Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2025, published 114th ILC session (2026)

Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) - Brunei Darussalam (Ratification: 2008)

Article 3(d) and Article 4(1) of the Convention. Hazardous work and determination of hazardous work. Following its previous comments, the Committee notes the Government’s indication that section 2 of the Employment Act (Chapter 278) defines the types of industrial undertakings, including but not limited to sectors such as mining, manufacturing, construction, and transport. Moreover, section 103(1) and section 104(1) prohibit, respectively, the employment of children (defined as under 15) and young persons (defined as between 15 and 18 years of age). The Committee takes due note of the Government’s statement that a separate list of hazardous work is considered unnecessary, as the existing legislative provisions are deemed sufficient to safeguard young persons from work that may be detrimental to their physical or moral development. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the application in practice, of sections 103(1) and 104(1) of the Employment Act (Chapter 278), with regard to the employment of children in hazardous work, including on the number of investigations, prosecutions, and convictions, as well as the specific penalties applied.