MEANING OF “CHILD” AND “WORKING CHILD"
For legal purposes, the term “child” refers to any person less than eighteen (18) years of age.
A “working child” refers to any child engaged as follows: i. when the child is below eighteen (18) years of age, in work or economic activity that is not “child labor;” and ii. when the child below fifteen (15) years of age: (a) in work where he/she is directly under the responsibility of his/her parents or legal guardian and where only members of the child’s family are employed; or (b) in “public entertainment or information”which refers to artistic, literary, and cultural performances for television show, radio program, cinema or film, theater, commercial advertisement, public relations activities or campaigns, print materials, internet, and other media.
