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Unit 14: The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986

2. Hours and periods of work of any such child and the intervals of rest to which he is Notes
entitled;
3. The nature of work of any such child; and
4. Such other particulars as may be prescribed.

Hours and Period of Work

No child shall be permitted or required to work between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m. and to work overtime.

The period of work on each day shall be so fixed that no period shall exceed three hours and that
no child shall work for more than three hours before he has had a rest interval for at least one
hour. The total working hours including the rest interval and the time spent in waiting for work
shall not be spread over more than six hours per day.

No child shall be required or permitted to work in any establishment on any day on which he has
already been working in another establishment.

Weekly Holiday

The Act also provides that every child employed in an establishment shall be allowed in each

week, a holiday for one whole day. The weekly holiday specified by the employer shall not
be altered more than once in three months and a notice to that effect shall be displayed at a
conspicuous place in the establishment.
Health and Safety of Child Workers

The appropriate Govt. has been empowered under the Act to make rules for the health and
safety of working children in any establishment or class of establishment. These rules may
provide for such matters as cleanliness in work place, drinking water, temperature and artifi cial
humidication, fencing of machinery, excessive weights, protection of eyes, device for cutting off
power, etc.

Task Make a survey of nearby slums and make a report about cases of child labour.

14.4 Duties of Employers/Penalties for Violation

1. The employer will notify the Inspector in case he employs a child in his establishment,
within 30 days from the date of such employment.
2. The employer shall maintain a register in respect of children employed or permitted to
work in his establishment and make it available for inspection by an inspector. This register
will show:

(a) Name and date of birth of each child worker engaged by him or working in his
establishment,
(b) Hours and period of work and rest interval of each such child, and

(c) The nature of work of every such child.
3. A notice in the local language and in English, containing an abstract of the list of occupations
and processes which cannot employ a child and the penalty for doing so shall be displayed
at every railway station, port or establishment, by its occupier.

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