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Human rights perspective and legal framework of child labour
with special reference to India
Bilal Ahmad Bhat
Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, J&K,
India, 190006.
E-mail:
bilalccas@gmail.com. Tel: 09419448083.
Accepted 19 November, 2009 |
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Human rights were formally acknowledged and declared in
realization of the need to safeguard and promote the
inherent dignity of all members of human society. Prior to
the Convention on the Rights of the Child, human rights
standards applicable to all members of the human family had
been expressed in legal instruments such as covenants,
conventions and declarations. By, 1989, the standards
concerning children were brought together in a single legal
instrument agreed to by the international community. It
unambiguously spelt out the rights to which every child is
entitled, regardless of place of birth, descent, sex,
religion, or social origin. India has always been a land of
many social problems and one amongst them is child labour.
The Constitution of India guarantees fundamental rights and
full freedom to enjoy childhood for the children of the
country. Inspite of that millions of children are being put
to arduous work for short and narrow gains. Legal protection
to children from such exploitation and the human rights
perspective is the crux of this article.
Key words:
Child rights, human rights, United Nations, UNICEF,
convention, Ilo, constitution, article, act, hazardous work. |
