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Table 7 Weight to be carried by women and young persons

Territory

Maximum weight for women

Hong Kong Not specified

Indonesia

No legislation

Not specified

Maximum weight

for young persons

Not more than 30.

catties (18 Kg.) for young persons aged 14 and 15 years.

Remarks

The Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations stipulate that no woman or young person employed in an industrial undertaking shall be permitted to carry any load which is unreasonably heavy having regard to the age and physical development.

Article 2(2) of the Employment of Women, Children and Young Persons Ordinance of 17th December 1925 only stipulates that "a child under 12 may not in general move burdens in or for an undertaking if this is known to exert too great a demand upon its energy".

Although there is no legal restriction on the maximum weight, the weaker physique of women and young persons is generally recognised.

Korea

No legislation

No legislation

(Republic

of)

Malaysia

No legislation

No legislation

As in the case of Korea

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