EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF CHILD LABOUR IN HOWRAH CITY

Child labour refers to children who miss their childhood and are not able to have the basic amenities which a child should have. The problem of child labour is huge and is faced by many countries in the world. In India many children who belong to poor family, are not able to complete their elementary level of education because their parents force them into the working sector in order to supplement their family income, usually when their age is in between ten to fifteen. In the different working sectors of Howrah city child labour have been found to be working in unhealthy, insanitary and huge work load only for few money. This situation would not only exploits their childhood but also restrict them to make bright career through education. Major objectives of the study explored the educational and socioeconomic status of child labour in Howrah. And the findings analyzed the educational and present socioeconomic status of the child labour of Howrah city.