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CHILD LABOURS IN INDIA
Prof. Sulakshana Hari Koli ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This paper examines child labour in India, noting that children under 14 years work in hazardous conditions across various sectors. The authors attribute the persistence of child labour to poverty, hunger, illiteracy, and weak enforcement of existing child labour laws. Despite constitutional provisions and legal frameworks designed to protect children and ensure education, socio-economic conditions prevent implementation. The paper reviews child labour laws, explores root causes, and suggests control measures.
Key points
- Children under 14 years in India work in hazardous conditions across multiple sectors
- India has more child labour than any other country in the world, according to the authors
- Poverty, hunger, illiteracy, ignorance, and poor law enforcement are cited as causes
- Constitutional provisions and child labour laws exist but are not effectively implemented
- Socio-economic conditions prevent children from accessing compulsory education and their right to education
Limitations
The document provides no empirical data, statistics, or citations to support its claims about prevalence or causes of child labour. It does not present an evaluation of any intervention or policy outcome, making it descriptive rather than evidentiary.
Abstract
The problem of child labour has been more serious in developing countries. Due poverty, hunger, illiteracy, ignorance, traditional thinking and lack of proper implementation of child labour laws in our country ,the problem of child labour is still persist in our society. The children of age below 14 years have working in various fields and in very hazardous conditions. The number of child labour has been increasing in our country and the number of child labour is more in our country as compared to any other country in the world. Many provisions 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 to enjoy right to education. The attempt has been made in this paper to provide brief account of child labour laws in our country, reasons for child labour and suggestions to control child labour.