Jai Veer Malik, Research Scholar & Dr Manalal R Pandiya, Associate Professor Institute of Law, Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University, Vidyanagri, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
INTRODUCTION
The Development of the Nation is Exclusively Based on the status of child. It is also true that this is one of the vulnerable groups in the society. We can also further add that Children are the Assets of the Nation. Children plays very significant role in the national building. In any country protection of children and young people is of prime importance. So the responsibility to provide healthy atmosphere to the children to their fullest physical and mental development rests on all the civilized society.1 In the latter part of the 20th century, child labour remains a serious problem in many parts of the world. Many of these children live in underdeveloped countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia. The International Labour Organization estimates that 246 million children between the age of 5 and 17 currently work under conditions that are considered illegal Hazardous, or extremely exploitative.
Surprisingly, the highest incidence of child labour is found in Indian Society. The census found an increase in the number of child laborers from 11.28 million in 1991 to 12.59 million in 2001. M.V. Foundation in Andhra Pradesh found nearly 400,000 children, mostly girls between seven and 14 years of age, toiling for 14-16 hours a day in cottonseed production across the country of which 90% are employed in Andhra Pradesh. 40% of the labour in a precious stone cutting sector is children.3 The recent discourse on working children is an indication that this issue has become a central concern for developmental agencies and welfare states in search of overall development. The problem of child labour is not only a disgrace to developing nations but is also an issue of the future generations.
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