What is the illegal act of employing child labor?

Employing child labor is a crime of forced labor, which violates labor management regulations.

Legal analysis

Recruiting minors under the age of 16 to engage in ultra-intense manual labor, or to engage in aerial or underground work, or to engage in work in explosive, flammable, radioactive, toxic and dangerous environments, if the circumstances are serious, the persons who are directly responsible shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall also be fined. If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined. 1. If the employing unit uses child labor, the administrative department of labor and social security shall impose a fine of 5,000 yuan per month for each child; Whoever uses child workers in workplaces where toxic substances are used shall be given a heavier punishment according to the fine range stipulated by relevant laws or according to the standard of a fine of 5,000 yuan per child. 2. If a unit or individual introduces employment to minors under the age of 16, the administrative department of labor and social security shall impose a fine of 5,000 yuan per person; If an employment agency introduces a job to a minor under the age of 16, the administrative department of labor security shall revoke its employment introduction license. 3. If the employing unit fails to keep the employment registration information as required, or forges the employment registration information, the administrative department of labor security shall impose a fine of 6,543.8+0,000 yuan. 5. If a child is sick or injured, the employer shall be responsible for sending him to a medical institution for treatment, and bear all medical and living expenses during the treatment.

legal ground

Article 94 of the Labor Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if an employer illegally recruits minors under the age of 16, the labor administrative department shall order it to make corrections and impose a fine; If the circumstances are serious, the business license shall be revoked by the market supervision and management department.