General of the International Labour Office, by further declarations, that it
specifies a minimum age higher than that previously specified.
2. (3)
The minimum age specified in pursuance of paragraph 1 of this
Article shall not be less than the age of completion of compulsory schooling and,
in any case, shall not be less than 15 years.
2. (4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Article, a
Member whose economy and educational facilities are insufficiently developed
may, after consultation with the organizations of employers and workers
concerned, where such exist, initially specify a minimum age of 14 years.
2. (5)
Each Member which has specified a minimum age of 14 years in
pursuance of the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall include in its
reports on the application of this Convention submitted under article 22 of the
constitution of the International Labour Organisation, a statement-(a) that its reason for doing so subsists; or
(b) that it renounces its right to avail itself of the provisions in question as
from a stated date.
Article 3
3. (1)
The minimum age for admission to any type of employment or work
which by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out is likely to
jeopardise the health, safety or morals of young persons shall not be less than 18
years.
3. (2)
The types of employment or work to which paragraph 1 of this
Article applies shall be determined by national laws or regulations or by the
competent authority, after consultation with the organisations of employers and
workers concerned, where such exist.
3. (3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article,
national laws or regulations or the competent authority may, after consultation
with the organisations of employers and workers concerned, where such exist,
authorise employment or work as from the age of 16 years on condition that the
health, safety and morals of the young persons concerned are fully protected and
that the young persons have received adequate specific instruction or vocational
training in the relevant branch of activity.
Article 4
4. (1)
In so far as necessary, the competent authority, after consultation
with the organisations of employers and workers concerned, where such exist,
may exclude from the application of this Convention limited categories of