Categories of Occupation and Light Work Permitted for Children from 12 to 15 Years Old

 Prakas No. 002/08 on Category of Occupation and Light Work Permitted for Children from 12 to 15

 Article 2:
Light work is the work that does not affect the health as well as mental and physical development of the employed children and does not affect their regular school attendance, involvement in orientation programs or vocational trainings required by the competent authorities.
 

Light work categories are:
1)   Light work in the agriculture sector such as raising animals, caring for small livestock animals – but not catching and slaughtering those animals – growing plants, harvesting, picking up fruit – but not climbing to pick up – as well as cleaning. 

2)   Clearing grass and preparing soil
3)   Recording goods
4)  Working at some shopping malls such as selling booth, vegetables and fruit selling stall, or news stand and stall of other similar goods.
5)   Receiving, packing, selecting and classifying goods as well as assembling light things, including opening or taking goods out of the package.
6)  Sweeping, mopping, and preparing dining table such as preparing plates, spoons, forks, knifes etc.
7)   Manual installation work, which is an easy work, but not welding metal or iron, or working with any product causing hazardous risk.
8)  Painting wall or things with proper protective equipment but not spraying paint.
9)   Easy work such as sewing, putting goods into plastic bag, folding carton, or polishing and cleaning glass or ceramics, trimming garment, or assembling all parts of garment or cleaning something dirty on the garment or attaching brand, or attaching price tag.
10)   Preparing or selecting each type of garments for washing 
11)  Checking products    
12)   Working as messenger within the organization
13)   Receiving letters or sending out packages, as well as distributing information and documents
14)  Filing books in the library
15)   Lifting, carrying and holding light things