Malaysia legislation
Section 73
Section 73
Employment in which children and young persons may be engaged
(2)
A child may be engaged in any of the following employment:
(a)
employment involving light work suitable to his capacity in any undertaking carried on by his family;
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(b)
employment in any public entertainment, in accordance with the terms and conditions of a licence granted in that behalf under this Chapter;
(c)
employment requiring him to perform work approved or sponsored by the Federal Government or the Government of any State and carried on in any school, training institution or training vessel; and
(d)
employment as an apprentice under a written apprenticeship contract.
(3)
A young person may be engaged in any of the following employment:
(a)
any employment mentioned in subsection (2); and in relation to paragraph (a) of that subsection, any employment suitable to his capacity (whether or not the undertaking is carried on by his family);
(b)
employment as a domestic servant;
(c)
employment in any office, shop (including hotels, bars, restaurants and stalls), godown, factory, workshop, store, boarding house, theatre, cinema, club or association;
(d)
employment in an industrial undertaking suitable to his capacity; and
(e)
employment on any vessel under the personal charge of his parent or guardian:
Provided that no female young person may be engaged in any employment in hotels, bars, restaurants, boarding houses or clubs unless such establishments are under the management or control of her parent or guardian:
Provided further that a female young person may be engaged in any employment in a club not managed by her parent or guardian with the approval of the Director.
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(4)
The Minister may, if he is satisfied that any employment (not mentioned in subsection (2) or (3)) is not dangerous to life, limb, health or morals, by order declare such employment to be an employment in which a child or young person may be, or permitted to be, engaged;
and the Minister may in such order impose such conditions as he deems fit and he may at any time revoke or vary the order or may withdraw or alter such conditions.
(5)
No child or young person shall be, or be required or permitted to be, engaged in any employment contrary to the provisions of the
Factories and Machinery Act 1967 [Act 139] or the Electricity
Ordinance (Sarawak) [Cap. 137] or in any employment requiring him to work underground.
The Minister may prohibit any child or young person from engaging or being engaged in any employment