Youth is the future of our country and forcing them to indulge in labour is what keeping us behind from developing. Children are forbidden to enjoy their innocence and relish the formative years of their lives. They are forced to work as slaves and that too in the most unsafe and hazardous working condition possible. Child labour lingers due to the inexpedient law and administrative system.

As per statistics India contributes to one third of Asia's child labour and one fourth of world's child labour.

Causes of child labour

Poverty is one of the major reasons for child labour. A single penny would be like gold for those people therefore they constraint their child to do labour work.

Illiteracy of a child's parents and family affects the exercise of child labour. It has been practiced since ages and this is what their elders used to ask them to do.

Economical circumstances leads one to induce their kid into child labour. Rural poverty and family indebtness also exposes children to be trafficked for work.

Challenges to ending Child Labour

Child labour various from gender and age whether they work with their families or independently. Due to this complexity their can't be any approach used to eliminate it.

Involvement of more and more NGOs government policies and stakeholders is required to tackle this problem. Mindsets of people have to be changed, instead of employing adults to work focus should be on education of children so that they have chance to grow, play, learn and socialise.

Indian legislation against Child labour

The Child Labour Prohibition Act 1986 bans the employment of children below the age of 14 such as domestic labour, and in the hospitality trade.

The Right to Education Act 2009 ensures all children 6-14 years have the right to free and compulsory education.

The Indian Constitution ensures the right of all children 6-14 years to free and compulsory education;

prohibits forced labour;

prohibits the employment of children below 14 years.

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 defines child as being below 18 years of age. Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), ratified by India in 1992, all children have the right to be protected from dangerous work, or that might harm their health.

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