Juveniles

Article (2):

Definition of juvenile: A person who has completed fifteen years of age and has not reached eighteen years of age 

Conditions of employment of juveniles:

1. Juveniles may not be employed in hazardous work or harmful industries, or in occupations and works that are likely to endanger their health, safety or morals, due to their nature or the circumstances in which they are performed. The minister shall determine by a decision the aforementioned businesses, industries, and professions. 

2. It is not permitted to employ any person who has not completed fifteen years of age and is not allowed to enter workplaces. The Minister may raise this age in some industries or areas or for some categories of juveniles by a decision from him. 

3. As an exception to paragraph (1) of this article (Article 162), the minister may allow the employment or work of persons between the ages of 13 and 15 years in light work, taking into account the following:

4. -  It is not likely to be harmful to their health or development.

5. -  Not to disrupt their attendance at school and their participation in vocational guidance or training programs, and not to impair their ability to benefit from the education they receive. 

6. It is prohibited to employ juveniles during a period of the night that is not less than twelve consecutive hours, except in the cases specified by a decision of the minister. Article (163):

7. Juveniles may not be actually employed for more than six hours per day for all months of the year, except for the month of Ramadan, where the actual working hours shall not exceed four hours and the working hours shall be regulated so that the juvenile does not work more than four continuous hours, without a period or more for rest, food and prayer, not less than half an hour at a time, and so that he does not stay in the workplace for more than seven hours.

8. Juveniles may not be employed on weekly rest days or on holidays, public holidays and annual leave.

9. The exceptions stipulated in Article (106) of this Law shall not apply to them. Article (164):

10. The employer shall, before employing the juvenile, collect from him the following documents: Article (165):

• National ID card or official birth certificate.

• A certificate of health fitness for the required work, issued by a competent doctor, and certified by a health authority.

• The consent of the juvenile's guardian. These documents must be kept on the file of the juvenile.

• The employer shall inform the competent labor office of each juvenile he occupies during the first week of his employment, and shall maintain in the workplace a special register of juvenile workers indicating the name of the juvenile, his age, the full name of his guardian, his place of residence, and the date of his employment. Article (166):

Article (167): The provisions stipulated for the employment of juveniles shall 
not apply to work performed by children and juveniles in schools for the purposes of general, vocational or technical education, and in other training institutions, and shall not apply to work performed in establishments by persons who have reached the age of fourteen years at least if this work is carried out in accordance with the conditions decided by the Minister, and the work forms an essential part of the following:

• An educational or training course, the main responsibility of which is the responsibility of a school or a training institution

• A training program whose major part, or all of it, is implemented in a facility if it has been approved by the competent authority

• A mentoring program, or orientation, aimed at facilitating the choice of profession, or type of training. Article (167):