Peer-reviewed article
An Analysis of The Issues and Challenges Related to The Status of Child Labour in India
Ashutosh Singh ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This analysis examines child labour in India, where more than 10 million children work in industrial and domestic settings. Child labourers face physical and psychological abuse, dangerous working conditions, and little or no pay, which prevents their normal development and education. The document identifies poverty, migration, and social circumstances as key drivers of child labour. It calls for stronger government action, constitutional protections, legal enforcement, and public involvement to address this exploitation.
Key points
- More than 10 million children in India are employed as child labourers in industrial and domestic settings
- Child labourers experience workplace physical and psychological abuse and work in dangerous environments for little to no pay
- Child labour prevents access to education, health services, and normal development
- Poverty, migration, and social conditions force children into labour
- Solutions involve constitutional protections, proper law enactment, judiciary involvement, and public recognition of the problem
Limitations
The document provides an overview of the child labour problem but does not present empirical data, research findings, or evaluation of specific interventions. It reads more as a position statement than a detailed analysis with evidence about the effectiveness of proposed solutions.
Abstract
Children are considered to be the group in society that are most vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. He is viewed as the man's father. We ensure the future of the country by securing his present and ensuring that he has access to the fundamental freedoms required for growth and development. More than 10 million children in India are employed as child labourers in both industrial and domestic settings. These children are vulnerable to workplace physical and psychological abuse as well as working in dangerous factory environments for little to no pay. The kid labourer lacks the education, health, and strength necessary for their development. Such pursuits prevent the growth of the mind and personality. Lack of income for families, migration, social situations, etc. forces a youngster to be made to labour under abusive circumstances. The government has a responsibility to recognise the terrible condition of the child and to take action to protect their fundamental human rights. The implementation of constitutional protections, proper enactment of laws, the involvement of the judiciary and the public at large, as well as recognition of the abhorrent conditions of child labourers' workplaces, have all contributed to efforts to alleviate their predicament.