GK Question

polity easy true_false

Article 24 prohibits employment of children below the age of 14 years in any factory or mine.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Article 24 prohibits employment of children below 14 years in factories, mines, or any other hazardous employment. The Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 (amended 2016) strengthens this provision. It is an absolute prohibition with no exceptions for hazardous work.

Topic Fundamental Rights - Prohibition of child labour
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