House Manpower Committee disagrees over Labor Act clause on child labor

An article of the Labor Act guaranteeing child laborers’ right to pay sparked disagreements in the House Manpower Committee during discussions yesterday, Al Shorouk reports. MP Galila Othman claims the article would encourage children to drop out of school, while committee chairman Mohamed Wahaballah and Manpower Ministry representative Ehab Abdel Aty maintained it is geared towards protecting children’s rights if they are forced to work at a young age.