Is it legal to recruit 16-year-old employees?

Legal analysis: Those who have reached the age of 16 are not child laborers, but underage workers. The employer may employ underage workers, but the work content must conform to the provisions of the labor law.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Labor Law.

Article 58 The State applies special labor protection to female workers and underage workers.

Article 64 underage workers shall not be arranged to engage in underground, toxic and harmful labor with the fourth level of physical labor intensity stipulated by the state and other jobs that are forbidden.