Text of the provision
Art. 273. Exploitation of child labor.-The penalty of prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods and a fine not exceeding 500 pesos shall be imposed upon anyone who, under the pretext of reimbursing himself of a debt incurred by an ascendant, guardian or person entrusted with the custody of a minor, shall, against the latter's will, retain him in his service.
Revised Penal Code of the Philippines, Act No. 3815, as amended. Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this article means
Anyone who, on the pretext of repaying himself a debt owed by a minor’s ascendant, guardian or custodian, keeps the minor in his service against the minor’s will suffers prisión correccional in its minimum and medium periods and a fine not exceeding 500 pesos.
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Related provisions
- Article 272 — Slavery And Immoral Traffic.
- Article 276 — Abandoning A Minor.
On this text. This article is reproduced as the Revised Penal Code enacted it, verified word-for-word against two independent sources. Republic Act No. 10951 (2017) revised the penalty amounts in many other articles of this Code; where an amount appears below it is the figure this article itself carries.
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