Child Labour Laws in India: Critical Study in Relation to Constitutional and Human Rights Perspective

Abhishek Dabsey

Abstract: In the event that there was no kid, there would be no mankind and there can't be a universe without humankind. Accordingly, humanity owes to the kid the best that it must be given. Each general public, should in this way, dedicate complete consideration to guarantee that kids are appropriately thought about and raised in a legitimate environment where they would get satisfactory preparing, instruction and direction, all together that they might almost certainly have their rightful. So first, need in the size of social equity will be given to the welfare of youngsters place in the public arena which they grew up. It is a cognizable criminal offense to utilize a Child for any work. Kids between age of 14 and 18 are characterized as Pre-adult and the law enables Adolescent to be utilized with the exception of in the recorded unsafe occupation and procedures which incorporate mining, inflammable substance and explosives. The 2011 national statistics of India found the complete number of kid workers, matured 5? 14, to be at 10.1 million and the all out kid populace to be 259.64 million in that age gathering. The child work issue isn't extraordinary to India; around the world, around 217 million youngsters work, some full-time related work and some other dangerous procedure according to the Factories Act, 1948. Eminently, the Constitution of India forbids child work in dangerous businesses (however not in non-risky ventures) as a Fundamental Right under Article 24. In expansion to the established restriction of perilous kid work, different laws in India, for example, the Juvenile Justice (care and security) of Children Act-2000, and the Child Labor (Prohibition and Abolition) Act-1986 give a premise in law to distinguish, indict and stop kid work in India.

Keywords: Adolescent, Inflammable substance

Edition: Volume 8 Issue 5, May 2019,

Pages: 1628 - 1630