What is the state of child labour in India?

In addition to the constitutional prohibition of hazardous child labour, various laws in India, such as the Juvenile Justice (care and protection) of Children Act-2000, and the Child Labour (Prohibition and Abolition) Act-1986 provide a basis in law to identify, prosecute and stop child labour in India. read more

" Uttar Pradesh , which tops the list of child labor , has the highest number, 20 per cent of child labor in India , " state convener Rajni Kant , campaign against child labor (CACL) and the Social Welfare Association (HWA) president said. read more

India's biggest hub of child labour is Uttar Pradesh and it accounts for almost 20% of India's child labourers. According to a Campaign Against Child Labour (CAC) study, India has 1,26,66,377 child labourers of which UP has 19,27,997 child labourers. read more