Right against Exploitation - Article 23 and 24

Q. Explain the provisions of the "Right against Exploitation". [20 marks - 2018]

Q. Explain the provisions of the 'Rights against exploitation' as guaranteed under Indian Constitution. Refer to decided cases. [20 marks - 2021]

Right against Exploitation

The Right against Exploitation is enshrined in Articles 23 and 24 of the Indian Constitution.

Article 23 – Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour

• Article 23 forbids all forms of exploitation and also makes bonded labour as well as human trafficking unconstitutional.
• Article 23 States that it ensures citizen protection both against the State and Private Individuals.... Read more at: https://www.studyiq.com/articles/right-against-exploitation

Laws in pursuance of Article 23:

1. Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956

2. Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976

Article 24 – Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc.

Article 24 says that “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.”

This Article forbids the employment of children below the age of 14 in any hazardous industry or factories or mines, without exception.

However, the employment of children in non-hazardous work is allowed.

Laws passed in pursuance of Article 24

1. The Factories Act, 1948

2. The Mines Act of 1952

3. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986

4. Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016

5. Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2017