2001 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - British Virgin Islands (territory of the United Kingdom)
| Publisher | United States Department of Labor |
| Author | Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
| Publication Date | 7 June 2002 |
| Cite as | United States Department of Labor, 2001 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - British Virgin Islands (territory of the United Kingdom), 7 June 2002, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/48c8c9f1c.html [accessed 11 October 2022] |
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There is limited information regarding the extent and nature of child labor and the quality and provision of education in non-independent countries and territories eligible for GSP, AGOA and CBTPA benefits. These areas generally are not eligible to become members of the ILO, and Convention 138 and Convention 182 do not apply to any of them.[2794]
Statistics on the number of working children under the age of 15 in the British Virgin Islands are unavailable, but children reportedly work occasionally during the afternoons and on weekends in family-owned businesses, supermarkets and hotels.[2798] Under the Education Ordinance, children must attend school until the age of 14.[2799] The Labor Standards set the minimum age for employment at 14 years.[2800]
[2794] Natan Elkin, ILO, electronic correspondence to USDOL official, January 31, 2002. Most of the areas covered in this summary report are considered by the ILO to be non-metropolitan territories and therefore, are ineligible to become members of the ILO. An ILO member can submit a declaration to the ILO requesting that these conventions apply to their non-metropolitan territories.
[2798] Sheila Brathwaite, permanent secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour, Government of the British Virgin Islands, letter to USDOL official, September 14, 2000.
[2799] Ibid.
[2800] Ibid.
