13 items that you want to think about before buying, likely to be made by child labor or forced labor

Although data appearing in the table as numbers are limited, about 115 million children currently in the worldchild LabourIt is estimated to be engaged in.

US Department of LaborAccording to the latest data announced by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 60% of farm workers, 26% in the service industry and 7% in the manufacturing industry are among the child laborers, and natural resources, agricultural products, industrial products, etc. are mined · About 128 items that child labor is widely used for production and processing, by child labor and adults by countryForced laborPresence or absence ofListed one(PDF file · 6 MB)Although it is announced, 13 items whose child labor is used in many producing countries are introduced among them.

Details are as below.13 Products Most Likely To Made By Child Or Forced Labor (PHOTOS)

The 13 items listed here are "items with a large number of countries where child labor and forced labor is confirmed" items and are not based on the number of people, but those produced in the corresponding country among the following items are manufactured It means that there is a possibility that children's hands were used somewhere in the process.

◆carpet

In the manufacture of carpets,Afghanistan·India·Iran·Pakistan·NepalChild labor and forced labor have been confirmed in five countries.


◆Cacao

Cameroon·Cote d'Ivoire·Ghana·Guinea·NigeriaChild labor and forced labor have been confirmed in five countries.


◆coal

China·Columbia·Mongolia·Democratic People's Republic of Korea·Pakistan·UkraineChild labor and forced labor are confirmed in six countries.


◆diamond

Angola·Central Africa·Democratic Republic of the Congo·Guinea·Liberia·Sierra Leone·ZimbabweChild labor and forced labor are confirmed in 7 countries.


◆Clothing

Argentina·China·India·Jordan·Malaysia·ThailandChild labor and forced labor are confirmed in six countries.


◆Rice

Brazil·Myanmar·dominican republic·India·Kenya·Mali·Philippines·UgandaChild labor and forced labor are confirmed in 8 countries.


◆Cow (beef · milk)

Bolivia·Brazil·Chad·Ethiopia·Lesotho·Namibia·Paraguay·Uganda·ZambiaChild labor and forced labor have been confirmed in nine countries.


◆coffee

Columbia·Cote d'Ivoire·dominican republic·Guatemala·Guinea·Honduras·El Salvador·Kenya·Mexico·Nicaragua·Panama·Tanzania·UgandaChild labor and forced labor have been confirmed in 13 countries.


◆Brick

Afghanistan·Argentina·Bangladesh·Brazil·Myanmar·Cambodia·China·Ecuador·India·Nepal·Democratic People's Republic of Korea·Pakistan·Peru·UgandaChild labor and forced labor are confirmed in 15 countries.


◆tobacco

Argentina·Brazil·Indonesia·Kazakhstan·Kenya·Kyrgyzstan·Lebanon·Malawi·Mexico·Mozambique·Nicaragua·Philippines·Tanzania·Uganda·ZambiaChild labor and forced labor are confirmed in 15 countries.


◆Sugarcane (sugar)

Belize·Bolivia·Brazil·Columbia·dominican republic·El Salvador·Guatemala·Kenya·Mexico·Pakistan·Panama·Philippines·Thailand·UgandaChild labor and forced labor are confirmed in 15 countries.


◆cotton

Argentina·Azerbaijan·Benin·Burkina Faso·Brazil·China·Egypt·Kazakhstan·Kyrgyzstan·Pakistan·Paraguay·Tajikistan·Turkey·Turkmenistan·Uzbekistan·ZambiaChild labor and forced labor are confirmed in 16 countries.


◆ Gold

Bolivia·Burkina Faso·Columbia·Democratic Republic of the Congo·Ecuador·Ghana·Guinea·Indonesia·Mali·Mongolia·Nicaragua·Niger·Democratic People's Republic of Korea·Peru·Philippines·Senegal·TanzaniaChild labor and forced labor have been confirmed in 17 countries.


It is not just a matter of simply boycotting a purchase but also the problem of no child labor, but when purchasing these items it may be thought that it may be "made by exploiting someone" . There are many items that are imported from the relevant country to Japan as well and are purchased on a daily basis, but you can check only the country of origin and country of origin without choosing just the cheapness or when there is roomFair TradeIf you have favorite goods you always use, look for charity that will reach children who may be making it in the country of production, make a donation, etc as a consumer It is not likely that action to soothe the conscience of consciousness will lead to support of producers even a little.