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Prohibition of Child Labour in India: Addressing the global issue of child labour with a focus on India
Kiran . Kiran . ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This paper addresses child labour as a global issue with a focus on India. It defines child labour as work that denies children their childhood, prevents school attendance, and poses mental, physical, social or ethical risks. Globally, an estimated 168 million children are in child work, with 85 million in hazardous work. Asia and the Pacific region has the largest numbers of child labourers at 78 million, while sub-Saharan Africa has the highest incidence rate. Agriculture is the primary sector where child labour occurs.
Key points
- Approximately 168 million children worldwide are in child work (down from 246 million in 2000)
- About 85 million children are in hazardous work (down from 171 million in 2000)
- Asia and the Pacific has the largest numbers at 78 million child labourers (9.3% of child population)
- Agriculture accounts for 59% of child labour globally (98 million children), followed by services and industry
- Child labour among girls declined by 40% since 2000, compared to 25% for boys
Limitations
This document provides global statistics and definitions but does not present original research, evaluation of interventions, or specific analysis of child labour prohibition in India. It cannot tell us about the effectiveness of any policies or programs, or detailed country-specific data on India's implementation of child labour prohibitions.
Abstract
Child work alludes to the work of children in any work that denies children of their childhood, meddles with their capacity to go to ordinary school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or ethically risky and harmful. Of an expected 215 child workers around the world roughly 114 million (53) are in Asia and the Pacific 14 million (7) live in Latin America and 65 million (30) live in sub-Saharan Africa. Worldwide number of children in child work has declined by 33 since 2000, from 246 million to 168 million children. The greater part of them, 85 million, are in perilous work (down from 171 million of every 2000). The main aim of this paper is to prohibition of child laour in India. Asia and the Pacific still has the largest numbers (almost 78 million or 9.3 of child population), but Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the region with the highest incidence of child labour (59 million, over 21).There are 13 million (8.8) of children in child labour in Latin America and the Caribbean and in the Middle East and North Africa there are 9.2 million (8.4).Agriculture remains by far the most important sector where child labourers can be found (98 million, or 59), but the problems are not negligible in services (54 million) and industry (12 million) – mostly in the informal economy. Child labour among girls fell by 40 since 2000, compared to 25for boys.