Merchant Shipping (Safe Containers Convention) Act, 2011
R 385
Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997)Chapter Six : Prohibition of Employment of Children and Forced Labour43. Prohibition of work by children |
(1) | Subject to section 50(2)(b), a person must not require or permit a child to work, if the child— |
(a) | is under 15 years of age; or |
(b) | is under the minimum school-leaving age in terms of any law. |
(2) | A person must not require or permit a child to perform any work or provide any services— |
(a) | that are inappropriate for a person of that age; |
(b) | that place at risk the child's well-being, education, physical or mental health, or spiritual, moral or social development. |
(3) | A person who requires or permits a child to work in contravention of subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence. |
[Section 43 substituted by section 3 of Act No. 20 of 2013]