Child Labour Age Limit In Maharashtra 2019. This is why ilo and unicef decided to look into the ways the crisis is affecting child labour. The analysis of the census 2011 data sets released in 2016 shows that the problem of child labour in agriculture gets exacerbated in drought prone regions of maharashtra like marathwada.
It specifically prohibits the employment of all childrenunder the age 14 in specified hazardous occupations and processes. The people s action for development has urged the authorities to raise the age under the child labour prohibition and regulation act and for free and compulsory education to 18 years from 14. A government resolution issued by the state labour department on march 2 stated that anyone employing children below 14 in hazardous industries will be prosecuted and fined rs20 000 for each child employed.
Amendment in the schedule to the child and adolescent labour prohibition regulation act 1986.
The hazardous work is defined as mines inflammable substance explosives and hazardous processes. Between 21 to 50 years. Besides a new definition of adolescent has been introduced in the child labour prohibition and regulation act and employment of adolescents 14 to 18 years of age has been prohibited in hazardous occupations and processes. The maharashtra government has reduced the cut off age for child labour in hazardous industries from 18 to 14.