Constitution of IndiaPart IIIFundamental Right
Article 24
Prohibition of Employment of Children in Factories, etc.
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Plain English Explanation
Article 24 prohibits employment of children below 14 years in factories, mines, or hazardous work. After the 86th Amendment (2002), this article must be read with Articles 21A and 45. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 extended the prohibition to all occupations for children below 14, and to hazardous industries for those below 18 years.
Legal Text
The Constitution of India · Article 24
No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment.
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- Article Number
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- III
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- Fundamental Right
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