Part III - Fundamental Rights • Article

Article 24 Simplified: Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc

Article 24 is the 'Children's Guardian.' It strictly forbids any child under 14 years old from working in dangerous places like factories, mines, or cracker workshops. It ensures that every child has a childhood and the chance to go to school instead of being forced into hard labor.

Official Text

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.

Simple Meaning

Explain Like Ten

Kids belong in schools and parks, not scary work in factories or mines. This rule keeps children safe from hard labor.

Student Mode

Bans child labor in 'Hazardous' employments like factories and mines.

Example

A factory making carpets or fireworks cannot hire a 12-year-old child to work on the machines. This is a crime under Article 24.

Key Takeaway

Children belong in schools, not factories.

FAQs

Can a 10 year old work in a mine?

Absolutely not. It is a serious crime under Article 24.

What about helping in a family shop?

Under child labor laws, children can help in family businesses after school hours, but never in 'hazardous' work.

What is a 'Hazardous' job?

Jobs involving chemicals, heavy machinery, mines, or explosives.

Is the Right to Education linked to this?

Yes, by stopping work, it ensures children can attend school as per Article 21A.

Quiz

The age limit for this article is:

Answer: 14

Hazardous work includes:

Answer: Mines

Which article bans child labor?

Answer: Art 24

Kids belong in _____, not factories.

Answer: Parks/Schools