Is it illegal to recruit 17 years old?

It is not illegal to recruit 17 years old.

In China, child labor refers to 16 children or young workers. The law forbids the use of child labor. Some special industries need to recruit young workers under the age of 16, which must be approved by the relevant departments, and special protection should be given in terms of working hours and prohibition of engaging in jobs harmful to health.

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Mr. Sun, who lives in Hualong County, called the reporter to report that a few days ago when he was working, he saw two children moving bricks in a brick factory. One of them is estimated to be about 65,438+06 years old and the other is about 65,438+00 years old. Mr. Sun felt that there was illegal employment of child labor in brick factories, so he took photos with his mobile phone and called reporters to reflect this situation.

In the brick factory in Huaya Village, Tuotu Town, Hualong County, with the help of brick factory workers, the reporter found the hero in the photo. During the conversation with him, the reporter learned that his name is A Mu, and he is from Yuexi County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Because my parents died early, I grew up with my grandmother. Because nobody cares about him and his family is poor, he has to work in Qinghai with his uncle, aged 17 years old.

Perhaps because of chronic malnutrition, A Mu, who is 17 years old, seems to be only 12 years old. In order to confirm A Mu's age, he took out his ID card and showed it to the reporter. He pointed to the date of birth of 1 March, 9991and said, "I dropped out of school in the fifth grade. I don't want to continue studying since I dropped out of school. Reading is boring. "

So, is the situation in A Mu child labor? The reporter consulted Wang Yanhui, a lawyer. He believes that child labor refers to teenagers and children who are under the age of 16, have labor relations with units or individuals, and are engaged in paid labor or individual labor. A Mu is over 17 years old and does not belong to the category of child labor.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-child labor

References:

People's Network-Are they child laborers?