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An Analysis of the Effectiveness of the Child Labour Law in India with special reference to Tea Estate in Darjeeling District of West Bengal
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Dr. Chanjana Elsa Philip
Associate Professor at CMR University School of Legal Studies, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Rohit Tamang
LL.M (Constitutional Law) student at CMR University School of Legal Studies, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Abstract
Child labour is a significant problem in India, especially in the tea plantations of Darjeeling, West Bengal. Despite the existence of protective laws such as the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, and the Right to Education Act, 2009, numerous children continue to work under harsh conditions. This study explores the effectiveness of the implementation of these laws in the tea estates of Darjeeling. The paper further discusses contributions by governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, and tea estate owners in overcoming the problem. Last but not the least, this study is restricted or look into only the existence of child labour in the tea estate of Darjeeling.
Keywords
- Child labour
- tea plantations
- Darjeeling
- India
- labour laws
- education
- enforcement
- government
- NGOs
- poverty
Type
Research Paper
Information
International Journal of Law Management and Humanities, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 147 - 182
DOI: https://doij.org/10.10000/IJLMH.1110419Creative Commons
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