No child shall be required or allowed to work whether as an employee or otherwise, in any establishment notwithstanding that such child is a member of the family of the employer.
COMMENTS Although a child has been defined a person who has not completed his twelfth year of age but it is to be read as fourteen year. It is pertinent to state that the employment of children as domestic servants in dhabas (roadside eateries), restaurants, hotels, motels, teashops, resorts, spas or in other recreational centres has been banned from October 10, 2006 not only in Delhi but all over India. The ban, notified by the labour ministry has been imposed under the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation Act, 1986).
The decision has been taken on the recommendation of the Technical Advisory Committee on Child Labour.
The committee had stated that the occupations mentioned were hazardous for children and had recommended their inclusion in the occupations which are prohibited for persons below 14 years under the Child Labur (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986.