Review Article
Year: 2020 | Month: March | Volume: 7 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 73-79
Status of Child Labour in India: Problems and Challenges, an Analysis
Deepsi Rawat1, Vijay Srivastava2, Shamrendra Vikram3
1B.B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), 5th Year, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University.
2Associate Professor, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University.
3B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), 2nd Year, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University.
Corresponding Author: Deepsi Rawat
ABSTRACT
Child is categorised as that class of the society which is most prone to exploitation and abused. He is regarded as the father of the man. With his present secured and guaranteed with the basic rights indispensable for growth and development, we secure the future of the nation. India has more than 10 million children working as child labourer in industrial and family set-ups. These children are susceptible to physical and mental abuse at workplace along with working in hazardous factory setup at minimum or no wages. The child labourer is deprived of education, health and strength that is essential for his or her growth. Such activities inhibit intellectual and personality development. Poverty, migration, low family earning, social conditions etc. drives a child to forcefully work in exploitative conditions. It is incumbent on the government to take cognizance of the deplorable state of the child and initiate measure to uphold the basic human rights of the child. Implementation of Constitutional safeguards and proper enactment of legislations as well as the active role of judiciary and public spirted person are the key factor which have recognized the odious workplace of child labourers and made endeavours to indemnify the plight of child.
Keywords: Child Labour, Child exploitation, magnitude, hazardous workplace.
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