Child Labor and Social Issues

Child workers, some as young as 10, have been found working in a textile __________ in conditions described as close to slavery.

• facility

• factory

• office

• machine

Those unfortunate children produce clothes that appear destined for one the major high street _____________.

• warehouses

• retailers

• restaurants

• offices

The children have to experience long hours of _______________ work, threats and beatings.

• unpaid

• free

• expensive

• overcharged

The company said it was unaware that clothing intended for its stores had been improperly outsourced to a _________________ that used child labor.

• warehouse

• sweatshop

• closed shop

• foundation

The company further announced it had withdrawn the _____________ involved until it had investigated the case.

• service

• garments

• artifacts

• objects

The company intended to investigate the alleged _______________ of the ethical code it imposed on manufacturers three years ago.

• wrongdoings

• mistakes

• breaches

• flaw

The discovery of these children working in _______________ conditions in the Shahpur Jat area of Delhi has shocked many people.

• appalling

• hidden

• dark

• isolated

The United Nations has recognized this area as one of the world's _______________ for child labor.

• hotspots

• scenes

• environments

• centers

Over 20 per cent of India's economy is _____________ on children, which comes to a total of 55 million youngsters under 14 working.

• dependent

• defendant

• based

• done

Consumers in the West should not only be demanding answers from retailers about how their goods are produced but also should be looking into their consciences at how they spend their money and whether cheap prices in the West are worth the _____________ caused to so many children.

• joy

• suffering

• hard work

• talents