Avoidance of child labor

3.5 Avoidance of child labor

 Child labor refers to a type and intensity of work that hampers children’s access to education, damages their physical and/or psychological health and their development within their families, and deprives them of their childhood or their self-respect. Therefore, LCPL employees need to adhere to the following:

• LCPL adheres to the legal minimum age requirements in all countries in which the company is active.
• Moreover, in adhering to the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Convention 138 on “Minimum Age,” and Convention 182 on the “Ban of Worst Forms of Child Labor,” LCPL does not employ children under the age of 16.
• If children between age 16 and 18 are employed, the company ensures that this work does not affect or preclude schooling.
• Management is responsible for making the LCPL standards with regard to child labor known to key suppliers and contractors.