Legal Articles Child labour in india: A human rights perspective February 23, 2012 / March 17, 2016 by Aastha Suman | 1 Comment on Child labour in india: A human rights perspective Aastha Suman I. INTRODUCTION Child labour is undoubtedly a human rights issue. It is not only exploitative but also endangers children’s physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and moral development. It perpetuates poverty because a child labour, deprived of education or healthy physical development, is likely to become an adult with low earning prospects. This is a […] Read more » 1948 Universal declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 1986 Child labour (Prohibition and regulation) Act A HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH TO CHILD LABOUR A human rights perspective AND ITS INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS Child labour in india CONVENTION ON RIGHTS OF CHILD Convention on Rights of Children (CRC) human rights issue INDIAN LAWS ON CHILD LABOUR International Covenant on civil and political rights (ICCPR) JUDICIAL REFLECTIONS National authority for elimination of child labour 1994 (NAECL) National resource centre on child labour 1993 (NRCCL) Right to Education Rights of the Child 1959 social and cultural rights (ICESCR) Worst Forms of Child Labor 1999
