Legal working age


The legal working age is the minimum age required by law for a person to work, in each country or jurisdiction, if they have not reached yet the age of majority. Activities that are dangerous, harmful to the health or that may affect the morals of minors fall into this category.

Africa

CountryLegal Working Age
13:
16:
19:
15:
19:
16:
19:

Americas

Asia

CountryLegal Working Age
16
15: Minimum employment age
18: Hard Work
21:
15:
18:
20:
14: Easy Work.
16:.
16
13: Minimum Employment age.
15: Restricted working hours and the type of work.
18:.
15:
18:
13: Generally, a child must be at least 13 years of age before he can start working. The minimum legal age for working in Singapore is governed by the Employment Act and the Employment Regulations, and is enforced by the Ministry of Manpower.
15: Young persons above 15 may work in an industrial environment. However, the employer must inform the Commissioner of Labour within 30 days of his employment, and submit a medical certificate certifying his fitness for work.
16: Generally speaking, a person who is above the age of 16 is not a child or a young person, and is considered an adult worker.
15: A worker aged fifteen years old, shall be considered as a child worker.
16: No child worker and no worker aged sixteen or seventeen years old shall be permitted to do work that is potentially dangerous or hazardous in nature.
18:.
15
15
15 18
14: Light work with restricted hours.
15: Industrial work.
18:

Europe

Oceania

CountryLegal Working Age
Varies by state and territory
16:
18: For Full Time Work
20: Unrestricted