THE VIOLATIONS OF ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOUR
PROGRAMME & THEIR PUNITIVE ACTIONS
The offences, which are committed by the
manufacturers, participating in the child labour elimination programme, have
been categorized into two degrees. These degrees along with their
description are as follows:
1)
Acute
Offences. These are those offences, the committing of only one of which can make a
manufacturer relegated from category “A” to “C”. The detail of these
offences along with their proposed punitive actions is as follows:
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OFFENCES
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PUNITIVE ACTIONS
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1 |
Some child labour found at work place of a manufacturer.
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The manufacturer should be asked to
clarify his position & if the response is unsatisfactory, he should
immediately be relegated to category “C”.
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2 |
A child is found working for a member manufacturer at an unregistered
place. |
The matter should be investigated thoroughly & the m/f should be asked
to take action against those responsible for this act within specified
time. If he fails to do so, his category should be lowered. |
3 |
A manufacturer deliberately tries to evade monitoring by sending
material outside of district Sialkot to far off areas, which are not
covered under the monitoring net.
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The manufacturer should be given a chance
to explain his position & in case of unsatisfactory response he should
be relegated to lower category.
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4 |
A manufacturer is continuously found violating the provisions of the
programme deliberately & knowingly. |
The manufacturer should be given a time
not exceeding two months during which he should be kept under close
observation. If he is still found violating the provisions of the
programme deliberately, his category should be lowered immediately.
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5 |
No stitching
centre of a manufacturer is registered with the Independent Monitoring
Association for Child Labour (IMAC), but we come to know that that
manufacturer has an order & he is getting the work done at unregistered
places.
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Fifteen days notice to revise complete
information & if situation doesn’t improve, he should be relegated to
lowest category.
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2)
Major Offences.
These are the offences, the committing of any one of which can cause the
relegation of a manufacturer from category “A” to a lower category “B” or
“C” depending on the gravity of the offence. ”. The detail of these offences
along with their proposed punitive actions is as follows:
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OFFENCES
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PUNITIVE ACTIONS
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1 |
Excessive
un-registered stitching activities of a manufacturer are often found
during monitoring.
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The m/f’s involvement in the matter should be investigated & if it is
found that these activities are being carried out with his consent, his
category should be lowered. |
2 |
A
participating manufacturer not printing the IMAC ID-Code allotted to
their company on any brand or quality they are producing.
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The m/f should be asked to print it on every ball with a
warning that if he continues with the same practice after a given time
his category should be lowered.
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3 |
A manufacturer does not respond to the queries of IMAC promptly &
sometimes does not respond even after a reminder. |
The m/f should be kept under observation for a period of three months
during which continuous reminders at an interval of 15 days should be
sent. If the situation remains the same, his category should be lowered.
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4 |
If a proof is found
that a participating manufacturers has instructed his sub-contractor’s/
maker’s to get the balls stitched from anywhere outside the stitching
centre.
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After thorough investigation of the matter, if the m/f proves to be
guilty his category should be lowered. |
5 |
The internal monitoring system of a
manufacturer is weak & he does not make efforts to improve it.
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An effort should be made to guide him to do so & if he fails to improve
it or doesn’t show any interest, his category should be lowered. |
6 |
There is more than 30% upward variation between the internal & external
information of a manufacturer especially with reference to his stitching
capacity. |
The m/f should be asked to clarify his position & if the
answer is found unsatisfactory he should be penalized in the form of
lowering of his category.
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