A law for child labour
The proposed amendments to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986 seek to:
• Regulate or prohibit child labour in all employment sectors.
• Empower executive magistrates to prosecute in cases of Child Labour Act violations to avoid delayed judgements.
• Make violations of the Act a cognisable crime.
• Make the Act supersede provisions of all other acts to remove disparities in deterrence and penalties with regard to child labour.
• Make the onus of proof that children have not been employed fall on the employer
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