CHILD LABOUR: THE BONDAGES OF POVERTY- A CASE COMMENTARY ON BANDHUA MUKTI MORCHA V. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS.

Author – SANA PARVEEN, Student at Maharaja Surajmal Institute, Delhi

Best Citation – SANA PARVEEN, CHILD LABOUR: THE BONDAGES OF POVERTY- A CASE COMMENTARY ON BANDHUA MUKTI MORCHA V. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS, ILE CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW, 2 (1) of 2023, Pg. 34-37, ISSN – 2583-7168.

ABSTRACT

If a child lacks self-confidence, the nation also has no future. As children, Indian society has always been less vocal or discussed because of the country’s past or socio-cultural background. Whether the work done by children is defined as child labour, depends on the age of the child, working time and type, and working conditions, but many millions of children work in violent and unequal conditions, which is clear dangerous for them. India is no exception, according to the report, India is among the best countries for the share of “child labour” in the workforce. Like others, India has changed laws to reform and end all forms of child labour since its inception as a free nation, but the reality is still very dark in nature. child labour in India is dealt with by the Child Labour Act, 1986 and the National Child Labour Project. There are more than 11.24 million children living in India today spends his childhood studying, weaving rugs, rolling, doing housework, farming and countless to other occupations instead of going to school. Child labour exists because it is the best answer people can find in unbearable conditions. Poverty and child labour reinforce each other because their parents are poor, children have to work and not go to school, and then become poor. Child lab or has two important characteristics. First, when financial markets are imperfect, separating the immediate benefits of sending children to work and the long-delayed costs results in too much child labour. Second, the costs and benefits of child labour are the responsibility of different people. Child Labour not just take away the innocence of a child but also the child’s future.

KEYWORDS: Child labour, children, poverty, innocence, future.