Position and Criterion of Expediency in Child Labor

A large number of rules are set out on the basis of current interests and disadvantages of the related matters. However, sometimes it seems that some rules need to be preserved. Due to its connection with weak party (the child), the child’s occupation, besides its educational advantages, has an unbreakable relationship with the unavoidable interest of the child. The fundamental interest of the child’s occupation requires that the guardian’s authority be central and bound to it. In order to preserve the interests of the weak party, it seems that child’s occupation should be authorized when an important “interest” like the child’s education, physical power, age, and other circumstances and situations requires it, and the mere “absence of disadvantage” seems not sufficient. In addition, the conditions and dimensions of the occupation should take into consideration the higher interests of the child. The present article reviews the role of expediency in setting out the rules and the effects of child’s occupation.