Do minors have to pay social security?

16 years old or older can participate in social security. As for the problem that underage workers have to pay social security, the state stipulates that they can pay social security as long as they are over 16 years old. Social security is an important guarantee for everyone's future life, so as long as it is possible to pay social security, paying it as soon as possible is the best choice.

The main items of social insurance include endowment insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance and maternity insurance. Social insurance refers to the system that the state establishes a social insurance fund through legislation to give necessary material help to workers who participate in labor relations when they lose their ability to work or are unemployed. Social insurance is not for profit. Social insurance is mainly through raising social insurance funds, coordinating and adjusting social insurance funds within a certain range, and giving necessary help to workers when they encounter labor risks. Social insurance provides basic living security for workers. Workers can enjoy social insurance benefits as long as they meet the conditions for enjoying social insurance, that is, they have established labor relations with employers or paid various social insurance premiums according to regulations.

To sum up, as long as the two sides form a labor relationship with rights and obligations, they will all be recognized as labor relations. Even underage workers enjoy the same treatment as regular workers. Employers need to pay social security according to law.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 10

Employees shall participate in the basic old-age insurance, and the employer and employees shall jointly pay the basic old-age insurance premium.

Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic old-age insurance in the employer and other flexible employees can participate in the basic old-age insurance, and individuals pay the basic old-age insurance premium.

The measures for the endowment insurance of civil servants and staff managed by reference to the Civil Service Law shall be formulated by the State Council.

Labor law of the people's Republic of China

Article 15

Employers are prohibited from recruiting/kloc-minors under the age of 0/6. When recruiting minors under the age of 16, literary, artistic, sports and special arts and crafts units must abide by the relevant provisions of the state and guarantee their right to receive compulsory education.