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August 12, 2008

The Hi-Tech Seeds of Child Labour

by Sujata Madhok, InfoChange, India - The fallout of Bt cotton cultivation in Gujarat has been a rapid increase in acreage under cotton, a spurt in cotton exports and consequently, a huge demand for child labourers from neighbouring states.

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