Employment of children from 16 to 18 years old with parental permission – Al-Hiwar Al-Jazaeryia

The Sub-Director of Professional Relations at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Si Youssef Karim, explained that the entry of children between the ages of 16 and 18 into the world of work takes place with the consent of their guardians and parental permission.

Si Youssef Karim said today, Monday, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Child Labor, that child labor is almost non-existent in Algeria and its rate does not exceed 0.01 percent, and field visits to various workplaces and workshops, especially in the private sector, included, in the first semester of 2023, 7708 institutions containing 5556 workers employed one child under the age of 16, and in the event that this type of case is registered, a violation is issued by the committees at the level of the ministry, given that Algerian legislation and international conventions ratified by Algeria provide for the prohibition of the employment of children under 16. In The context The spokesman confirmed to the national radio Convention No. 138 related to the minimum age for employment, Article 3 of which this agreement indicates that in no case should the minimum age for work be less than 15 years in the international agreement, adding that from the perspective of this international agreement, any child under the age of Over the age of 15, he engages in a paid activity, or in return for a sum of money, which is included in the concept of child labor. In addition, Law 90-11 specified an age that exceeds the age specified in the international agreement, and it is forbidden for every employee to employ a child under the age of 16 years.

The source referred to the intersectoral work of the committee for the prevention and combating of child labor, which includes 12 sectors, which mainly contribute to the embodiment of the state’s policy in the promotion and protection of childhood.