Practice question
A sixteen-year-old is assigned hazardous underground work. The employer argues that the special restrictions end at fifteen because ordinary work can be lawful at sixteen. Which is correct?
- The prohibition on worst forms of child labor protects children below eighteen and expressly includes hazardous underground work.
- Every hazardous task becomes lawful at fifteen.
- Only children below ten are protected.
- Parental agreement necessarily eliminates the hazardous-work prohibition.
- An ordinary eight-hour schedule automatically legalizes every task.
Legal references
- RA 7610 as amended by RA 9231, Sections 12-C and 12-D, trust fund and worst forms of child labor: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/1388
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