ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Children Act
18. Protection from child labour
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
18. Protection from child labour
(1)No person shall subject a child to child labour, domestic servitude, economic exploitation or any work or employment which is hazardous, interferes with the child’s education or is likely to be harmful to the child’s health or physical, mental, moral or social development.(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)—(a)"employment" has the meaning assigned to it under section 52 of the Employment Act (Cap. 226);(b)the provisions of Part VII of the Employment Act (Cap. 226) shall apply with necessary modifications in addition to, and not in substitution for, the provisions of this Act relating to the employment of children or subjection of children to child labour.(3)No person shall use, procure or offer a child for slavery or practices similar to slavery, including begging, debt bondage, servitude, or forced or compulsory labour or provision of personal services, whether or not for gain.(4)The Cabinet Secretary responsible for matters relating to labour shall, within one year of the commencement of this Act, in consultation with the Cabinet Secretaries responsible for matters relating to children affairs and education, make Regulations prescribing the terms and conditions of work and the kind of work that may be engaged in by children in the following age categories—(a)children who have attained the age of thirteen but have not attained the age of sixteen years; and(b)children who have attained the age of sixteen but have not attained the age of eighteen years.Provided that the regulations shall take account of the best interest of the child.