CHILD TRAFFICKING IN INDIA : A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Trafficking in human beings has traditionally been associated with slavery, and it entails the selling and purchase of human beings as chattel, considering people as commodities that may be purchased and sold. Child trafficking is typically described as the process of recruiting, transferring, transporting, harbouring, or receiving a child under the age of 18 for the purpose of exploitation and exploitation alone. The Indian Constitution expressly bans the trafficking of human persons and the use of forced labour, and Article 23(1) of the Indian Constitution makes these offences criminal. According to international law, a trafficked person cannot be discriminated against simply because they are not a citizen of the country in which they are trafficked. International human rights law extends to everyone who is present within a territory of jurisdiction, regardless of their country or citizenship or how they came to be present within the area of jurisdiction in the first place. Anti-trafficking measures must be implemented throughout the world, with a particular emphasis on trafficking hotspots in both rural and urban areas.