Constitutional and Legal Provisions to Prevent Child Labor-An Analytical Study

Abstract

The present research paper is based on the compilation and analysis of facts related to the subject, many Indian Penal Codes have also been made to prevent child labor. Child labor is a disease that is slowly eating away the childhood of millions of our children. The issue of the interests and protection of children is enshrined in the Constitution of India. Child labor affects the mental, intellectual and social interests of children. Article 24 of the Constitution states that children below the age of 14 years shall not be made to work in factories, especially not such work which adversely affects the health of children, but today it is being openly violated. The Child Labor (Investment and Regulation) Act 1986 prohibits the employment of underage children in hazardous occupations.