Book III — Conditions of Employment
Article 139Minimum employable age.
ELI5— what this means for you
Children under 15 may not be employed, except by their own parents in non-hazardous work that doesn't interfere with school. Ages 15–17 may work limited hours. No one under 18 may work in hazardous or deleterious occupations.
Key point
Children under 15 cannot be employed. Under 18 cannot work in hazardous conditions. Period.
Official text — PD 442
Minimum employable age.
No child below fifteen (15) years of age shall be employed, except when he works directly under the sole responsibility of his parents or guardian, and his employment does not in any way interfere with his schooling.
Any person between fifteen (15) and eighteen (18) years of age may be employed for such number of hours and such periods of the day as determined by the Secretary of Labor and Employment in appropriate regulations.
The foregoing provisions shall in no case allow the employment of a person below eighteen (18) years of age in an undertaking which is hazardous or deleterious in nature as determined by the Secretary of Labor and Employment.
Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)
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