Civil society activists in the country have called upon the authorities concerned to take urgent steps for eradicating child labour from the country’s informal sector, which remains out of monitoring of the government. About 90 per cent of the child workers work in the informal sector even in hazardous condition. The informal sector is the part of an economy that does not pay taxes, and is not directed or monitored by any government entity.

A marked absence of a comprehensive and coordinated inter-ministerial mechanism is the reason why the national plan to eliminate child labour has yet to be properly implemented. The labour law does not have provisions to protect the rights of child labour in the informal sector. The labour law does not have provisions to protect the rights of child labour in the informal sector. The labour law does not have provisions to protect the rights of child labour in the sector.

Causes behind child labour are real and so should be our response to address them. It is often argued that children's wages are essential to the survival of poor families. But this flies in the face of overwhelming evidence that children who are forced to sacrifice education for work are doomed to a lifetime of low-wage jobs, perpetuating the cycle of poverty.  The International Labour Organization estimates that economies reap a sevenfold return on every dollar spent on eradicating child labour and investing in education and social services for children. If the choice is some incentives in education, then impoverished families are more willing to send their children to school, studies show.  

And yet all these measures, even when implemented, may fall short. The biggest challenge perhaps lies in the dualistic mindset of society. We raise our biological children to conquer the world but when it comes to other children, we tend to think that it's alright for them to work. If we cannot begin to consider all children our own, then we are not ready to end this social evil.