Child labour is not a regional problem but a global problem that is found in large numbers, mainly in developing countries where people with low socioeconomic status and resources live. Unfortunately, poor families and their broods are the first victims of forced labour. are there. The major causes of child work are social and family poverty, dearth of social safety and education; illness of guardians; absence of admission to schools; orphaned children; and uneducated guardians, among the myriad reasons. Child work is a major obstacle to the social, economic, and multidimensional development of every child. Approximately 152.09 million children (89 million lads and 65 million young women) are at work, accounting for 10% of the teenager population. Currently, COVID-19 has had a profound effect on the robustness, livelihood, and socioeconomic life of the people. This has controlled to a reduction in adult labour, which has controlled to an increase in inflation and unemployment, resulting in vulnerable and poor children being most endangered becoming child labour. India has the highest figure for child labour compared to other developing countries, with about 11.2 million children working or seeking work. This article emphasizes the problems, roots, penalties, and other consequences of child work. It reviews international laws and judicial issues in India