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Sunrise Fireworks Pvt Ltd in Sivakasi engages Rohan, aged 16, to fill explosive powder, a process listed in the Schedule of hazardous occupations and processes. Under the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, what is the position?

The employment is prohibited. Section 3A provides that no adolescent shall be employed or permitted to work in any hazardous occupation or process listed in the Schedule. Consent of parents, reduced working hours or the worker's adolescent status do not create an exception for scheduled hazardous work.

  1. APermitted, because Rohan is an adolescent and not a child
  2. BPermitted if Rohan's parents give written consent
  3. CProhibited, because no adolescent may be employed in a Schedule hazardous occupation or processCorrect
  4. DPermitted only for fewer than six hours a day

Explanation

Section 3A bars employing or permitting any adolescent to work in the hazardous occupations or processes set out in the Schedule. Parental consent or shorter hours do not change this. Being an adolescent rather than a child is no defence for hazardous work.

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