Suppliers must not:
employ any person under the local legal minimum employment age, or
employ any person in a manner which conflicts with completion of their compulsory schooling, or
employ any person below the age of 14 years on a full time basis.
Additionally, all young employees must be protected from performing any work that is likely to be hazardous, or likely to interfere with the child’s education, or that may be harmful to the child’s health, or their physical, mental, social, spiritual or moral development.
Suppliers should also adhere to legitimate workplace apprenticeship programmes and comply with all laws and regulations governing child labour and apprenticeship programmes.