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EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AGED 12 AND 13

Economically active children aged 12 - 13

Non- Industrial industrial

Unclassi-

fied

Total

Total number of persons aged 12 13

A

Labour force participation rate of children aged 12

pow

13 in

industrial sector

(illegally un-

employed)

Over-all labour force partici- pation rate of children aged 12

Census

1971 Census

9 183

1 968

601

1976 Bi-census

5 510

2 450

870

11 752

6830

210 094

4.4%

5:6%

221 860

2.5%

4.0%

Labour Force

Surveys

March 1977

NA

NA

NA

4 700

227 000

NA

2.1%

September 1977

NA

NA

NA

3 600

218 000

NA

1.6%

March 1978

NA

NA

NA

3.000

207 200

NA

1.5%

September 1978

1 400

500

200

2 100

205 800

0.7%

1.0%

March 1979

1 500

200

100

1 800

200 500

0.7%

0.9%

September 1979

1 000

300

200

1 500

193 100.

0.5%

0.3%

Notes:

(a) Economically active children are defined as persons aged 12 and 13 who were engaged in productive work for at least 15 hours during the seven days prior to enumeration, and persons aged 12 and 13 who would have been engaged in productive work but were unemployed at the time of enumeration. (b) The total number of persons aged 12 - 13 is based on census figures and subsequent population

projection.

(c) Labour force participation rate of children aged 12 and 13 is defined as the proportion which the number of persons aged 12 and 13 who were working or unemployed bears to the total number of persons aged 12 and 13.

(d) NA Not available.

(e) Next full census will be taken in 1981.

Annex Appendix I

E/CN.4/Sub.2/450

LABOUR INSPECTIONS, PROSECUTIONS AND AVERAGE FINES IMPOSED BY COURTS

Year

Number of Prosecutions Inspections

Number of

Average fine per

(cases) children involved

convicted case

($HK)

Average fine per child

illegally employed

($HK)

1972

Not available

345

431

374

299

1973

75 984

215

286

464

349

1974

110 540

321

412

289

225

1975

124 803

306

350

332

290

1976

122 144

332

391

543

461

1977

117 566

459

568

1 096(b)

885

1978

128 684

336

348

954

931

1979

152 951

250

250

891

891

Notes:

(a) These statistics relate only to employment of children in industrial undertakings, because

prohibition was extended to all sectors in September 1979.

(b) The maximum fine before (May 1977 was $HK 5,000.

After that date it was raised to $HK 10,000)

$HK 10,000).

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Annex

Appendix II

Dogo 1O

UNITED NATIONS

ECONOMIC

AND

SOCIAL COUNCIL

Distr.

GENERAL

E/CN.4/Sub.2/434

24 August 1979

Original:

ENGLISH

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection

of Minorities

QUESTION OF SLAVERY AND THE SLAVE TRADE IN ALL THEIR PRACTICES AND MANIFESTATIONS, INCLUDING THE SLAVERY-LIKE PRACTICES

OF APRATHEID AND COLONIALISM

Report of the Working Group on Slavery

on its fifth session

Chairman-Rapporteur:

Mr. Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury

I. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION

Introduction

1.

The Working Group on Slavery was established by the Sub-Commission in resolution 11 (XXVII) of 21 August 1974, as authorized by the Economic and Social Council in decision 17(LVI) of 17 May 1974.1/

2. The Group held its fifth session at Geneva on 16, 17 and 24 August 1979. It was unable to meet on 15 August 1979, as scheduled, for lack of a quorum.

Participation

3.

Mr. Mario Amadeo, Mr. Dumitru Ceausu, Mr. Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, Mrs. Halima Embarek Warzazi and Mr. Benjamin Whitaker had been appointed members of the Group for the fifth session by the Chairman of the thirty-first session of the Sub-Commission, in accordance with Sub-Commission resolution 11 (XXVII). Mr. Amadeo could not attend the first part of the session, but he joined later. Mrs. Warzazi was unable to attend the session of the Group.

4.

The following specialized agencies of the United Nations were represented at the session: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (represented by Mr. O.A. Sabry, Senior Officer, (Land Tenure and Settlement), Human Resources, Institutions and Agrarian Reform Division); International Labour Organisation

represented by Mr. Lee Swepston and Mrs. Anna-Juliette Pouyat, International Labour Standards Department); United Nations Educational, Scientifi and Cultural Organisation (represented by Mr. Victor Nikolsky, Liaison Officer).

1/ For information concerning the establishment and terms of reference of the Group, see E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.2/3.

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