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The
International Labour Organisation defines child labour as any work that
deprives children of their childhood, their potential, their dignity and one
that is harmful to the physical and mental development of the child. It includes
work that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous to children.
Work that interferes with a child’s ability to attend and participate in school
fully by obliging them to leave school prematurely; or requiring them to try to
combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work is also child
labour. It is both a cause and consequence of poverty. In India, a
"Child" as defined by the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation)
Amendment Act of 2016 as a person who has not completed 14 years of age.
Despite the strict laws, child labourers are still working at brick kilns in
Bihar.
12 June marks
the World Day Against Child Labour under the theme “Universal Social Protection to End
Child Labour.” On this day, the ILO, together with its constituents and
partners, is calling for increased investment in social protection systems and
schemes to establish solid social protection floors and protect children from
child labour.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddqui
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