THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1981
REMINDER ON CHILDREN'S WORK CONDITIONS
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CHILDREN WITHIN THE COMPULSORY EDUCATION AGE GROUP WHO ARE 13 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER MAY WORK PART-TIME OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS IN NON-INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS WITH THE CONSENT OF THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS AND ON PRODUCTION OF VALID SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
CERTIFICATES.
UNDER THE EDUCATION (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1979, ALL CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX AND 15 WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED FORM | MUST ATTEND SCHOOL, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE ENFORCEMENT OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, THE EMPLOYMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION) ORDINANCE 1979 AND THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN REGULATIONS 1979 HAVE BEEN ENACTED WHICH PROHIBIT THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF 15 IN
INDUSTRIAL AND NON-INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS.
HOWEVER, CHILDREN WHO ARE 13 AND OVER MAY WORK PART-TIME IN NON-INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS PROVIDED THAT THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS HAVE CONSENTED IN WRITING TO THE EMPLOYMENT AND CAN PRODUCE VALID SCHOOL ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATES.
+BUT THESE CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE EMPLOYED IN ANY PROHIBITED OCCUPATIONS AS SPECIFIED IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN REGULATIONS, + THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
CHILDREN UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE MAY BE EMPLOYED IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY SUBJECT TO STRINGENT CONTROLS AND WITH THE PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, HE SAID.
ALL CHILDREN WITHIN THE COMPULSORY EDUCATION AGE GROUP INCLUDING ENTERTAINERS, WHO WISH TO WORK PART-TIME MUST POSSESS VALID SCHOOL ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THE SCHOOLS WHERE THEY ARE ATTENDING A FULL SECONDARY OR PRIMARY COURSE.
THEY MUST ALSO HAVE THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS. APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATES MUST ALSO BE MADE BY PARENTS OR GUARDIANS DIRECT TO THE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.
ALL SCHOOL ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATES, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE DATES OF ISSUE, ARE VALID ONLY UP TO SEPTEMBER 30 EACH YEAR, AFTER WHICH RE-APPLICATION WILL BE NECESSARY.
CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED BY LAW REGARDING THE WORKING HOURS AND CONDITIONS TO SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH AND STUDIES OF CHILDREN WHO ARE WORKING PART-TIME.
A CHILD SHOULD NOT BE AT WORK BEFORE 7 AM OR AFTER 7 PM ON ANY DAY, AND DURING SCHOOL HOURS ON ANY SCHOOL DAY.
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