Indian government is banning the employment of children under age 14 as domestic servants or as workers in hotels and restaurants.
The proposed ban has been imposed under the Child Labor (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, and will be effective from October 10. The West Bengal minister for labor, Mrinal Banerjee announced that West Bengal will implement the law and also plans to declare an anti child labor law of the state.
Paramashish Ghosh Roy has more on the story.
