India approves amendment to Child Labour Bill

Government officials in India gave approval in May of 2015 to a bill proposed in 2012 amending the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986. The 1986 Act prohibited the employment of children (14 years or younger) in 18 occupations and 65 processes deemed hazardous. It also regulated the working conditions of children in other occupations. The amendment would prohibit the employment of children under the age of 14 from any occupation except in family enterprises after school and during vacation or as an artist in an audio-visual entertainment industry provided that the education of the child is not affected.