The minimum age for children to work under newly enacted legislation is 14 years in KP and 15 years in Punjab. “No child has to be employed in any occupation, establishment or process defined as hazardous for children except where such process is carried by the family as a business or in any (training) school established, assisted and recognized by the government,” reads the Constitution. There are certain exceptions to the law as well.
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This means that a child below the age of 16 years of age can’t be allowed to work. Article 25(A) of the Constitution states that the state has to provide compulsory education to all children between the ages of five and 16 years. The Constitution regards the minimum age as 14 years, but the 18th Amendment raised the minimum age to 16 years without amending the labour laws. These definitions override the definitions in other labour laws of Pakistan. The Employment Of Children Act 1991 defines a “child” as a person under 14 years of age and an “adolescent” under 18 years of age. The minimum age for admission to work under the Mines Act 1923 is 15 years and the minimum age for hazardous work is 14 years under the Employment of Children Act 1991, currently applicable in Islamabad, Balochistan and Sindh. Most of the underage labourers are employed in industries such as brick kilns and carpets. They have been booked under Section 337A (punishment of shajjah) of the Pakistan Penal Code.Īccording to a report by UNICEF, nearly 3.3 million Pakistani children are threatened by child labour which deprives them of education, health, and a proper childhood. On Tuesday, during a raid, the police arrested two shopkeepers.
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Violators will be punished under child labour protection laws. Violators will be booked.Īccording to senior police officers, children under the age of 12 years can't be employed, especially at small shops, tyre shops, and hotels. Listen to the story The Sindh police have launched a crackdown against businesses employing underage labourers.