The child labour (prohibition and regulation) act of 1986 showing child labour in india
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As per the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, amended in 2016 ("CLPR Act"), a "Child" is defined as any person below the age of 14, and the CLPR Act prohibits employment of a Child in any employment including as a domestic help. It is a cognizable criminal offence to employ a Child for any work. Children between age of 14 and 18 are defined as "Adolescent" and the law allows Adolescent to be employed except in the listed hazardous occupation and processes which include mining, inflammable substance and explosives related work and any other hazardous process as per the Factories Act, 1948.[4] In 2001, an estimated 1% of all child workers, or about 120,000 children in India were in a hazardous job.[5] Notably, the Constitution of India prohibits child labour in hazardous industries (but not in non-hazardous industries) as a Fundamental Right under Article 24.[6] UNICEF estimates that India with its larger population, has the highest number of labourers in the world under 14 years of age, while sub-Saharan African countries have the highest percentage of children who are deployed as child labourers.[7][8][9] The International Labour Organization estimates that agriculture, at 60 percent, is the largest employer of child labour in the world,[10] while the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates 70% of child labour is deployed in agriculture and related activities.[11] Outside of agriculture, child labour is observed in almost all informal sectors of the Indian economy
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Child Labour
The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, amended in 2016, prohibits employment of a child under 14 years of age in any employment including as a domestic help. It is a cognizable criminal offence to employ a Child for any work.
Children are being exploited through child labour. According to estimates there are as many as 18 million child labourers in the country. They are being exploited both in the industrial and agricultural sectors. They can be found working in hazardous conditions and exposed to harmful chemicals, toxic pesticides or fertilizers and dangerous machinery tools. They are compelled to carry heavy loads in construction sites.
Hazardous working environment put children at risk of injury and death. They may contract diseases. Due to malnutrition and exhaustion they suffer from different physical health problems. The long-term health problems include both mental and psychological harm.
Child labourers suffer mentally and physically. It prevents them from getting basic school education. It affects their mental well-being and physical development.
National laws on child labour must be reviewed and implemented in letter and in spirit.
Employers must check the age of their employees and held accountable for employing underaged children.
The workplaces must be assessed to identify risky and dangerous conditions.
The public in general must stop hiring child domestic helpers.