Singapore legislation

Section 68

of Employment Act 1968

Section 68

Restriction on employment of children

(1)

A person must not employ a child in an industrial or a non‑industrial undertaking except as provided for in subsections (2) and (3).

(2)

A child may be employed in an industrial undertaking in which only members of the same family are employed.

(3)

A child who is 13 years of age or above may be employed in light work suited to his or her capacity in a non‑industrial undertaking.

(4)

For the purposes of subsection (3), the certificate of a medical officer is conclusive upon the question of whether any work is suited to the capacity of any particular child.