Volume : 2, Issue : 9, September - 2013

Child Labour – A Human Right challenge

Dr. Bindu M. Nambiar

Abstract :

Children are the greatest gift to the humanity. Neglecting children means loss to the society as a whole. Every form of work, whether hazardous or not, entails some degree of stress. Hazardous work cripples the health, phyche, and personality of a child, while non–hazardous work connotes other forms of deprivation, such as denial of access to education and denial of the pleasurable activities associated with childhood. A human rights perspective is necessary for a fuller understanding of child labour, as it focuses on discrimination and exclusion as contributing factors. The most vulnerable groups when it comes to child labour are often those subject to discrimination and exclusion.