Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 82nd ILC session (1995)

Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) - Belarus (Ratification: 1979)

The Committee requests the Government to supply a copy of legislative provisions adopted under section 175 of the Labour Code concerning the work in which persons under 18 years of age are prohibited from engaging (Article 3(2) of the Convention).

The Committee refers to the provisions of the Labour Code and the Rights of the Child Act that permit the conclusion of a work contract with a person of 14 years of age or older, noted in the observation. It notes that these provisions require a written consent of a parent or persons acting in the place of parents, but that they do not limit the activities that the young person may engage in. The Committee points out that Article 7(3) of the Convention requires the competent authority to determine the activities in which such young persons may be permitted, and to prescribe the number of hours of work and the conditions of employment or work. It requests the Government to indicate the measures taken in this respect.