Peer-reviewed article
PORTENTOUS EVALUATION OF CHILD LABOUR: AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE
Richa Mehta, Anshu Tyagi, Shikha Dua, Varun Khanijau ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This paper examines child labour in India, focusing on children from low-income families who work instead of attending school. The study identifies key drivers of child labour including adult unemployment, poverty, large family size, lack of educational facilities, parental illiteracy, and limited awareness of education's importance. The paper highlights how child labour during formative years jeopardizes children's futures.
Key points
- Child labour is driven by adult unemployment and underemployment among low-income populations
- Population expansion and poverty exacerbate vulnerability to child labour
- Lack of educational facilities and parental illiteracy are significant factors
- Working children are kept out of school during critical developmental years
- Parental lack of awareness about education's importance contributes to the problem
Limitations
This is a descriptive analysis that does not evaluate any specific intervention or present empirical data to test causal relationships. The document identifies associations and factors but does not provide quantitative evidence or baseline data about child labour rates in India.
Abstract
This paper focuses on the children from low-income families in India who are susceptible to child labour. They are constantly included in various manifestations of works and, as a result, stay out of school during their valuable junior years. The future of such children is jeopardized. The main cause of child labour is the widespread unemployment and underemployment among the adult impoverished strata of the population, which is exacerbated by population expansion. Large families with poor money, a lack of educational facilities, illiteracy, and parental ignorance about the importance of education are highly susceptible to child labour cases.