Child Labour Age Limit In Karnataka. Regulation act making the state number one when it comes to prosecutions. According to ilo minimum age convention c138 of 1973 child labour refers to any work performed by children under the age of 12 non light work done by children aged 12 14 and hazardous work done by children aged 15 17.
The child and adolescent labour prohibition and regulation act of 1986. However an amendment in 2016 allows adolescent labour. Ninety nine cases of prosecution were recorded in 2017 in karnataka under the child labour prohibition amp.
Making the law on child labour more stringent the state government has issued a notification extending the age bar on child labour from 14 years to 18 years.
While amendments to the existing anti child labour acts are necessary the fact remains that even today children under the age of 14 are involved in hazardous work. Now if anybody below 18 years is employed it will be considered as child labour. The child labour prohibition and regulation act prohibits employing a child below the age of 14 in any establishment whether hazardous or not. While amendments to the existing anti child labour acts are necessary the fact remains that even today children under the age of 14 are involved in hazardous work.