Protection of Child Rights with Special Reference to Child Labour in India and United States of America: A Comparative Analysis of Prevailing Laws

Children are the foundation of human society and are the reason for development of a nation. Due to the growing offences against children, everything has been put at huge stake in the society. Child Labour is considered as one of those offences which has been responsible for causing disruptions amongst the children. This paper deal with the increasing problem of Child Labour in whole across the world including India and US. It further discusses the international framework adopted for curbing this issue at global level. This paper makes a comparative analysis of laws of US & India and steps taken by Legislature & Judiciary of both the nations in tackling the problem of Child Labour. Lastly, it mentions a roadmap of curbing this rampant problem affecting children at large, in order to safeguard the interest of children as well as the society.