Landmark case · Labour Law – II · Semester 4

People's Union for Democratic Rights v. Union of India

AIR 1982 SC 1473 · Supreme Court of India

Employment of children in construction work contrary to labour enactments is a constitutional wrong enforceable by PIL.

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Related sections:

Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, 2 — Child and adolescent
Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, 3 — Prohibition of employment of children in any occupation
Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, 3A — Prohibition of adolescents in hazardous occupations
Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, 14 — Penalties