1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad, Telangana
2Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Dr. B. C. Roy Multi-speciality Medical Research Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
3Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, Telangana
*Assistant Professor Department of Forensic Medicine, Dr. B. C. Roy Multi-speciality Medical Research Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur-721302, West Bengal, India. M. Contact: +91-90474-19825 E-mail: chaitanyasog@bcrmrc.iitkgp.ac.in
Online Published on 17 September, 2022.
In developing and under-developed countries, child labor is a grave global concern. It harms the nation’s social, economic, and developmental growth. It is a complex and multi-dimensional issue because its features impact children’s well-being. Despite international conventions and guidelines on child labor and child rights, child workers still perform hazardous work and the worst different types of child labor. Besides substandard working conditions, child workers have exposure to physical violence, bullying, and sexual harassment. This article outlines international conventions and Indian legislation on child labor and child rights.
Child labor, Child rights, Child abuse, United Nations, Convention, Constitution, Article, Act, Hazardous work
