Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA)

India Erupts Over Loopholes in Child Labour Law

By Neeta Lal
In a bid to overhaul the country's child labour laws, the Indian government has banned the employment of children below 14 years of age in various commercial ventures, while permitting them to work in family enterprises and on farmlands after school hours and during vacations.

India Still Struggling to Combat Child Labour

By Neeta Lal
Eleven-year-old Chottu* works 12 hours daily at a roadside tea joint near New Delhi's bustling interstate bus terminus.


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