Child Labour in India: a Political Legal Study

The main thrust of the author is on socio-economic and political-legal study having deep bearing on child labour in India. In fact it has become an acute and complex problem in our society and in spite of several laws prohibiting child labour in the industry, domestic affairs and elsewhere, there appears to little improvement in this direction.The author has weaved the whole theme comprehensively into seven chapters. They deal with meaning and concept of child labour, magnitude of the problem, child labour welfare under fundamental rights, legislative measures in this direction, causes of child labour, child labour a cheap commodity, illiteracy and ignorance of parents, migration to urban areas, international concern to combat child labour, legal protection, Child Labour Act, 1986 and comprehensive suggestions and recommendations. The book will be useful for teachers, industrialists and students in India and abroad. Contents:- Preface. • Acknowledgements. • Introduction. • Constitution and Problem of Child Labour in India. • Causes of Child Labour in India. • Trends to Combat Child Labour. • Legal Protection to Child Labour. • Child Labour Act, 1986. • Conclusions. Suggestions and Recimmendtions. • Appendices. • Bibliography. • Index. The Title 'Child Labour in India: a Political Legal Study written/authored/edited by Ashhad Ahmed', published in the year 2004. The ISBN 9788178352640 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 250 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Children Studies / Sociology. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-