Assistant Professor, Pol. Sc., Gobindgarh Public College, Alour, Khanna
*Corresponding Author: Gopal Krishan, Assistant Professor of Pol. Sc., Gobindgarh Public College, Alour, Khanna vermagk12@ymail.com
Online published on 25 August, 2014.
This paper analyses some of the social, economic and political aspects related to child labour. Firstly the importance of childhood has been analyzed thereafter the issue of considering a person as child has been deliberated upon. Then the issue of child labour has been defined by examining various sources. Thereafter the magnitude of child labour in India has been analyzed. Then the various causes of child labour have been examined and the impact of child labour on childern has also been analyzed. In the last various measures to abolish the child labour has been mentioned. Thus this paper endeavors to analyse the issue of child labour in a comprehensive manner.
Child Labour, Childhood, Definition of childhood, Magnitude, Measures, Impact, Census
