Criteria for Labor Minimum Age in England, Australia and Canada

Abstract

The concept  of protection of children against labor and working children since start of activity of International Labor Organization has been  a main goal and its evident sample is enactment of protocol No. 138 regarding the minimum labor age, which was enacted in 1973 and recommendation No. 146 with the same title and in the same year which had application in all fields of economic activity and their final goal was to eliminate child labor.  In this regard, considering importance of subject, many countries have joined the mentioned protocol and have specified the minimum labor age in their local laws. The conditions of three countries i.e. England, Australia and Canada were studied and considered and it was specified that no suitable condition governs despite progress and development of the mentioned countries.