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The Argentine President determined through Decree No.
1117/2016 the types of work, activities, occupations and tasks that
are dangerous for people under the age of 18 .
Taking into consideration what has been set forward by Law No.
25,255 (by which the Worst Forms of Child Labor Convention, 1999
was approved), Law No. 24,650 (by which the Minimum Age Convention,
1973 was approved), and Law No. 26,390 regarding the Prohibition of
child labor and protection of teenage labor, Decree No. 1117/2016
determines a series of jobs, activities, occupations and tasks that
represent a risk to those under 18 years of age.
Although the list provided in the Decree is not restrictive,
amongst the main statements it includes:
Those in which children/teenagers are
exposed to physical, psychological or sexual abuse;
Those performed underground /
underwater, in height or in confined spaces;
Those that involve the manipulation
of dangerous elements (cutting, piercing, toxic elements,
etc.);
Those that are performed in an
environment exposed to noises, vibrations, high/low temperatures,
etc.;
Those performed during the night
shift;
Those related to the production,
distribution or sale of alcoholic beverages;
Those performed on the thoroughfare
or means of transport;
Those that imply transfers to other
Provinces or to transit National Borders;
Those involving erotic
modelling;
Those that do not possess express
clearance from the Labor Administrative Authority of the
corresponding jurisdiction.
As well as this last Subsection, Section 2 of the aforementioned
Decree empowers the Labor Minister, along with employer and
workers' organizations, to review the list and dictate the
complementary and/or explanatory rules that they deem
necessary.
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guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
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