The Cuban government does not encourage forced labor by children. However, it requires children to work in various situations. For instance, children enrolled in rural schools are expected to participate everyday for a few hours in manual labor. Students in technical schools and university preparatory schools are expected to devote 30 to 45 days per year primarily to agricultural work.
 

Fifteen and sixteen year old Cuban children are permitted to receive training towards a job. This means that they can work as apprentices in different industries. However, it is compulsory for Cuban children to attend school until the ninth grade. This law is followed in Cuba.

Child labor in Cuba is characterized by jobs that are deeply rooted in the family. By doing such jobs, Cuban children develop a sense of identity. Typical child labor in Cuba ranges from being a domestic servant to working on the family farm or plantation.

Cuba has laws that ban children between the ages of 13 and 18 from working in mines, underground facilities, near toxic substances and at night. However, this has not diminished the problem of child labor. Many young girls and women enter prostitution to make money. This, in turn, has led to a booming sex tourism industry in the island nation.

Child labor in Cuba obstructs a child’s ability to progress and prosper fully in his or her education or knowledge. Though the country has not ratified the International Labor Organization's (ILO) Convention 182, it has doing its best to eliminate the worst form of child labor.

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