Yogesh T, LLM (Human Rights and Duties Education), Tamilnadu DR. Ambedkar Law University (School of Excellence in Law)
ABSTRACT
Child labour means children under the age of 18 years who has been deprived of their childhood and anything that is harmful to their physical or mental well-being and especially interfering with the education of the child. Age of the child may vary according to the domestic of those respective countries. Child labour is seen as an obstacle not only for that child but also for the country as it makes a huge impact in their social and economic development as they are seen as future generations. Amendment made in the child labour act in 2016 is a boon or bane and has been discussed briefly in this article. Education has been a major tool in combating child labour and it has been a proven factor in Kerala and countries like Sri Lanka. The position of India on educating children and the importance given by the government has been explained. UNICEF stand on child labour and various statistics regarding children in India and across the globe done by UNICEF has been published and it has been elaborated. Opinion of various scholars on child labour has been taken into consideration and a newspaper article on the amendment of the 2016 child labour act has been discussed in this article.
