Petition · past parliament

To stop child labour.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the government or parliment to pronounce that institutions must have a code of conduct and display it when asked. Furthermore, we would like random inspections to be carried out multiple times of the year of factories to ensure that these institutions are abiding by their code of conduct.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. There are already restrictions on child labour, abuses of which can be prosecuted. You can find out more here:

https://www.gov.uk/child-employment

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do, such as banning under 16s for working at all, if that's what you'd like to see happen.

Timeline

14 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
22 Oct 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Oct 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.