[1] Enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution of India,1950. which states, "No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law."

[2] Bhargava, Gopal. Child Labour. Kalpaz Publications, 2003.

[3] ILO Convention No. (No. 182) Worst Forms of Child Labour Recommendation, 1999.

[4] https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/faqs.html: According to UNODC’s 2022 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons which is compiled using official figures from over 141 countries, female victims continue to be the primary targets. The Report shows that in 2020 42 percent of detected victims were women and 18 percent girls.

[6]Article 39(e) of the Indian constitution 1950, states that the health and strength of workers, men and women, and the tender age of children are not abused and that citizens are not forced by economic necessity to enter avocations unsuited to their age or strength.

[7] Article 39 (f) of the Indian constitution 1950, states that children are given opportunities and facilities to develop in a healthy manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity and that childhood and youth are protected against exploitation and against moral and material abandonment.

[8] Amendment to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 2016, s. 3.

[9] The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, s. 3.

[10]AIR (1996) 2 SCC 616.

[11]AIR (1997) 1 SCC 388.

[12] AIR (2011) 6 SCC 158.

[13] AIR (2013) 15 SCC 754.

[14] AIR (2016) 7 SCC 419.

[15] AIR (2018) 10 SCC 657.

[16] National Child Labour Project (NCLP), launched on October 1, 1988, under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.

[17] Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) launched on April 1, 2009 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India.

[18] Government of India. "National Policy for Children, 2013." Ministry of Women and Child Development, August 26, 2013.

[19] (PDUSJK): was launched on October 16, 2014.

[20]Government of India. Ministry of Women and Child Development. Ujjawala Scheme. 1 Apr. 2016.

[21] The National Plan of Action for Children, 2016 was launched on May 11, 2016 by the Minister for Women and Child Development, Government of India.

[22] National Human Rights Commission. "NHRC is a statutory body established under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993," Indian Government.

[23] National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, "NCPCR is a statutory body established under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005," Indian Government.

[24] Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography. Adopted 25 May 2000 by resolution A/RES/54/263 at the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

[25] Council of Europe. "Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings." The Convention has been in force since 1 February 2008 and serves as an international treaty that offers a comprehensive framework for combating human trafficking, grounded in human rights principles and a victim-centred approach.

[26] United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. "An Introduction to Human Trafficking - Background Paper." https://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/

[27] https://www.unicef.org/india/what-we-do/child-labour-exploitation.

[28] International Labour Organization. Rehabilitation of the Victims of Child Trafficking: A Multidisciplinary Approach. 2006.

[29] Legal Services Authorities Act. "Victims can access legal aid by contacting the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) or state legal services authorities. They can also reach out to NGOs or helplines dedicated to trafficking victims." 1987.

[30] Reichel, Philip L. "Cross-National Collabouration to Combat Human Trafficking: Learning From The Experience Of Others." July 2008.