How child labour in India makes the paving stones beneath our feet

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The Guardian

Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Despite promises of reform, exploitation remains endemic in India’s sandstone industry, with children doing dangerous work for low pay – often to decorate driveways and gardens thousands of miles away. By Romita Saluja. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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