Child labor is defined as a child or adolescent worker who is under the age of majority. The age of majority varies from country to country by law. In China, child labor is defined as a child or juvenile worker under the age of 16. The law strictly prohibits the use of child labor, some special industries need to employ juvenile workers under 16 years of age, must be approved by the relevant departments, and in the working hours, prohibited from engaging in work harmful to health and other aspects of special protection. The use of child laborers under the age of 14 shall be subject to the following penalties according to the law: if the employer uses child laborers, the employer shall be punished by the administrative department of labor security in accordance with the standard of a fine of 5,000 yuan per month for each child laborer; if the employer uses child laborers in workplaces using poisonous substances, the employer shall be fined in accordance with the range of fines stipulated by the Regulations on the Protection of Labor in Workplaces Using Poisonous Substances, or in accordance with the standard of a fine of 5,000 yuan fine, the heavier penalty.

Article 15 of the Labor Law prohibits employers from recruiting minors under the age of sixteen. Arts, sports and special crafts units recruiting minors under the age of sixteen must comply with the relevant provisions of the State and safeguard their right to compulsory education.