KUALA LUMPUR: Those who employ children aged below 15 or get them to do hazardous work may end up spending five years behind bars.
This was one of the increased penalties for offenders under amendments to the Children and Young Persons (Employment) Act 1966, which was passed in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Oct 17).
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