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Child labour: the most visible type of child abuse and neglect in India
Author(s) -
CaesarLeo Michaela
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
child abuse review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-0852
pISSN - 0952-9136
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0852(199903/04)8:2<75::aid-car508>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - neglect , child labour , child abuse , legislation , context (archaeology) , enforcement , child protection , legislature , psychology , political science , medicine , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , psychiatry , law , environmental health , engineering , geography , work (physics) , mechanical engineering , archaeology
Child labour is the most visible type of child abuse and neglect in India. In spite of contra‐legislation, it continues unabated. The enforcement machinery is inadequate. This paper is a discussion of why child labour is a form of child abuse and neglect. Definitions of child labour and child abuse and neglect are presented. These are followed by a report on the extent of child labour in India and the industries employing children, set within a description of the legislative context. The causes of child labour and their consequences are also discussed. There is a dearth of Indian research on the psychological consequences of child abuse, and of child labour in particular. Only the physical consequences of child labour in a few industries in India have been documented. Research findings from the developed nations are touched upon for a discussion of the psychological sequelae. The paper concludes with a few recommendations for the prevention and control of child labour. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.