The complex issue of child labour is a developmental issue worth investigating. The notion that children are being exploited and forced into labour, while not receiving education crucial to development, concerns many people. What are the causes of child labour in an urban area like Dum Dum Municipality? How do governmental policies affect it? What role does education play in regard to child labour in Dum Dum Municipality ? A critical analysis of the answers may lead in the direction of a possible solution. These questions will be answered through an analysis of the problem of child labour by investigating how prevalent it is. The necessity of child labours to poor families, and the role of poverty as a determinant is examined in this paper. The present study was mainly based on first hand data collected from the field. The percentage analysis of independent and dependent variables are main focus of the study.
