Originally posted by The Plantswoman
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Well that's globalisation for you. Now if only before buying it the reclamation yard had found their morals it would never occur. Hypocrites.
Personally if its reclaimed its hard to be morally tainted. It was almost certainly dug up by some bloke called Kevin who told the previous owner who now has a nice granite or slate patio he would take away the rubbish then resold it for half the new price.
reality is it shouldn't be a problem if the importers behave.
https://www.theguardian.com/sustaina...tone-rajasthan
Describing child labour as a “huge problem” in India’s sandstone industry, Unicef is calling on the sector to urgently formalise its practices and procedures, and offer meaningful guarantees against dangerous child labour.
The report lays out an ambitious set of recommendations, including stronger children protection measures from all levels of the government as well as a voluntary sustainability standard within the sandstone industry.
Chris Harrop, group marketing director at Marshalls, a UK importer of Indian sandstone and funder of the research, insists that action should be taken immediately.
Top of his list is to establish an agreed set of management steps that buyers can put in place if and when instances of child labour are found. He also says importers should establish a due diligence process to determine which quarries their sandstone is coming from and to ascertain the risk of child labour. “While we can do lots in our supply chain ... the quarries next door have incidences of child labour going on. We can see it every time we visit,” he says.
In reality, however, the influence of foreign buyers and their consumers is limited. The vast bulk of Indian sandstone is destined for the domestic market, with only about 5-7% exported, according to Harrop. Of this only about one-fifth ends up in the UK.
The report lays out an ambitious set of recommendations, including stronger children protection measures from all levels of the government as well as a voluntary sustainability standard within the sandstone industry.
Chris Harrop, group marketing director at Marshalls, a UK importer of Indian sandstone and funder of the research, insists that action should be taken immediately.
Top of his list is to establish an agreed set of management steps that buyers can put in place if and when instances of child labour are found. He also says importers should establish a due diligence process to determine which quarries their sandstone is coming from and to ascertain the risk of child labour. “While we can do lots in our supply chain ... the quarries next door have incidences of child labour going on. We can see it every time we visit,” he says.
In reality, however, the influence of foreign buyers and their consumers is limited. The vast bulk of Indian sandstone is destined for the domestic market, with only about 5-7% exported, according to Harrop. Of this only about one-fifth ends up in the UK.
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