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Child Labor and Responsible Consumers: From Boycotts to Social Labels, Illustrated by the Indian Hand-Knotted Carpet Industry

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  • Jérôme Ballet

    (IRD - UMI RESILIENCES - Unité mixte internationale Résiliences - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - Centre ivoirien de recherches économiques et sociales (CIRES) - Université de Cocody)

  • Augendra Bhukuth

    (Fond de Recherche en Ethique Economique (FREE) - Chercheur indépendant)

  • Aurélie Carimentrand

    (ADES - Aménagement, Développement, Environnement, Santé et Sociétés - Université Bordeaux Segalen - Bordeaux 2 - UBM - Université Bordeaux Montaigne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

The basic strategy for the fight against child labor has been boycotting efforts followed by labeling practices. This article reviews the development of these practices and their impact on the hand-knotted carpet industry in India. The authors highlight the fact that though labeling has responded to many of the criticisms of boycotts, labeling too has shortcomings related to its rustworthiness in situations where information is highly asymmetrical among stakeholders. The labeling may lack credibility and, thus, arguably, has limited impact on the hand-knotted carpet industry. The article discusses why and how labeling may lack credibility. Since the article is a conceptual assessment and not an empirical study, it draws on other sources for relevant empirical information.

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  • Jérôme Ballet & Augendra Bhukuth & Aurélie Carimentrand, 2011. "Child Labor and Responsible Consumers: From Boycotts to Social Labels, Illustrated by the Indian Hand-Knotted Carpet Industry," Post-Print halshs-00771569, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-00771569
    DOI: 10.1177/0007650311416070
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    Cited by:

    1. Krummel, Daniel & Siegfried, Patrick, 2021. "Child Labour Ethics through the Prism of Utilitarianism and Deontology," MPRA Paper 111403, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Xiaopei Dai & Yen-Ting Lin & Ruixia Shi & Di Xu, 2020. "A manufacturer’s responsible sourcing strategy: going organic or participating in fair trade?," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 291(1), pages 195-218, August.

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