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Workers' Children (Education) Ordinance, 1972 (No. 11 of 1972).

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First Region

Pakistan
Punjab
Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons
1972-04-13
State or Province
Law, Act

Second Region

The Federal Act was amended by the Punjab Workers' Children (Education) (Amendment) Act 2012 (Act XXIII of 2012), replacing "Pakistan" with "Punjab" in section 1 of the Ordinance concerning extent of application.

The Ordinance provides employers of establishments where there are 10 or more workers are to pay an education levy (cess) to the government. The Government is to use this money to provide free education for children up to 18 years old for any level of education for two children of every worker employed in an establishment referred to in section 3.

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