What is the minimum age for recruitment stipulated in the labor law?

You can recruit/kloc-underage workers over 0/6 years old, but you can't recruit/kloc-underage workers under 0/6 years old.

Article 15 of the Labor Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates: "Employers are prohibited from recruiting minors under the age of 16."

According to another law, underage workers are those who have reached the age of 16 and are under the age of 18. Special protection for underage workers is a special labor protection measure based on the characteristics of underage workers' growth and development period and the need of receiving compulsory education.