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Child labor in China is an issue that affects 

many different children of various ages. These 

kids are aged anywhere between 5 and 17 

years of age. They are forced to work long 

hours, with little or no pay. For example, in 

Sichuan, China, nearly 500 children were found 

working fourteen-hour                   shifts in a 

factory. They were extremely malnourished and 

dehydrated, and they were living in very poor 

conditions.                    

Although the minimum age for working in China is 

sixteen, many employers recruit child laborers under 

this age as a result of the exception made to Article 

15 of China's Labor Law. This article prohibits 

employers from recruiting laborers under the age of 

16, but an exception in the article allows for 

"institutions of literature, art, physical culture, and 

special crafts" to recruit minors, as long as they do so 

through investigation and government approval. 

These institutions must also provide compulsory 

education, which is why it's oftentimes known as 

"Educational Labor."

In China, children are illegally employed to work in dangerous, 

hazardous conditions. It is difficult to compile data regarding 

China’s child labor because the Chinese government prohibits 

the collection of such statistics and very few advocacy groups 

work in the regions that employ children. For instance, even 

UNICEF is unable to compile accurate numbers on the use of 

child labor in China, which is most directly affected by the 

wide economic disparity gap, the One Child Policy, and the 

lack of education. China has become one of the leaders in the 

global market and, in doing so, has fostered corruption and 

exploitation to remain a superpower in the world economy. 

Poor families often push their children towards 

illegal, forced labor as a means by which they can 

make more money for the family. As the cost of 

education increases, families turn towards a 

quicker way to increase their standard of living and 

collect more wages. This takes the form of the 

employment of children. 

The ratification of a bill or Child Labor 

Prohibition Act or Bill would create similar 

working conditions that the United States 

currently has. The children would have to be a 

certain age in order to work, and they would a 

have a minimum wage that they would have to 

get paid. Overall, they would be entitled to 

some of the basic rights that we take for 

granted, such as living conditions and payment. 

"Child Labor in China - Modern Day Slavery."       

Child Labor in China - Modern Day Slavery. 

N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2015.

"Children's Rights: China." Children's Rights: 

China. Library of Congress, 29 Jan. 2015. Web. 

19 Mar. 2015.

"Samsung Finds China 'child Labour'" BBC 

News. N.p., 14 July 2014. Web. 17 Mar. 2015.

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