Provisions on the Prohibition of Child Labor

Note: These Provisions have been annulled by the Provisions on the Prohibition of Child Labor (Date of issuance: October 1, 2002, date of effectiveness: December 1, 2002)

Order of the State Council No. 81

The Provisions on the Prohibition of Child Labor, which was adopted at the 76th executive meeting of the State Council on January 18, 1991, is hereby promulgated for implementation.

Premier: Li Peng

April 15, 1991

Provisions on the Prohibition of Child Labor
　
Article 1 These Provisions are formulated with an aim to protect the physical and psychological health of juveniles and children, and promote compulsory education, in accordance with the Constitution of the People's Republic of China.
　
Article 2 Child labor shall mean a juvenile or a child under 16-year old, which establishes labor relationship with a unit or an individual to engage in labor activities for economic income or engage in labor under sole proprietorship.
A juvenile or a child shall not be a child labor in case: participate in house work, labor courses organized schools and auxiliary labor activities not harmful to its physical and psychological health to the extent of its capacity permitted by the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality.
　
Article 3 The labor administration department, the industry and commerce administration department, the education administration department, the agriculture administration authority, the enterprise administration authority, the labor union and the women's association shall supervise the implementation of these Provisions.
　
Article 4 Any State organ, social organization, enterprise or pubic institution (hereinafter collectively referred to as "unit"), individual business household, farm household and rural and urban resident (hereinafter collectively referred to as "individual") shall be prohibited from using child labor.
　
Article 5 Any job intermediary institution and other unit shall be prohibited from introducing jobs for juveniles and children under 16-year old.
　
Article 6 Industrial and commercial administration authorities at all levels may not issue individual business license for juveniles and children under 16-year old.
　
Article 7 No parents or other guardians may permit children or pupillus under 16-year old to be child labors.
　
Article 8 Units of art and literature, sports and special crafts which genuinely need to recruit literature and art workers, athletes and apprentices shall apply to labor administration authority above county level (inclusive, hereinafter the same) for approval.
The definition of "literature and art workers, athletes and apprentices" shall be specifically provided for by the labor administration department under the State Council together with the culture and sports department under the State Council.
The juveniles and children recruited according to the preceding Paragraph shall be practically protected physically and psychologically healthy in terms of morality, intelligence and physical fitness.
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