Type:Registers and Records Frequency: Monthly

Action to be taken:
Maintain a register of child workers, showing
(a) the name of each child worker in the factory.
(b) the nature of his work.
(c) the group, if any, in which he is included.
(d) where his group works on shifts, the relay to which he is allotted and
(e) the number of his certificate of fitness
No child worker should be allowed to work unless his name and other particulars have been entered in the register.
The register is to be available to the Inspector during working hours, or when any work is being carried on in the factory.

Audit Requirement:
Is an updated and accurate register of child workers being maintained in the factory ?

Supporting Documents:
Child Workers Register

Related Triggers:
Employment of Child Labour
Hiring a New Employee/Employee Joining The Company

Related Keywords:
Child Labour
Employee Joining The Company

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Related Sections:
Factories Act, 1948
Chapter:Chapter VII - Employment of Young Persons| 73:Register of child workers:
(1) The manager of every factory in which children are employed shall maintain a register of child workers, to be available to the Inspector at all times during working hours or when any work is being carried on in a factory, showing-
(a) the name of each child worker in the factory,
(b) the nature of his work,
(c) the group, if any, in which he is included,
(d) where his group works on shifts, the relay to which he is allotted, and
(e)the number if his certificate of fitness granted under Section 69.

(1-A) No child worker shall be required or allowed to work in any factory unless his name and other particulars have been entered in the register of child workers.

(2) State Government may prescribe the form of the register of child workers, the manner in which it shall be maintained and the period for which it shall be preserved.