Peer-reviewed article
Child Labour in India: A Study of Informal Sector in Haryana: Addressing the Challenges of Child Labour in India's Informal Sector
Ajay Dahiya Ajay Dahiya, Jyoti Jyoti, Parveen Kumar Parveen Kumar ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examines child labour in India's informal sector, focusing on Haryana. It uses primary and secondary data collected through questionnaires to analyse the problem. The research finds that although India has constitutional protections and laws against child labour, socio-economic conditions prevent their enforcement and deny children access to compulsory education. The paper reviews existing legal frameworks and proposes suggestions to address child labour.
Key points
- India has the largest number of children employed in child labour compared to any other country in the world
- Constitutional and legal provisions exist in India to control child labour, but are not effectively enforced
- Socio-economic conditions are a major barrier to preventing child labour and ensuring children's right to education
- The study combines primary data from questionnaires with secondary data analysis
Limitations
The document provides only general findings without specific quantitative results, outcome measures, or detailed analysis of the intervention or policy effectiveness. It does not describe comparison groups, baseline data, or measurable changes in child labour outcomes.
Abstract
The problem of child labour is a global phenomenon in the world. It is more common in developing and under developing countries. Today child labour is a serious challenge for India. India has largest number of children employed than any other country in the world. The primary as well as secondary data was used to get the data. A questionnaire was used to collect the primary data from the respondents. Analysis revealed that many provision are provided in our constitution and in laws to control child labour but socio-economic conditions prevalent in the country do not force children to get compulsory education and enjoy right to education. The attempt has been made in this paper to provide brief account of child labour laws in our country, socio-economics condition of child labour and suggestions to control child labour.