Which Article prohibits employment of children below 14 years in factories, mines, or hazardous occupations?

Explanation

Article 24 is the specific Fundamental Right that bars child labour in factories, mines and hazardous employment. The cited Government of Tamil Nadu Labour and Employment Department order, in its legal provisions section, states that Article 24 prohibits employment of children below 14 years in factories, mines or hazardous employments. The page explanation correctly places this under the Right against Exploitation, which covers Articles 23 and 24. For RAS, the key is to avoid confusing neighbouring Fundamental Rights: Article 24 is about children below 14 in dangerous work settings, while Article 23 deals with trafficking and forced labour, and Article 21A deals with schooling for children aged 6 to 14.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) Article 23 belongs to the same Right against Exploitation cluster, but it prohibits traffic in human beings and forced labour, not the specific employment of children below 14 in factories, mines or hazardous work.
• (B) Article 25 concerns freedom of conscience and the free profession, practice and propagation of religion, so it is unrelated to child labour protections.
• (C) Article 21A guarantees free and compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14, whereas the employment ban for children below 14 in factories, mines and hazardous employment is Article 24.

Concept

This tests the Fundamental Rights chapter, especially the Right against Exploitation under Articles 23 and 24. It recurs in RAS because child labour, education rights and anti-exploitation provisions are often tested through close Article-number distinctions.

Source

• Government of Tamil Nadu, Labour and Employment Department, G.O.(Ms).No.8: State Action Plan for Eradication of Child Labour and Eradication of Adolescent Labour in Hazardous Occupations and Processes

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