Child Labour and Battle for Child Rights in India .
Kailash Satyarthi brought laurels to the people of India for being awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize 2014 along with Malala for their battle for child safety . The world has appreciated the battle he fought for child right for years . The term ' Child Labour ' is actually the work that deprives children of their childhood . It destroy their potentiality and their dignity . In short , it is the kind of work that is mentally , physically , socially or morally danger ous and harmful to children . Child labour is the practice of having children engaged in economic activity , on part or full time basis . The constitution of India (Article 24) prohibits child labour below the age of 14 years in any factory or mine or castle or engaged in any other hazardous development . But all these laws are mere dead words on paper . Crores of children have been compelled to work in hazardous industries . According to the 2001 national census , there are about 12.6 million children aged betwe...
