Knowledge Centre Topic Hub
Guides for safely recognising, documenting and reporting suspected child labour through official routes.
Action Links
Topic Guides
Short Summary This guide explains how ordinary citizens, parents, teachers, volunteers, and community members can respond when they suspect child labour in India. It focuses on…
For child labour, wage issues, construction worker welfare or labour law violations, contact the district Labour Department; emergency child cases should also be reported to 1098…
Unorganised workers can use e-Shram helpdesk for registration issues and Labour Commissioner for labour rights concerns.
Official online service to lodge and track complaints about child labour. Use when a child or adolescent is found working illegally.
For labour welfare, worker rights, employment and labour-law issues in Lakshadweep, contact the Directorate of Labour, Employment and Training.
Workers or employers can contact district Assistant Labour Commissioners in Leh or Kargil first. Use eShram for unorganised worker support and Shram Suvidha or SAMADHAN for…
Use the Government PENCIL child labour complaint portal for reporting suspected child labour and tracking status. For immediate child danger also call 1098 or 112.
For labour grievances, registration or worker welfare questions contact the Labour Commissioner offices at Jammu or Kashmir. For child labour use the PENCIL portal.
Workers can contact the Labour Department office for wage employment labour welfare and workplace grievance routing; urgent safety issues should also be reported to police or…
For wage, shop, establishment or workplace-law complaints in Chandigarh, contact Labour Department/Assistant Labour Commissioner. For child labour concerns also alert police/child helpline if rescue is needed.
Workers can contact the Labour Commissioner office or use the online labour complaint portal for employment disputes, claims and labour law grievances.
Report suspected child labour through the PENCIL complaint mechanism or local Labour Department. If a child is in immediate danger, call 1098 or 112.
Continue Learning
Emergency help: Call 1098 Child Helpline, 112 Emergency Response, or the nearest police station if a child is in danger. Child protection is not only the…
Emergency help: Call 1098 Child Helpline, 112 Emergency Response, or contact the nearest police station immediately. Child marriage is not a family tradition or a private…
Emergency help: Call 1098 Child Helpline, 112 Emergency Response, or contact the nearest police station immediately. A missing child is not just a family problem. It…
An NGO can support a POCSO victim only by helping the child reach lawful protection systems such as the police/SJPU, Child Welfare Committee, District Child Protection Unit, District Legal Services…