Under section 3A of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, in what work is the employment of adolescents prohibited?
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Under section 3A of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, in what work is the employment of adolescents prohibited?
In factories and mines, but not in any other kind of establishment
In any occupation, except where the adolescent helps the family after school
In the hazardous occupations and processes listed in the Schedule
In every occupation and process, whether it is hazardous or not
Answer and explanation
Section 3A, inserted in 2016, bars employing adolescents in the hazardous occupations and processes listed in the Schedule; outside those, adolescents may work subject to the Act's conditions. The exception for helping one's family after school hours belongs to section 3, which deals with children below fourteen.
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