Fruit of the loom

7th April 1995, 1:00am

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Fruit of the loom

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(Photograph) - Fruit of the loom: children taking part in Project Mala at Guria, near Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, India, are being trained to become master carpet weavers. They leave school with the skills to set up their own business, rather than risk being exploited by unscrupulous factory owners. The project was set up by businessman Robin Garland, and Peter Davies, formerly secretary of the UN Human Rights Commission.

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