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04/30/2025

Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933

Year: 1993

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Liberty & security of person, Work & Workplace rights

Link to external source: https://pakistancode.gov.pk/pdffiles/administrator0c13b1a7f9b06c8d1d4b0e0f352ff4ba.pdf#viewer.action=download
Description

An Act to prohibit the pledging of the labour of children. Whereas it is expedient to prohibit the making of agreements to pledge the labour of children, and the employment of children whose labour has been pledged. 

Selected provisions
Section 3 - Agreements contrary to the Act to be void.

An agreement to pledge the labour of a child shall be void.

Section 4 - Penalty for parent or guardian making agreement to pledge the labour of a child.

Whoever, being the parent or guardian of a child, makes an agreement to pledge the labour of that child, shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than five thousand rupees and may extend to twenty thousand rupees.

Section 5 - Penalty for making with the parent or guardian an agreement to pledge the labour of a child.

Whoever makes with the parent or guardian of a child an agreement whereby such parent or guardian pledges the labour of the child shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand rupees and may extend to fifty thousand rupees or both, and on every subsequent conviction, the imprisonment shall not be less than six months or fine which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees or both.

Section 6 - Penalty for employing a child whose labour has been pledged.

Whoever, knowing or having reasons to believe that an agreement has been made to pledge the labour of a child, in furtherance of such agreement employs such child, or permits such child to be employed in any premises or place under his control, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand rupees and may extend to fifty thousand rupees or both, and on every subsequent conviction, the imprisonment shall not be less than six months or fine which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees or both.