Child labor is one of the main components of the carpet industry. Factories pay children extremely low wages. for which adults refuse to work. while forcing the youngsters to slave under perilous and unhygienic labor conditions. Many of these children are migrant workers. the majority coming from northern India. who are sent away by their families to earn an income sent directly home. Thus. children are forced to endure the despicable conditions of the carpet factories. as their families depend on their wages. The situation of the children at the factories Is desperate. Most work around 12 hours a day. with only small breaks for meals. Illnourished. the children are very often fed only minimal staples. The vast majority of migrant child workers who cannot return home at night sleep alongside of their loom. further inviting sickness end poor health. Taking aggressive action to eliminate this problem is difficult in a nation where 75 percent of the population lives in rural areas. most often stricken by poverty. Children are viewed as a form of economic security in this desolate setting. necessary to help supplement their families income.