Daadi ke Achaar Pvt. Ltd. is producing the pickles of all varieties. A few of the workers in the company are in the age group of 15 to 18. The company seeks your advice on the provisions regarding working hours and perio

Section 7 of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, provides that no adolescent shall be required or permitted to work in any establishment in excess of such number of hours, as may be prescribed for such establishment or class overall of establishments. The period of work on each day shall be so fixed that no period shall exceed three hours and that no adolescent shall work for more than three hours before he has had an interval for rest for at least one hour. The period of work of an adolescent shall be so arranged that inclusive of his interval for rest, it shall not be spread over more than six hours, including the time spent in waiting for work on any day. This section also stipulates that: No adolescent shall be permitted or required to work between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m. No adolescent shall be required or permitted to work overtime. No adolescent shall be required or permitted to work in any establishment on any day on which he has already been working in another establishment. Accordingly, the Company is advised to consider the above-mentioned provisions regarding working hours and period of work under the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986.