In india, child labour is a crime. Any child below the age of fourteen years is not allowed to do any kind of manual labour. But still we see a lot of children working at dhabas, tea stalls, and doing other odd jabs. Think of ways to encourage these
children to go to school and build a better future for themselves
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Though one’s childhood is theoretically a time of learning, bonding and exploring, a large number of children in India are deprived of such a childhood, due to their poor socio-economic condition. Child labour has many negative effects such has malnutrition, depression, etc. It also affects the future well-being of the children by denying them educational opportunities.
As per the data of 2011 Census, India had 10.13 million child labourers, between the age of 5-14. However, this problem is not uniform across India, with some states reporting a higher prevalence of child labour than others, examples being Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh - which together constitute nearly 55% of the total population of working children in India.
Child labour is any work performed by children that is dangerous or harmful to them and affects their physical and mental development. This form of work deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and interferes with a child’s ability to attend and participate in school fully by obligating them to leave school prematurely.
The law on child labour in India provides for punishments for illegal labour of children but does not completely disallow the employment of children. Certain forms of work done by children like running a family business or performing as a child artist, etc. are allowed under certain conditions.
Even though the law is strict in its provisions against child labour, such labour is very much prevalent - the lack of awarness of the law and the lack of implementation by the authorities being the key reasons. On World Day Against Child Labour. which falls on 12 June, let’s take a look at the law on child labour in India and how the law regulates the conditions of children working in certain occupations.