Indians efforts to eliminate worst farm of child labour, legal framework as recruitment of children by non-state armed groups is not criminally prohibite

In 2016, India made a moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The Government adopted the Child Labor (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, which set the minimum age for work at 14 and raised the minimum age for hazardous work to, bringing India into compliance with the international standards. The Government also increased the financial assistance available under the Rehabilitation of Bonded Labor Scheme for children rescued from human trafficking and sexual exploitation. However, children in India are engaged in the worst forms of child labor, including in forced labor in the production of garments and quarrying stones. The hazardous work list attached to Amendment, comprehensive as it does not include areas of work where there is evidence that children work in unsafe,unhealthy environments for long periods of time. Also, while the Child Labor Act increases the penalties for employing children in prohibited child labor, these penalties are likely to be insufficient to deter violations. Additional gaps remain in the legal framework as the recruitment of children by non-state armed groups is not criminally prohibite.

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