanghai)
Kuan Ho Sporting Goods Company Ltd. (Dongguan)

Tea

Guangdong Lipton Foods Company Ltd. (Guanzhou)

Trade Associations

Hand-Tufted Carpets
Guangdong Animal By-Products Import and Export (Group) Corporation (Guangzhou)
Jiangsu Wujiang Pingwang Township Agriculture, Industry & Commerce Company (Wujiang)
SAB Song He Import and Export Company Ltd. (Shanghai)

Leather Footwear
China Leather Industry Association (Beijing)
Guangdong Light Industrial Products Import and Export (Group) Corporation (Guangzhou)
Shenzhen Leather and Footwear Manufacturers' Association (Shenzhen)

Tea
China Tuhsu Guangdong Tea Import and Export Corporation (Guangzhou)
China Tuhsu Zhejiang Tea Import and Export Corporation (Hangzhou)

Labeling Programs

Kuan Ho Sporting Goods for Baden Sports
Gordon Industrial Company Ltd. (Dongguan) (Asia Representative of Baden Sports)

NGOs

All-China Women's Federation (Beijing)
Guangdong Women's Federation (Guangzhou)
National Committee of YMCAs of China (Shanghai)

Employer/Worker Organizations

Guangdong Trade Union (Guangzhou)
Shanghai Municipal Trade Union (Shanghai)
Government Agencies Ministry of Labor of the People' Republic of  China (Beijing)
Guangdong Provincial Labor Department (Guangzhou)
Wenzhou Municipal People's Government Labor Bureau and the Office of Foreign Affairs (Wenzhou)
Zhejiang Provincial People's Government Ministry of Labor and the Department of Foreign Affairs (Hangzhou)

International Organizations

International Labor Organization (Beijing)

Other

Wenzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone Authority (Wenzhou)
C&U Group Company Ltd. (Wenzhou)
Nike Inc. China Liaison Office (Panyu)
Future Trends International (Group)  Corporation (Shanghai)
Reebok (China) Service Ltd. (Dongguan)
Shenzhen Gaobiao Industry Development  Corporation (Shenzhen) American Chamber of Commerce Manufacturing Business Council (Shanghai)
Liz Claiborne International Ltd. (Shanghai)
The United States-China Business Council (Beijing and Shanghai)
Sears Buying Services, Inc. (Shanghai)


India
List of Meetings
Hand-Knotted Carpets, Leather Footwear, Soccer Balls, Tea)

Production Facility Visits

Hand-Knotted Carpets

Eastern Exports (Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh)
East West Trading Corporation (Bhadohi)
Obeetee Limited (Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh)
Om Carpet Company (Bhadohi)
Carpet looms in individual houses in the villages of: Machwan, Jagapur,               Baripur, Chakhia and Itahara, all located in the Mirzapur/Bhadohi area.

Leather Footwear

Bonita India, Ltd. (Agra, Uttar Pradesh)
Chevro Shoes (Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
Dawar Group (Agra)
India Shoes (Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
Indo-Skins Garments, Ltd. (Chennai)
K.H. Arind, Ltd. (Chennai)
K.H. Shoes, Ltd. (Chennai)
SCE Tannery (Chennai)
Southern Sulfates & Chemical (Chennai)
Tej Shoe International (Agra)
Virola International (Agra)

Soccer Balls

Akay International (Jalandhar, Punjab)
Beat All Sports (Jalandhar)
Soccer International Pvt., Ltd. (Jalandhar)
Wasan Exports (Jalandhar)

Tea

Hansqua Tea Garden (Terai, West Bengal)
Marybong Tea Garden (Darjeeling, West Bengal)
Pussimbing Tea Estate (Darjeeling)

Trade Associations

Hand-Knotted Carpets

All India Carpet Manufacturers Association (Bhadohi)

Leather Footwear

Council for Leather Exports (Chennai, Agra, and Mumbai)
Indian Shoe Federation (Chennai)

Soccer Balls

Sports Goods Export Promotion Council (New Delhi)
The Sports Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association (Jalandhar))
World Federation of Sports Goods Industry New Delhi)

Tea

Consultative Committee of Plantation Associations (Calcutta, West Bengal)
Darjeeling Tea Planters Association (Darjeeling)
Indian Tea Association (Calcutta)
Tea Association of India (Calcutta)
The Tea Board (Calcutta)

Labeling Programs

Hand-Knotted Carpets

Care & Fair (Bhadohi)
Kaleen (New Delhi and Bhadohi)
Rugmark® Foundation (New Delhi; Varanasi)
STEP Foundation (Mumbai)

Tea

Fair Trade Labeling Organization (Calcutta)

NGOs

AADHAR (Agra)
Arunodaya Center for Street and Working Children (Chennai)
ASEEMA (Mumbai)
Center for Rural Education and Development Action (Mirzapur)
Child Relief and You (Calcutta)
Peace Trust (Dindigal, Tamil Nadu)
South Asia Coalition on Child Servitude (New Delhi)
Street Elfin Education and Development Society (Chennai)
Volunteers for Social Justice (New Delhi and Jalandhar)
Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (Mumbai)

Employer/Worker Organizations

Tea
Himalayan Plantation Worker's Union (Darjeeling)

Government Agencies

Ministry of Labor (New Delhi) - Ministry of Commerce (New Delhi)
Carpet Export Promotion Council (New Delhi; Bhadohi)
Sports Goods Export Promotion Council (New Delhi)
National Human Rights Commission (New Delhi)
National Labour Institute (Noida, Uttar Pradesh)
Tamil Nadu Labour & Employment Department (Chennai)
West Bengal Ministry of Labor (Calcutta)

International Organizations

International Labor Organization - IPEC (New Delhi)
United Nations Development Programme (New Delhi)
UNICEF (New Delhi)

Other

Hand-Knotted Carpets

Academy of Management Studies (Uttar Pradesh)
Amoi Village, Project Mala (Mirzapur/Bhadohi)
Benares Hindu University, Prof. Juyal (Varanasi)
Buyers Representative, Warp and Weft International

Soccer Balls
Cosco, Co. (New Delhi)

Leather Footwear
FloInd (Chennai)
RSL Industries, Ltd. (Chennai)

Tea

Hindustan Level Limited (Unilever) (Calcutta and Mumbai)
University of Bombay, Prof. Sharit K. Bhowmik
University of Delhi, Prof. Virginius Xaxa
Rogier J.D. Verschoor


Kenya
List of Meetings
(Tea)

Production Facility Visits

Kiambu Tea Plantation (Unilever Company)
Mabrauke Tea Factory
Brooke Bond Kenya, Karicho, (Unilever Company)
Small-holder family farm (Nyeri)

Trade Associations

Kenyan Tea Development Authority (Nyeri)
NGOs African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse (ANPPCAN)

Employers/Worker Organizations

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU)

Government Agencies

Kenyan Ministry of Labour

International Organizations

International Labor Organization - IPEC


Mexico
List of Meetings
(Leather Footwear)

Production Facility Visits

Calzados Internacionales (Mexico City)
Calzado Ciudadela (León, Guanajuato)
\WYNY (León)
Juguetón (León)
Calzado Gala (León)
Calzado Canadá (Guadalajara, Jalisco)
Calzado Celis (Guadalajara)
Calzado Gali (Guadalajara)

Trade Associations

Footwear Chamber of Industry (CICEG), Guanajuato State (León)
National Association of Suppliers for the

Leather and Footwear Industries

(ANPIC) (León)

Employer/Worker Organizations

American Chamber of Commerce, Labor Committee (Mexico City)
National Confederation of Chambers of  Industry (CONCAMIN) (Mexico City)
Guanajuato State Shoe Industry and Leather Industry Workers Union,               Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM)
Confederation of Mexican Workers - Jalisco State
National Union "Francisco Villa", Textile and Garment Industry Union, Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM)
AFL-CIO Solidarity Center, Mexico Representative

Government Agencies

Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare
Jalisco State Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare
Jalisco State Attorney General
Jalisco State Commission of Human Rights
Jalisco State Integral Development of the Family (DIF)

International Organizations

UNICEF

Other

Guanajuato Institute for Quality (IGC) (León)
Journalist, "La Jornada"


Nepal
List of Meetings
(Hand-Knotted Carpets, Tea)

Production Facility Visits

Hand-Knotted Carpets
Karma Tara Carpet Industry Pvt. Ltd. (Kathmandu)
Snowlion Carpets Pvt. Ltd. (Kathmandu)
Samling Carpet Industries (Kathmandu)
Gomang Carpet Manex (P) Ltd. (Kathmandu)
Netib Carpet Industries (Kathmandu)
Potala Carpet Industries (Kathmandu)
Kishore Carpet Industries (Bhadrapur)

Tea
Buddhakaren Tea Estates (Bhadrapur)

Trade Associations

Hand-Knotted Carpets
Central Carpet Industries Association (Kathmandu)
Carpet and Wool Development Board (Kathmandu)

Labeling Programs

Hand-Knotted Carpets
RUGMARK® Nepal
STEP Foundation

NGOs

National Society for the Protection of Environment and Children (NASPEC)
Children at Risk Network Group (representing 27 NGO members)
Child Workers in Nepal (CWIN)
Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC)
Child Welfare Society
Environment, Women and Childrens' Rights

Employer/Worker Organizations

AFL-CIO Solidarity Center, Nepal Representative
General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT)
National Trade Union Congress (NTUC)
Potala Carpet Industries local union

Government Agencies

Department of Labour
Trade Promotion Centre

International Organizations

 International Labor Organization - IPEC UNICEF
United Nations High Commission for Refugees


Pakistan
List of Meetings
(Hand-Knotted Carpets, Leather Footwear, Soccer Balls)

Production Facility Visits

Hand-Knotted Carpets
Abbas Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd. (Lahore)
Jakciss Oriental Rugs (Lahore)
Kashmir Carpets (Karachi)
Pak Punjab Carpet Manufacturing (Pvt.) Ltd. (Lahore)
ITDC Carpets (Karachi)

Leather Footwear
Fayva Shoes (Pvt.) Ltd. (Lahore)
Siddiq Leather Works (Pvt.) Ltd. (Lahore)
Firhaj Footwear (Pvt.) Ltd. (Lahore)
Hafeez Shafi Tanneries (Lahore)
London Tanneries (Pvt.) Ltd. (Karachi)
Mohammed Shafi Tanneries (Karachi)
Lyra Shoe Company (Pvt.) Ltd. (Karachi)
Elegant Footwear (Pvt.) Ltd. (Lahore)
Service Industries, footwear exporter (Lahore)

Soccer Balls
Assac Industries (Sialkot)
Capital Sports Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd. (Sialkot)
M.H. Challenge Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. (Sialkot)
Craftsman (Pvt.) Ltd. (Sialkot)
Forward Sports (Pvt.) Ltd. (Sialkot)
Moltex Sporting Goods (Pvt.) Ltd. (Sialkot)
Recto Sports (Pvt.) Limited (Sialkot)
Saga Sports (Pvt.) Ltd. (Sialkot)
SILTEX (Pvt) Limited (Sialkot)
Silver Star Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. (Sialkot)
Sublime Group of Companies (Sialkot)

Trade Associations
Korangi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Karachi)
Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Lahore)
Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (Lahore)
Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sialkot)
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry
World Federation of Sporting Goods Industry

Labeling Programs

RUGMARK® Pakistan
STEP Foundation
Reebok International

NGOs

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
Democratic Commission for Human Development
Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (Islamabad)
Save the Children (UK) - Pakistan
National Centre for the Rehabilitation of Child Labour
Sudhaar
Frederich Ebert Foundation

Employer/Worker Organizations

Employers' Federation of Pakistan (Karachi)
All Pakistan Federation of Labour (Rawalpindi)
All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions (Lahore)

Government Agencies

Ministry of Labour (Islamabad)
\National Institute of Labor Administration (Karachi)
Ministry of Commerce (Karachi, Lahore)
Ministry of Women Development, Social
Welfare and Special Education Division (Islamabad)
Ministry of Education (Sindh Province)
Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal

International Organizations

 nternational Labor Organization - IPEC UNICEF

Other

Ford, Rhodes, Robson, Morrow (Chartered Accountants hired by Reebok)
Javed Jabbar (Former Minister of State)


Tanzania
List of Meetings
(Tea)

Production Facility Visits Mufindi Tea Company Ltd. (Mufundi)
Brooke Bond Tanzania Ltd. (Mufundi)
\Kabina Tea Company (Njombe)

Trade Associations

Tanzania Tea Authority (Dar Es Salaam)

Labeling Programs

TransFair Tanzania Consultant
Employer/Worker Organizations Tanzanian Plantation & Agriculture Workers Union

Government Agencies

Tanzanian Ministry of Labour & Youth Development

International Organizations

International Labor Organization - IPEC
UNICEF

This report was produced by the staff of the International Child Labor Program and is published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs.

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