Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

126.   Regulations for the employment of young persons

The Minister, may, on the advice of the Labour Commissioner and the Medical Board, make Regulations—

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    (a)     to prohibit or place conditions on the employment of children and young persons who are no longer subject to compulsory schooling under any enactment;

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    (b)     to prescribe categories of work in which children and young person's cannot be employed;

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    (c)     permitting persons over the age of 13 years to engage in work;

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    (d)     with respect to the conditions required to protect the health, safety and welfare of any child or young person employed at any work place; or

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    (e)     after consultation with organizations of employers and workers concerned, setting out the types of employment or work to which section 122(2) applies.