Indian law already prohibits the employment of children under 14 in "hazardous" industries. Yet child labor remains widespread in India, despite the country's emerging economic power. At least 12 million Indian children work instead of going to school, according to government estimates. Advocacy groups say the real figure could be as high as 60 million. Image: An Indian woman holds the hand of her eight-year-old daughter after she hammered her finger last year while breaking rocks on the banks of a river in Siliguri, India. More...
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Child Labor Banned in India
Indian law already prohibits the employment of children under 14 in "hazardous" industries. Yet child labor remains widespread in India, despite the country's emerging economic power. At least 12 million Indian children work instead of going to school, according to government estimates. Advocacy groups say the real figure could be as high as 60 million. Image: An Indian woman holds the hand of her eight-year-old daughter after she hammered her finger last year while breaking rocks on the banks of a river in Siliguri, India. More...
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That's really sad :( People should do something about it. Maybe children are going to work to get money for their families. Poor families tend to have more children there fore leading to more poverty and over-population. I think that advocating population restricting laws might benefit economy, increase jobs, decrease child labor and increase living standards.
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