Research on Children Working in the Carpet Industry of India, Nepal and Pakistan
In 2007, OCFT funded the "Research on children working in the carpet industry of India, Nepal and Pakistan" project. ICF was contracted to conduct research to increase the knowledge base on the prevalence, nature, and demand for child labor in the carpet industries of Nepal, Pakistan, and India. The research also developed and pilot-tested good practices in the elimination of child labor in the carpet industry. The research culminated in the following reports:
- View the Summary Report (PDF)
Prevalence and Conditions (PC) Study
The Prevalence and Conditions (PC) Study: a large-scale quantitative survey of children working in the factory and household-based carpet industry in all three countries. The PC Study produced nationally representative estimates of the prevalence of working children and child labor and descriptions of the children's living and working conditions for each country.
- View the Prevalence and Conditions Study — India (PDF)
- View the Prevalence and Conditions Study — Nepal (PDF)
- View the Prevalence and Conditions Study — Pakistan (PDF)
The Sending Areas (SA) Study
A qualitative rapid assessment of child trafficking and bonded labor focusing on rural children who migrated to work in the carpet factories in the Kathmandu valley
The Labor Demand (LD) Study
A longitudinal panel study of carpet-producing establishments in all three countries to understand employers’ demand for child workers in the carpet industry
The Schooling Incentives Project Evaluation (SIPE)
A randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of two educational interventions on children’s attendance and success in school
The Programs and Practices Review
A review and analysis of programs and practices (or interventions) that targeted child labor in the carpet industry in one or more of the three countries
