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What the State Pays for a Child Alive vs. After Death

EGP — EGP 1,000 fine for employing a child; EGP 120,000 compensation after death

"Employing a child costs the farm owner EGP 1,000. The child's death costs the state EGP 120,000"

Fine for employing a child

(maximum — Art. 248)

0

EGP

Death compensation

(Menoufia governor — Talia)

0

EGP

Valuation gap

x120

death over fine

Employment fine (alive) EGP 1,000
0.8%
Death compensation (deceased) EGP 120,000
EGP 120,000

Tahya Misr fund per family

EGP 20,000

Menoufia gov. total allocation

EGP 500,000

Source: Labor Law No. 12/2003 (Art. 248) / official data on Talia incident, Jan. 2022