India Australi trade deal: Australian parliamentary report questions deal over concerns of ‘child labour’ in India

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At a time when India and Australia are in the middle of negotiations for a broadbasing a mini trade deal into a more comprehensive pact, an Australian parliamentary committee in its report submitted to its lawmakers has raised concerns over child labour in India. The report stated that the India-Australia trade deal, signed in 2022, was at cross-purposes with Canberra’s policy priorities. The bilateral trade deal, the panel has submitted, could lead to an increase in goods imports with lower environmental and labour standards. The two countries are currently in negotiations for a comprehensive trade deal under a new Australian...