Child labour is widely recognized as a major problem in India and in many under developedcountries. If we cannot begin to agree on the fundamentals of the elimination of child labour then we really are not ready to march forward into the future. A descriptive design approach was adopted in this study to identify the knowledge and attitude of the parents regarding child labour and its hazards. A total of 50 parents were selected using thepurposive sampling technique. The data was obtained using aknowledge questionnaire and an attitude scale on child labour and its hazards, which was developed by the researcher himself. The reliability of the tool was tested using split-half method. The knowledge questionnaire (r =0.81; p<0.05) and the attitude scale(r =0.73; p< 0.05) were found reliable. The findings of this study revealed that majority (52%) of the parents had average knowledge and least (48%) had poor knowledge. Similarly a higher number (68.00%) of parents were unsure and least (32.00%) of parents disagreed with the ill effects of child labour.There was a positive Karl Pearson’s correlation (0.37) that showed a significant association between knowledge and attitude of parents with selected demographic variables.From this study it is concluded that the parents have average knowledge as well as unsure and disagreed with the child labour and its hazards. Parent’s awareness regarding this major social problem will help them in the proper foundations of the childhood leading them to a successful adult life. Thus, the health education pamphlet was distributed by the researcher, which will improve the knowledge of parents regarding child labour and its hazards.
