Developing a New Perspective on Child Labour: Exploring the Aftermath of Mumbai Raids Conducted from 2008 Onwards

India has 12.6 million child labourers in the age group of 5 to 14 years as per the National Census 2001. Our country is yet to commit itself towards elimination of child labour. espite the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1992, and having legislations such as Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, child labour still widely exists all over the country. It is unfortunate that children in India comprise a large part of the entire labour market. This study seeks to to find out what happened to selected children who were rescued during the raids conducted in 2008. Findings of the study revealed that nearly all the children continue to work with most continuing to work in the same sector for the same owner.