Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 4 / Trend A.Huseynbala /
The Azerbaijani parliament has forbidden children under 15 years old to work.
Today, parliament approved amendments to the labor and family codes. Based on the changes, children under 15 years old will cannot be employed.
MP Fazil Gazanfaroglu believes that the changes will entail a number of serious problems.
"Although these changes were necessary, they should not lead to problems with teaching kids one or another profession, finding work in the future, or establishing a future life independent of their parents," he said.
According to the amendments, officials will be fined for bringing children under 15 to work, MP Ganira Pashayeva said.
"But I fear that in future this will lead to the exploitation of child labor. Children can be brought to work for low pay. Therefore, the organization implementing the provisions stipulated in the code should seriously work to prevent possible abuse," she said.
According to Pashayeva, the problem of street children is a painful issue facing society.
"Our struggle must be directed against those who exploit child labor," she said.
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