Innocent children in India are often employed in cruel circumstances by industries, sent to do household work, physically tortured, and made to beg on the streets. Child marriage and child labor have negatively impacted the Indian economy. Children are encouraged into labor by poor families seeking financial support, and because they are a cheap source of labor from illiterate, disaster-affected areas. To prevent child labor, awareness must be raised, local inspections conducted, and parents educated on the importance of schooling over work. While child labor weakens children, regulated child work can strengthen them if it avoids abuse. Collective action is needed to curb child labor and create a better future.