Child Labour: A Socio-Legal Perspective

The book entitled "Child Labour: A Socio-Legal Perspective" provides readers with a complete overview of the issue both in Indian and global context. It reflects briefly on the contemporary trends in global child labour problem. A comparative analysis of global child labour scenario is presented. Major international child labour laws and related human rights laws to child labour are discussed in detail. A report on proposed convention and recommendation prepared by the committee on child labour is dealt. This encyclopaedia also provides readers with selected national laws on child labour and the action plans and programmes being followed for the elimination of child labour problem in India. India’s child labour rules and related initiatives are analyzed critically vis-a-vis various attempts being made towards elimination of child labour globally. In addition, this encyclopaedia provides readers with a brief listing of acronyms on the subject, glossary of related terms, and a detailed bibliography for the purpose of further referencing and research. An appendix providing supporting documents in presented. A brief index is provided herein to make this encyclopaedia user-friendly. It is believed that this publication would go a long way on elaborating upon the various multilateral and bilateral agreements on the subject under analysis. The book will prove a boon to the society especially to the Bar, the Bench and the NGOs, who have been working on the issue of child labour. The public at large will also a benefit from it to a great extent.