...The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is heavily promoting his country as a global manufacturing hub, launching his “Make in India” drive last year to much fanfare...But with cheap labour being India’s competitive edge, activists say the family loophole in the new legislation will encourage production to be outsourced to informal household units, with child labour becoming entrenched in supply chains...The cabinet approved the changes earlier this year and the bill is now before parliament, scheduled to be discussed before the end of the winter session this week.
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