What's the point of child labor laws in a country like India?

The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Kailash Satyarthi who has worked to end child labor and slavery, prompts a look at what Indian law says about children and work. Mr. read more

By that logic, lets make slavery legal , since that would help the poor earn a living. I call it complete BS. If you strip kids of legal protection the consequences are too horrendous to describe in words. read more

Corruption in the government of India also plays a major role in child labour because laws that should be enforced to prevent child labour are not because of the corrupt government. The 1998 national census of India estimated the total number of child labourers, aged 6 to 14, to be at 12.6 million, out of a total child population of 253 million in the 5 to 14 age group. read more