Rights of migrant workers in an irregular situation and members of their families 2013, para. 61
Paragraph
Paragraph text
Article 25, paragraph 1 (b), of the Convention provides that laws and regulations on the minimum age of employment shall equally apply to migrant children. The minimum age shall not be less than 15 years, in accordance with article 2 of ILO Convention No. 138 (1973) concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment. Furthermore, in accordance with article 11 of the Convention, States parties are obliged to ensure that child migrant workers shall be protected from any form of slavery, prostitution or work that would jeopardize their education, safety, morals and health, such as long hours of work. States parties must protect child migrant workers from violence and ensure their rights to education, leisure and occupational health.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on Migrant Workers
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Economic Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Health
Movement
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Persons on the move
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CMW General Comment No. 2, Rights of migrant workers in an irregular situation and members of their families (2013), para. 61.