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IMPACT OF CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA
Joyita Mitra Dr. Deepa Roy ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This document discusses child labour in India, describing it as a serious problem affecting children aged 6–14 years. It identifies poverty, unemployment, and large families as drivers forcing children into hazardous work instead of school. The document emphasizes that child labour deprives children of education, health, safety, and their fundamental childhood, undermining their development into responsible adults.
Key points
- India faces the highest numbers of children engaged in child labour
- Poverty, unemployment, large families, and inadequate income are key causes of child labour
- Children in child labour are deprived of education and their fundamental right to attend school
- Child labour affects children's physical health, social development, and safety
- Children engaged in hazardous work spend most of their time in prohibited conditions rather than developing their capacities
Limitations
This document is a general descriptive overview without empirical data, statistics, or evidence of specific impacts. It does not evaluate any intervention or provide primary research findings to support the claims made.
Abstract
Children are a precious gift to humanity, and childhood is an important phase of development that should hold the potential and future development of society. Children who bring up with their own capacities, like their intellectual, physical, and social health, should be responsible and productive members of society. But due to the financial crisis, children are forced to waive educational and take a job for their own or family's betterment. But most of the time, they are exploited and enraged in hazardous conditions. The age range of 6–14 years are defined as childhood; when the children are involved in the hazardous condition of work, is called Child Labour. Child labour is a very crucial issue that is destroying children's lives. In recent times, India has faced the highest numbers of children who are engaged in child labour. India with the largest population, being the cause of unemployment, poverty, a large families and inadequate income, are forcing child to engage in child labour. The strong effect of child labour is that children spend most of the time in prohibited work and deprived of their education as well as their childhood. Child labour is also deprived of accessing the benefits of education and fundamental rights to attend school. Child labour thus affects the child's health and safety and destroys their childhood.