• Mr. Devaraja R
• Dr. Shivappa R

Child Labour is a burning issue of worldwide, and it is a by-product of socio-economic strata of the society. Children are always an asset to any society as well as to the nation. They are like the blooming flowers of the nation, therefore; the duty of the nation is to protect these flowers so as to have a meaningful and prosperous contribution to the development of the nation in the future. It is also a fact that the future of any society or a nation highly depends on the sound growth and development of the children. Due to some push and pull factors or circumstances, children are forced to work in the early ages of their childhood, which harm the children and ultimately the society in various factor. Hence, child labour is considered a social and economic problem of any nation. The most terrible myth about child labour is that they have very little liberty to opt for their occupation. They have no rights as common employees, and they cannot join Labour Unions to raise their voice against the exploitation. In the context of the prevalence of child labour among the affected families, the current study attempts to describe the socio economic status and causative factors of Child labours in Chamarajanagar District of Karnataka with the intention of understanding the correlation and association between the various factors which had plays a major cause on the existence of the issue.

Child Labour, Poverty, Socio-Economic Status, Causative Factors

"SOCIO- ECONOMIC STATUS AND CAUSATIVE FACTORS OF CHILD LABOUR- A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.378-388, November-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811145.pdf

"SOCIO- ECONOMIC STATUS AND CAUSATIVE FACTORS OF CHILD LABOUR- A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp378-388, November-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811145.pdf