Was doesn carpets from India appear on the July 20, 2010 update to the EO List though it was listed in the September 2009 initial determination?
• DOL received a submission during the September 11, 2009 initial determination public comment period that described the nation-wide, third party monitoring of registered carpet looms in India, that gave details of the monitoring program of registered looms, and that provided detailed analysis of data results related to child labor. Such detailed information on the monitoring of registered looms provided an analysis suggesting that child labor, including forced child labor, has been significantly reduced in the production of carpets in India. While the submission only addressed registered looms, it provided enough information to warrant further consideration of the matter especially given that a Department of Labor contractor is undertaking extensive research on child and forced labor in carpet production in South Asia, including India. The Department expects to receive information on the use of forced child labor on both registered and unregistered looms through this research and inte
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