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The minimum age for employment is 15 years old for non-hazardous environments, and 18 for hazardous ones. [21] [22] Persons below that age are not allowed to be employed unless they are working directly under their parent's supervision or are working with family members. [23] [24]
It is forbidden to employ workers under 18 years of age for arduous, unhealthy, or hazardous work. 14: The working week for young workers between 14 and 16 years of age should not be more than 3 hours per day and 15 hours per week, only in the mother's, father's or legal guardian's company. 16: Young workers aged over 16 but under 18, have the ...
The Labor Code of the Philippines is the legal code governing employment practices and labor relations in the Philippines. It was enacted through Presidential Decree No. 442 on Labor day, May 1, 1974, by President Ferdinand Marcos in the exercise of his then extant legislative powers. [1]
The employer first secures a work permit for the child from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Children aged 15 to below 18 years of age are permitted to work in any economic activity not considered child labor, but not more than eight (8) hours a day and in no case beyond forty (40) hours a week.
The 1876 constitution set the age for parliamentary elections as 30. This remained unchanged until 13 October 2006, when it was lowered to 25 through a constitutional amendment. In 2017, it was further lowered to 18, the same as the voting age. [72] In presidential elections the candidacy age is 40.
The ILO Convention Concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment C138, [1] is a convention adopted in 1973 by the International Labour Organization. It requires ratifying states to pursue a national policy designed to ensure the effective abolition of child labour and to raise progressively the minimum age for admission to employment or work .
The statutory minimum school leaving age is 16. There are, however, a few specific cases where young people may enter employment before the age of 16, such as employment in the parents' company, sporadic work, or young people who have left school early taking up an apprenticeship at 15, to name a few. [15] -3. Germany.
Website. www.sss.gov.ph. The Social Security System (SSS; Filipino: Paseguruhan ng Kapanatagang Panlipunan) is a state-run, social insurance program in the Philippines to workers in the private, professional and informal sectors. SSS is established by virtue of Republic Act No. 1161, better known as the Social Security Act of 1954.