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TKM-2005-L-89892
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Title_of_text
Law No. 5-III of 1 February 2005 on Guarantees of the Right to Work for Youth.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Turkmenistan
Subjects (Classification)
Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons
Adopted on (Date of text)
2005-02-01
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Contains 6 articles:
1. Prohibits parties from concluding employment contracts with children under the age of sixteen years. Children who have attained the age of fifteen years may be employed only if the parents(guardian, trustee) have given their written consent and the work activity will not keep them from continuing their schooling.
2. Employers are prohibited from using workers who have not yet attained the age of majority in jobs with poor working conditions or in hazardous, dangerous, and underground work.
3. Parents (or guardians) may not authorise a child to work in permanent employment, especially in jobs that lead to their exclusion from the schooling, in violation of the rights and interests of children enshrined in the legal Acts of Turkmenistan, as well as the universally recognized norms of international law.
4. Legislation related to occupational safety and health of children must be respected not only by legal entities (companies, institutions, organizations), but also private entrepreneurs, as well as others.
5. The work of children, regardless of the form in which it occurs, if it is permanent or temporary, should not create obstacles to their learning in schools.
6. Violations of the employment rights of children is punishable under the legislation of Turkmenistan.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2005-02-01
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Related Text region
Related text(s)
1972-06-28 (TKM-1972-L-64904)
Labour Code of 1972, as amended.
Related text(s)
2002-07-05 (TKM-2002-L-89893)
Law No. 121-II of 5 July 2002 on the Guarantees of the Rights of the Child.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Information on-line in Russian and English
Publisher
Turkmenistan: Zolotoy Vek
URL
http://www.turkmenistan.gov.tm/
File
TKM89892.pdf (PDF in Russian)