LAW RELATING TO MINIMUM AGE FOR EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN

DR. SOUMITRA KUMAR CHATTERJEE

Volume : VI, Issue : III, March - 2016

LAW RELATING TO MINIMUM AGE FOR EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN

Dr. Soumitra Kumar Chatterjee

Abstract :

Law is an instrument of social change. It aims at rendering social justice to all the citizens of the land by protecting the interests and rights of each individual. Hence for the welfare of the children ; to protect them from the present exploitative set up; to eradicate child labour from the society; in India, a number of legislative enactments are there besides the constitutional safeguards. But it is a matter of regret that most of the labour class people and rural poor are not aware of these provisions and even do not know the minimum prescribed age for employment of children, for which they have to suffer a lot in their life.