Peer-reviewed article
Child Labour In India: Causes And Consequences
Priyanka Kumari, Naveen Nandal ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This article examines child labour in India, identifying its causes and consequences. It describes multiple factors contributing to child labour including poverty, lack of education, and family obligations. The article documents physical and mental risks faced by child labourers, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional harm. It also notes health and welfare consequences including malnutrition and disease. The authors propose a human-centred education approach as a response.
Key points
- Causes of child labour include poverty, lack of educational resources, social and economic backwardness, lack of supervision, family obligations, and discrimination
- Child labourers experience physical risks including corporal punishment and emotional abuse such as blaming and insulting
- Girls face additional risks including sexual abuse, rape, prostitution, early pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases
- Child labourers suffer shortages in food, clothing, housing, and medical treatment
- The article proposes a human-centred education agenda for the future of work
Limitations
The document does not provide quantitative data on the prevalence of child labour in India or rigorous analysis of causal relationships. It does not evaluate the effectiveness of any specific intervention or policy response.
Abstract
The focus of this article is on numerous notions of child labour, their socioeconomic concerns, and the global and Indian child labour scenarios. It examines key variables that contribute to child labour in India and around the world. Child labourers faced a variety of mental and physical risks. Poverty, a lack of educational resources, social and economic backwardness, and a lack of supervision are all factors that contribute to child labour Addiction, illness or handicap, the allure of low-wage work, and family obligations are all factors to consider, family tradition, discrimination between boys and girlsas well as young ladies are facing such as rape, prostitution, early and undesired pregnancy, abortion, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), narcotics, and alcoholism. That all areexamples of sexual abuse.Corporal punishment, as well as emotional abuse such as blaming, insulting, verbal attacks, and derogatory statements, are examples of physical abuse. Loneliness and hopelessness of compassion and love throughout the family Food, clothing, housing, and medical treatment are all in short supply.We propose a human-centred education agenda for the future of work as a new approach to the centre of economic and social policy and corporate practise.