An overview of child abuse and working children's rights

Anjali Andrew

An overview of child abuse and working children's rights

Authors
Anjali Andrew

Abstract
Children deserve love, sympathy, direction, security, safety, and freedom, among other things; they require a family in which they can develop a healthy self, self-control, and personality on a solid foundation. When a child is denied on-going emotional parenting from their parents and family, over the course of their development, an imbalanced personality pattern develops. Unfortunately, very little work has been undertaken in India on the topic of deprivation. Due to financial restrictions, millions of youngsters from low-income families are forced to labour. In India, where more than 40% of the population lives in abject poverty, child labour is a challenging subject. Children work out of necessity; without it, their families' living conditions would degrade many of them lack relatives or are unable to rely on them for help. The Factory Act of 1993, the Juvenile Justice Act of 1986, the Child Labour Act of 1986, and, under international law, a convention on the rights of children adopted by the United Nations in 1989, the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act 2016, all reinforced and guaranteed the dignity, equality, and fundamental rights of children.

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