Part III · Fundamental Rights · Right against Exploitation
Article 24: Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc
Official text as on 1 May 2024
Text of Article 24
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.
Words in [square brackets] were inserted or substituted by later amendments (see below). Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India
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