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RA 6237 Section 3

RA 6237 Section 3

Section 3

SEC. 3. Section five of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 5. Hours of work of children; night work.—No child below sixteen years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any shop, factory, commercial or industrial establishment or other place of labor— for more than seven hours a day or forty-two hours weekly; and between six o'clock in the afternoon and seven o'clock in the morning of the following day. No child who has attained the age of sixteen years but is below the age of eighteen years shall be employed or permitted or suffered to work in any shop, factory, commercial or industrial establishment or other place of work between six o'clock in the afternoon and seven o'clock in the morning of the following day. "No exception for young persons of either sex to the prohibition of night work shall be allowed except under circumstances and subject to the conditions specified in the International Labor Convention No. 90 on Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Revised (1948) (Ratified: 1953)."

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CitationRA 6237 Section 3 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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