Age Restrictions

• "A child of fourteen years of age may only be employed to do light

work, which is not likely to be harmful to the child's health and
development; and does not prejudice the child's attendance at school,
participation in vocational orientation or training program mes
approved by the competent authority or the child's capacity to benefit
from the instruction received."

• "A child under eighteen years of age shall not be employed in a

mine, factory or as crew on a ship or in any other work site including
non-formal settings and agriculture, where work conditions may be
considered hazardous by the Minister. For the purpose of this
subsection, ''ship'' includes a vessel of any description used for
navigation."

(International Labor Organization, 2012)

  

(Child workers at a coltan mine, n.d.)