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Lack of follow-up and the child“ disappearing” are the most common things to go wrong before remediation starts, which could be avoided with effective involvement of third party organizations. Yet, in practice, contacting third party organizations when discovering child labor seems to be the biggest gap in immediate response, especially for China.
Impact of removing the child laborer from factories could be both positive and negative depending on the situation, and therefore customized remediation plans for each case are key to a successful child labor remediation.
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If remediation does not cover the child’ s full wages, it can be a major challenge to a successful remediation, especially for impoverished families.
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Factory management’ s lack of awareness or commitment is the main challenge for securing factory cooperation during a child labor remediation process. Brand’ s limited leverage within the factories can be a significant challenge as well, especially in the case of China.
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The number one support needed from brands is specific guidelines / protocols for factories to follow immediately after the discovery of a child labor case, and having a special budget in place for child labor remediation will make the process more effective.
Designing a remediation program that best fits the child’ s interests is the main support needed from the third party organizations.
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