Child Labour In Malaysia
In general child labour is a big no no.
Child labour in malaysia. Repeat offenders who hire children aged below 15 can now be jailed up to five years following amendment to the children and young persons employment act 1966 act 350. Child labour child abuse working children malaysia. It is believed that many. Malaysia enacted the child act 2001 act 611 to fulfil its obligation under the convention on the rights of the child crc.
Report finds child labour forced labour migrant worker abuses at nestlé palm oil suppliers. For starters the prohibition of child labour in malaysia rests in the children and young persons employment act 1966 although it was previously a part of the employment act 1955. 218 million children aged 5 17 are involved in child labour world wide. Most times the abused child is the only witness to the crime.
Children in malaysia are frequently sexually abused within their own families which is known as incest. However children s testimonies are only accepted if corroborating proof exists. Malaysia s 2019 world day against child labour celebration putrajaya ilo news the ilo and the malaysian ministry of human resources mohr launched the development process of the national action plan on child labour alongside a handover of the ilo s legal practitioners manual on forced labour to the judicial and legal training institute ilkap during malaysia s commemoration. Incest carries a punishment of 6 20 years imprisonment and caning.
126 million children work in hazardous conditions. Globally 1 in 6 children work. In any normal and decent environment children should be able to rely and depend on adults especially their parents close family and relatives for proper nurturing and guidance which they need in order to grow up. The employment act 1955 is the main legislation on labour matters in malaysia.
The highest numbers of child labourers are in the asia pacific region where there are 122 million working children. Recent figures from the international labour organisation ilo show that. The employment act provides minimum terms and conditions mostly of monetary value to certain category of workers any employee as long as his month wages is less than rm2000 00 and.