Child Labour Prevention & Age Consent Policy

Zero Tolerance for Child Labour Under Indian Law

Bharat Hunar Card maintains a strict Zero Tolerance Policy against the involvement of children or adolescents in hazardous or non-hazardous manual trades. In accordance with the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, and the Factories Act, 1948, the absolute minimum age to create a professional account, list services, or offer work on this platform is 18 Years.

1. Statutory Framework & Commitments

Our platform operates in strict conformity with national and international labour standards:

• Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 (amended in 2016): Prohibits employment of adolescents in hazardous occupations and processes.
• Constitution of India — Article 24: Prohibition of employment of children in factories, mines, and hazardous trades.
• International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions 138 & 182: Minimum age convention and immediate action for the elimination of the worst forms of child labour, ratified by the Government of India.

2. Mandatory Technical Age Compliance Gate

Our platform enforces non-bypassable safeguards in the application architecture:

• Mandatory Date of Birth Declaration: Every professional must explicitly provide their Date of Birth during profile creation. The system algorithmically verifies that the individual has attained $\ge 18$ years of age.
• Mandatory Compliance Modal: A blocking legal compliance dialog forces every user to affirm: "I hereby declare under penalty of law that I am at least 18 years of age and legally permitted to provide skilled services."
• Automated Publishing Block: If age consent is not recorded or if the user is under 18, the system permanently prevents profile publication, search indexing, and phone number discovery.
• KYC Age Verification: Identity documents uploaded for verification (such as Voter ID or Driving Licence) are reviewed to verify the declared birth date.

3. Enforcement & Immediate Termination

If an account is reported, suspected, or detected to be operated by or on behalf of an individual under 18 years of age:

1. The account and digital card are immediately unpublished and suspended.
2. All personal data and published service listings are purged.
3. The mobile number is blacklisted from future registration on the platform.
4. If child exploitation is suspected, the platform reserves the right to report information to competent child protection authorities (including the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights - NCPCR).

4. Public Reporting & Whistleblower Desk

If you encounter any profile or listing on Bharat Hunar Card that you suspect involves an underage individual, please report it immediately to our compliance desk: