A ban on child labor in households, restaurants, hotels and resorts came into effect in India on Tuesday but nothing has changed for many of the country's children. Officials hope the new ban, which will apply to children under 14, will protect underage workers from psychological and sexual abuse as well as from strenuous working conditions. However, activists say they have their doubts about how authorities will implement the new ban, given their past record.
See "Kids Work as Ban on Child Labor Starts in India", Reuters, The New York Times, October 9, 2006