UPSC Express

Right against Exploitation

Art 23: Forced labor/ Traffic 

• No forced labor – slavery – servitude
• No trafficking
• State can force for public interest
• conscription
• punishable

Art 24: Child labor 

• Punishable
• < 14 – no hazardous and non hazardous regulated by state
• The government had brought a new law to govern child labour, known as the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016, which put a blanket ban on employment of children below 14 years of age. However, it had made two exceptions in favour of child labour: children could work as child artistes (in the entertainment sector), and could “help” in their family enterprises.
• New bill – ban until 14 yrs except family enterprise (shouldn’t be hazardous) and entertainment industry, that too after school hours and on vacations only. And 18 yrs ban for hazardous
• Child welfare fund