Why is child labour wrong in India?

Child labour is not just wrong In India but in any every civilised nation of the world. A child is considered to be a person who is not capable of using his mind fully and hence might take wrong steps and decisions while working, which is dangerous for him as well as the place he is working. read more

Child bonded labour in India is mostly in the agricultural sector but has in recent times been moving into other sectors as well such as beedi-rolling, brick kilns, carpet weaving, commercial sexual exploitation, construction, fireworks and matches factories, hotels, hybrid cottonseed production, leather, mines, quarries, silk, synthetic gems, etc. read more

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