Kyntiewlin Pakyntein, LL.M, The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati, India
ABSTRACT
Ever since the dawn of civilization in every society, we have seen that the stronger and the powerful people usually exploited the weaker people or the weaker society. So to stop this kind of exploitation our Constitution of India has provided us the Right against exploitation as the fundamental rights of all the citizens. The provision enshrined in Part III of the Indian Constitution (Fundamental Right) which preserves the right of every human being living in any part of the country and to prevent and protect the citizens for not to get exploited as a bonded labourer, forced labour and by any other means of human trafficking. It implies that all kind of human exploitation is prohibited under the Rule of Law in the Indian Constitution. In this Rights there consist of two Articles i.e. Article 23 and Article 24 of the Indian Constitution in which Article 23 prohibits Traffic in Human Beings (selling and buying of persons like goods), Begar, Forced Labour and Other Similar Forced Labour. Article 24 of the Indian Constitution restricts and prohibits the Employment of Children under the age of 14 years of age in any factory, mines or other hazardous activities like construction of work in the railway. That is Article 24 Prohibits Child Labour, Prohibits child to work in Construction Industry and also it Prohibits employment of child in any Hazardous work etc. The exploitation of human beings is considered to be one of the biggest evils in every human life. In due courses for the rising of cases of human exploitation in India, The Parliament has enacted various legislations and different approaches has taken effectively roles by the Court to eradicate and destroy such evils behaviour in accordance with the provision laid down in Article 23 and 24 of the Indian Constitution.
Keywords: Article 23, Article 24, Constitution of India, Human trafficking, Force Labour, Exploitation, Child Labour.
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