Status of Child Labour in India

Child labor is a serious problem that affects children from third-world countries all over the world. These children are exploited by multinational corporations ,for their cheap labor all over the world. People, then buy products that come at a cheaper price, from these multinational corporations.These children are often overworked and treated unfairly. People need to stop buying items from countries that endorse child labor.

Child labor is the use of children in industry or business, that can deprive them from their childhood, keep them away from attending school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful. This practice have numerous occurrences all through history and is one of the worst forms of child exploitation, particularly, with during the industrial revolution. Over the years it has grown to become one of the many serious social issues around the world. According to statistics provided by UNICEF, there are an estimated 250 million children aged 5 to 14 years employed in child labor worldwide and this figure is continuously increasing. Even with the standardized federal labor laws in effect in 1938 not a lot has changed. Child labor not only causes damage to a child’s physical and mental health but also keep him deprive them from their basic rights to education, childhood, and freedom. Child labor has very bad effects on the society that can result to consequences that can exploit the future generation.

Facts of the case (Summary of facts of case and its journey to Supreme Court)

The matter was presented to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) and AAT has different views on this matter and AAT considered the historical Cases and

The Court was hearing an appeal by the CCI against the order dated Feb. 15, 2010 of the Tribunal in Steel Authority of India Ltd. v. Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. Jindal Steel had

Child Labor around the world has impacted the way we live even in the new century were technologies has evolved along with civilization. Many developing countries support Child Labor the decrease poverty line and keep their economy stable. Child Labor is also encouraged by many poor citizens believing that it is a way they could support themselves and their families. Worldwide about 217 million children work full time, countries like India there is about 33 million child laborer between the ages 5-18 (Perspective | Child Labor: The Inconvenient Truth behind India's Growth Story). Through the history of Child Labor in the United States, developing countries can take examples and solutions to reduce the percentage of child laborer working in their countries. As Child Labor rate decreases, many students get to obtain the necessary education and pressure a career of their choice. Malala Yousafzai, a female education activist and

Children in India are being forced to work many hours a day for very little pay. More than 20 % of India’s economy are child workers under the age of 14. This is a problem they operate on deadly machines and they can be harmed. They also are exposed to bad working environments and can be injured or killed. If the refuse to work they are threatened or beaten. This a problem and this needs to stop because children have the right to a child hood. (Dougall,

Child Labor is where kids are sold away from the parents to work for other people and keeps the kids' from attending school.But also the work the kids have to do can harm them.Some works that they do is illicit activities like drug trades,serving as a soldiers and fishing and mining and lastel is agriculture. But also some of the most of the child labor work occurs in agriculture,fishing,and forestry.The International Labor Organization estimates there are about 215 million kids at the ages of 5 and 17 working under conditions, according www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu. They also say that the most places that child labor occurs in is Asia,Pacific,and the Latin Americans and the Sub

Per Judge LJ R. v. Misra and Srivastava [2004] EWCA Crim 2375 para 64 (in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division)

Based on the case Saminathan v. PP [1937] MLJ 38. This is a case which decide on matter of illegally obtained evidence.

Sri Indira das vs State of Assam. (2011, February ). Retrieved November 20th, 2013, from Supreme court of India: http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/scr/2011_v4_pii.pdf

A constitutional controversy of great significance vis-à-vis Art.356 was raised in State of Rajasthan v. Union of India..

Chief Justice M. Hameedullah Beg., Justice N. L. Untwalia, Justice P. N. Bhagwati, Justice P. S. Kailasam, Justice S. Murtaza Fazal Ali, Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer and Justice Y. V. Chandrachud.

2. ANR, which was closely associated with the plaintiff. It was the producer of news for Star News which was a channel owned by Star India Pvt. Ltd. ANR had recently dissociated itself from Star India Pvt. Ltd. and was planning to venture into a similar space. And, under this development, it had asked Laxmiraj to join ANR and he was willing to do the same. So, in this regard, Laxmiraj submitted his resignation to Star India on September 16, 2002 and requested a release date one month later. From September 16, 2002, he stopped coming to the office. However, his contract extended upto 2004 and therein began the case.

Topic – ‘Manohar Lal Sharma v Union of India- A Watershed in ascertaining Propriety, Loss and Liability.’