Children
Article 69
(1) Exemption from what is stipulated under Article 68 may be made for the employment of children aged
between 13 (thirteen) years old and 15 (fifteen) years old for light work as long as the job does not
stunt or disrupt their physical, mental and social developments.
(2) Entrepreneurs who employ children for light work as referred to under subsection (1) must meet the
following requirements:
a. The entrepreneurs must have written permission from the parents or guardians of the children;
b. There must be a work agreement between the entrepreneur and the parents or guardians of the
children;
c. The entrepreneurs must not require the children to work longer than 3 (three) hours [a day];
d. The entrepreneurs shall employ the children to work only at day or during the day without
disturbing their schooling;
e. [In employing the children, the entrepreneurs shall meet] occupational safety and health
requirements;
f. A clear-cut employment relation [between the entrepreneur and the child worker/ his or her parent
or guardian] must be established; and
g. The children shall be entitled to receive wages in accordance with valid rulings.
(3) The rulings that are referred to under point a, b, f and point g of subsection (2) shall not apply to
children who work for [their parent] in a family business.