Merchant Shipping (International Labour Conventions) Act, 1933

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SCHEDULE.

Article 2.

Young persons under the age of eighteen years shall not be employed on work on vessels as trimmers or stokers.

Article 3.

The provisions of Article 2 shall not apply:—

(a) To work done by young persons on school-ships or training-ships, provided that such work is approved and supervised by public authority;

(b) To the employment of young persons on vessels mainly propelled by other means than steam;

(c) To young persons of not less than sixteen years of age, who, if found physically fit after medical examination, may be employed as trimmers or stokers on vessels exclusively engaged in the coastal trade of India and of Japan, subject to regulations made after consultation with the most representative organisations of employers and workers in those countries.