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Child labour free zones have been promoted in India: a child labour free zone (CLFZ) is "a defined area, such as a village or a plantation, where everyone is convinced that 'No child should be working, every child should be in school!' [81] The concept was introduced in 1992 by an Indian organisation, the Mamidipudi Venkatarangaiya Foundation ...
The List of countries by child labour rate provides rankings of countries based on their rates of child labour. Child labour is defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as participation in economic activity by underage persons aged 5 to 17. Child work harms children, interferes with their education, and prevents their development.
With 33 million child labourers, India stands 5th in world's worst countries for child labour.
The National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme is a scheme by the Ministry of Labour and Employment of India. The Government of India initiated it in 1988 to rehabilitate children aged from 9 to 12 years. [1] The project has expanded to cover 312 districts in 21 states. [2]
Child labour in India (10 P) S. Child labour in Switzerland (5 P) U. Child labor in the United States (40 P, 1 F) ... Statistics; Cookie statement; Mobile view ...
The Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 [1] [2] is a Law enacted on 23 December 1986 by the Parliament of India and Ministry of Labour and Employment. The Act prohibits private, government or semi-government companies, organizations, civil departments or child's family from employing a Child or Adolescent in any ...
Legally, children in India are allowed to do light work, but they are often trafficked for bonded labour and domestic work, and are worked far beyond what is allowed in the country. Children are also forced to work as bonded labourers in brick and stone quarries to pay off family debts owed to moneylenders and employers.
The Indian Penal Code, 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. [71] Nevertheless, child labour is observed in almost all unorganised, small scale, informal sectors of the Indian economy.