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2.2.2.4.Minors and Youth Employment Act (Kinder- und Jugendlichenbeschäftigungs-gesetz - KJBG)
This law prohibits child labour. Minors are defined as children aged under 16 or children who have not yet completed compulsory schooling.
Children aged over twelve years may be employed to carry out specific simple and isolated tasks.
The KJBG also lays down protective regulations for young people concerning working hours, rest breaks and rest periods, and rest at night, on Sundays, on national holidays and at weekends.
Young persons (minors aged under 18) may not be employed in certain enterprises (e.g. bars) or to carry out specific tasks which entail a risk to their health.
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