Chinese-run copper mines in Zambia are breaking the law with poor health and safety conditions, hostility to trade unions and regular labour shifts of 12 and even 18 hours, a rights watchdog ...

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59. (1) An employment agency shall charge a prospective employer such fees as may be agreed between them. (2) The employment agency shall not charge the prospective employee for any services rendered. (3) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and its partners have launched an important campaign to ensure business growth and sustainable economic development by promoting the creation of decent work in the booming Zambian construction sector. Press release | Lusaka, Zambia | 04 June 2015. Contact (s): Mrs. Musoli Kashinga, …

The primary law governing the mining sector in Zambia is the Mines and Minerals Development Act, No. 11 of 2015 of the Laws of Zambia (MMDA) as read together with the Mines and Minerals Development (Amendment) Act, No. 14 of 2016 …

2. Sections 5, 22, 63 and 64 of the Industrial and Labour Relations Act, Chapter 269 of the Laws of Zambia. 3. Industrial and Labour Relations(Amendment) Act No.30 of 1997 and No.8 of 2008 The Complainant in his capacity as President of Consolidated Miners and Allied Workers Union of Zambia filed a Notice of Complaint on 15th January, 2018 with

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth to seventh periodic report of Zambia, with Committee Experts asking about children exposed to lead contamination in mines and about customary laws which allowed child marriage. A Committee Expert said it was exciting to note that the bill on …

3 November 2011. Lusaka – Chinese-run copper mining companies in Zambia routinely flout labor laws and regulations designed to protect workers' safety and the right to organize, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Zambia's newly elected president, Michael Sata, a longtime critic of the Chinese labor practices, should act ...

THE Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) has refused to entirely blame the Chinese-owned mining companies over the 'flouting' of the country's labour laws saying Chinese investors have certain ...

An Act to authorise the preparation and publication of a revised edition of the Laws of Zambia and to provide for the periodical revision thereof; to provide for the appointment of a Commissioner and to specify his powers; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. Volume: Volume 1. Document:

a) The Constitution of the Republic of Zambia. This is the supreme law of the land and any laws inconsistent with the Constitution are null and void. b) The Employment Code Act No. 3 of 2019. The Employment Code Act governs the employer and employee relationship in Zambia and provides for the skills and labour advisory committees and …

The firm has a solid client base of Zambian banks, notably the Zambian National Commercial Bank. Gilbert Chama leads the firm with Abigail Chimuka. Chama, a transactional lawyer, has recently been working in pensions law, while also advising on a mining operation for licensing and governing requirements.

in implementing sound Labour Market Information Systems. The Government of Zambia also conducted the Labour Force Survey (2020) and the National Skills Survey (2020) which have provided vital labour market statistics being used for planning and resource allocation towards job creation.

The average wage (including management wages) for paid employees in the mining and quarrying sector in Zambia is K5, 148.00 (Labour Force Survey, 2014). This is a much higher industrial average wage in comparison with other sectors in the national economy, e.g. financial sector - K5,178.00; electricity sector - K4,184.00 ICT sector - K2,745.00 ...

New Dawn Mining Policy: A Case of Incompetence, Inconsistencies, Confusion and Lawlessness. March 5, 2022. 8. 2,008 views. By Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba. The recently released monthly report by the ...

The primary law governing the mining sector in Zambia is the Mines and Minerals Development Act No. 11 of 2015 (MMDA) as amended by the Mines and Minerals Development (Amendment) Act …

The Revised Sixth National Development Plan 2013-2016 (R-SNDP) is the revision of the Sixth National Development Plan 2011-2015. The R-SNDP is aimed at achieving the objectives set out in the Vision 2030 of Zambia becoming a "prosperous middle-income country by 2030". The Zambia–United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership …

The mining sector in Zambia continues to play an important national economic role and has in the last two decades experienced tremendous growth and investment, driven mainly by expansion in large-scale mining. ... It now expressly recognises investment law as a supervening law for investors, so government is obliged …

The Fascinating World of Labour Laws in Zambia. As someone who has always been fascinated by the intricate and ever-evolving world of labour laws, I have found the legal framework in Zambia to be particularly intriguing. ... In 2017, a high-profile labour dispute arose between a major mining company and its employees over working …

Zambia July 18 2018. Mining rights and title. State control over mining rights. To what extent does the state control mining rights in your jurisdiction? Can those rights be …

a labour dispute that disrupts the mining operations; ... Article 16(1) of the Constitution of Zambia and Chapter 1 of the Laws of Zambia provides for the protection of fundamental rights, which ...

2.1 Methodology. 3.0 OVERVIEW OF THE MINING SECTOR. viii. ix. x. 2. 4.2 Legal Framework. 4.2.1 Mineral exploration and mining. 4.2.2 Employment and Labour …

Children in Zambia are subjected to the worst forms of child labor, including in agriculture and commercial sexual exploitation, each sometimes as a result of human trafficking. (1,2) Children also perform dangerous tasks in agriculture. (1) Table 1 provides key indicators on children's work and education in Zambia. Table 1.

Chinese mining companies in Zambia, Africa's biggest copper producer, are routinely flouting laws designed to protect workers' safety and the right to organise, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on ...

No. 11 of 2015. Date of Assent: 14th August, 2015. An Act to revise the law relating to the exploration for, mining and processing of, minerals; provide for safety, health and …

1. The state of the Zambian economy. 4. Economic outlook, risks, and policy challenges. 11. Section 2. Making Mining Work for Zambia . Mining and the Zambian …

The enactment of the Employment Code Act 3/2019 (the Employment Code), which came into force on 10 May 2019, has altered the employment law landscape in Zambia by codifying certain principles of ...

Labour legislative framework in the mining sector. Legislation governing the rights and obligations of employers and employees in the mining sector in Zambia is mainly …

About. Dentons Eric Silwamba Jalasi and Linyama is a Zambian law firm specialising in high-level dispute resolution across various areas, including tax, banking and finance, corporate, mining, energy, environmental and criminal litigation. The firm also provides services across a wide range of practice areas including capital markets ...

The Zambian Government, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, has established legislation that encourages protection of workers in their places of work. Although each sector has its own safety and health procedure, the Factories Act contains general rules and regulations that every employer in Zambia has to abide by. These …