WORLD Policy Analysis Center

How many hours off from work at night are 12-year-olds legally guaranteed?

This map tells us how many hours of rest at night 12-year-olds are legally guaranteed.

Hours off from work at night are uninterrupted hours off work at night that children are guaranteed for rest.

Not guaranteed means there is no guarantee of time off from work specifically at night for 12-year-old children. If a country specifies only that work by children and youth is limited to a given number of hours per day, it is not counted as prohibiting night work because the working hours could occur at night.

Less than 10 hours includes cases where legislation prohibits night work for 12-year-old children, but does not specify the number of hours.

Protected from working means that, at age 12, children may not do general work at any time of day, although light work may be permitted. If legislation specifies children can only do light work which by definition should not interfere with schooling, it is assumed that they are well-protected for nightly rest.

Countries

Marshall Islands - Not guaranteed

Micronesia, Federated States of - Not guaranteed

Palau - Not guaranteed

San Marino - Not guaranteed

Tonga - Not guaranteed

Dominica - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Pakistan - At least 12 hours

Solomon Islands - At least 12 hours

Afghanistan - Protected from working

Albania - Protected from working

Algeria - Protected from working

Andorra - Protected from working

Angola - Protected from working

Antigua and Barbuda - Protected from working

Argentina - Protected from working

Armenia - Protected from working

Australia - Protected from working

Austria - Protected from working

Azerbaijan - Protected from working

Bahamas - Protected from working

Bahrain - Protected from working

Bangladesh - Protected from working

Barbados - Protected from working

Belarus - Protected from working

Belgium - Protected from working

Belize - Protected from working

Benin - Protected from working

Bhutan - Protected from working

Bolivia - Protected from working

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Protected from working

Botswana - Protected from working

Brazil - Protected from working

Brunei - Protected from working

Bulgaria - Protected from working

Burkina Faso - Protected from working

Burundi - Protected from working

Cambodia - Protected from working

Cameroon - Protected from working

Canada - Protected from working

Cabo Verde - Protected from working

Central African Republic - Protected from working

Chad - Protected from working

Chile - Protected from working

China - Protected from working

Colombia - Protected from working

Comoros - Protected from working

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Protected from working

Republic of the Congo - Protected from working

Costa Rica - Protected from working

Cote d'Ivoire - Protected from working

Croatia - Protected from working

Cuba - Protected from working

Cyprus - Protected from working

Czech Republic - Protected from working

Denmark - Protected from working

Djibouti - Protected from working

Dominican Republic - Protected from working

Ecuador - Protected from working

Egypt - Protected from working

El Salvador - Protected from working

Equatorial Guinea - Protected from working

Eritrea - Protected from working

Estonia - Protected from working

Ethiopia - Protected from working

Fiji - Protected from working

Finland - Protected from working

France - Protected from working

Gabon - Protected from working

The Gambia - Protected from working

Georgia - Protected from working

Germany - Protected from working

Ghana - Protected from working

Greece - Protected from working

Greenland - Protected from working

Grenada - Protected from working

Guatemala - Protected from working

Guinea - Protected from working

Guinea-Bissau - Protected from working

Guyana - Protected from working

Haiti - Protected from working

Honduras - Protected from working

Hungary - Protected from working

Iceland - Protected from working

India - Protected from working

Indonesia - Protected from working

Iran - Protected from working

Iraq - Protected from working

Ireland - Protected from working

Israel - Protected from working

Italy - Protected from working

Jamaica - Protected from working

Japan - Protected from working

Jordan - Protected from working

Kazakhstan - Protected from working

Kenya - Protected from working

Kiribati - Protected from working

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Protected from working

Republic of Korea - Protected from working

Kuwait - Protected from working

Kyrgyzstan - Protected from working

Laos - Protected from working

Latvia - Protected from working

Lebanon - Protected from working

Lesotho - Protected from working

Liberia - Protected from working

Libya - Protected from working

Liechtenstein - Protected from working

Lithuania - Protected from working

Luxembourg - Protected from working

North Macedonia - Protected from working

Madagascar - Protected from working

Malawi - Protected from working

Malaysia - Protected from working

Maldives - Protected from working

Mali - Protected from working

Malta - Protected from working

Mauritania - Protected from working

Mauritius - Protected from working

Mexico - Protected from working

Moldova - Protected from working

Mongolia - Protected from working

Montenegro - Protected from working

Morocco - Protected from working

Mozambique - Protected from working

Myanmar - Protected from working

Namibia - Protected from working

Nepal - Protected from working

The Netherlands - Protected from working

New Zealand - Protected from working

Nicaragua - Protected from working

Niger - Protected from working

Nigeria - Protected from working

Norway - Protected from working

Oman - Protected from working

Panama - Protected from working

Papua New Guinea - Protected from working

Paraguay - Protected from working

Peru - Protected from working

The Philippines - Protected from working

Poland - Protected from working

Portugal - Protected from working

Qatar - Protected from working

Romania - Protected from working

Russian Federation - Protected from working

Rwanda - Protected from working

Samoa - Protected from working

Sao Tome and Principe - Protected from working

Saudi Arabia - Protected from working

Senegal - Protected from working

Serbia - Protected from working

Seychelles - Protected from working

Sierra Leone - Protected from working

Singapore - Protected from working

Slovakia - Protected from working

Slovenia - Protected from working

Somalia - Protected from working

South Africa - Protected from working

South Sudan - Protected from working

Spain - Protected from working

Sri Lanka - Protected from working

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Protected from working

Sudan - Protected from working

Suriname - Protected from working

Eswatini - Protected from working

Sweden - Protected from working

Switzerland - Protected from working

Syria - Protected from working

Tajikistan - Protected from working

Tanzania - Protected from working

Thailand - Protected from working

Timor-Leste - Protected from working

Togo - Protected from working

Trinidad and Tobago - Protected from working

Tunisia - Protected from working

Türkiye - Protected from working

Turkmenistan - Protected from working

Tuvalu - Protected from working

Uganda - Protected from working

Ukraine - Protected from working

United Arab Emirates - Protected from working

United Kingdom - Protected from working

United States of America - Protected from working

Uruguay - Protected from working

Uzbekistan - Protected from working

Vanuatu - Protected from working

Venezuela - Protected from working

Vietnam - Protected from working

Yemen - Protected from working

Zambia - Protected from working

Zimbabwe - Protected from working