2015
LABOUR AMENDMENT
No.5
ZIMBABWE
ACT
TO amend the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01]; and to provide for matters
connected therewith or incidental thereto.
ENACTED by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe.
1
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Labour Amendment Act, 2015.
2
Amendment of section 2 Cap. 28:01
Section 2 ("Interpretation") of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:0 1] (hereinafter called
the principal Act) is amended by the insertion of the following definition""forced labour" means any work or services which a person is required to
perform against his or her will under the threat of some form of
punishment;".
3
Amendment of section 11 of Cap. 28:01
Section 11 ("Employment of young persons") of the principal Act is amended(a) in subsection (1)(i) in paragraph (a) by the deletion of"thirteen years" and the substitution
of "sixteen years":
(ii) in paragraph (b) by the deletion of"fifteen years" and the substitution
of "sixteen years";
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