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 ...

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.

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 ...

"mining" means the extraction of material, whether solid, liquid or gaseous from land or from beneath the surface of the earth in order to win minerals, and includes any …

Though the industry, which mines mainly copper and accounts for 9.95% of GDP, is heavily unionised, unions have been unable to protect workers. Zambian miners are disillusioned with their unions. Their disappointment is made worse by the tendency of unions to portray themselves as strong. The mismatch of image and reality leads …

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 …

Welcome to Mondaq Comparative Guides - your comparative global Q&A guide. Our Comparative Guides provide an overview of some of the key points of law and practice and allow you to compare regulatory environments and laws across multiple jurisdictions. Start by selecting your Topic of interest below. Then choose your Regions and finally refine ...

Twampane Mining Cooperative Society Limited v E and M Storti Mining Limited, 2011 Vol. 3 Z.R. 67. J2 Legislation and Other Works referred to: 1. The Industrial and Labour Relations Act Cap. 269, S. 85 (3). 2. The Industrial and Labour Relations (Amendment) Act No. 8 of 2008 ... 269 of the Laws of Zambia. His arguments were that the section

Step 3: Notify the Ministry of Labour. 60 days before the intended date of termination you will need to inform an authorised officer from the Ministry of Labour. This can be done in form of a letter …

Chapter 232. Agriculture (Fertilisers and Feed) Act, 1966. Chapter 226. Air Passenger Service Charge Act, 1972. Chapter 450. Air Services Act, 1964. Chapter 446. Amalgamation of Mining Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1982. Act 2 of 1982.

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 …

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:

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 …

Daily Updates of the Latest Projects & Documents. This report examines trends in the Zambian labor market over the period since independence. It focuses particularly on two phenomena - skill shortages and wage rigidities .

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 …

New Labour law will hit mining sector hard, say experts. The Zambian government should repeal or at least suspend the Employment Code Act, according to a report by one of the country's leading ...

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.

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 …

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 ...

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 …

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 ...

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 …

Section 138 (1) of the Code repeals a number of laws including the Employment Act, Chapter 268 of the Laws of Zambia. Section 138 (2) of the Code tells us where to find the savings and …

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 …

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 …

However, children in Zambia engage in the worst. forms of child labor, including in agriculture and commercial sexual exploitation, sometimes as a result of human trafficking. Children also engage in child labor in agriculture. The Education Act does not specify a compulsory education age, and human trafficking laws are discordant with ...

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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 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 …

14. Priortisationof employment forcitizen 15. Governing law of contract employment 16. Minimumcontractual age 17. Medicalexamination 18. Record of oral contract of employment 19. Presumption as to period of oral contract of employment 20. Presumption as to new contract of employment 21. Contract of employment required to be in writing …

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

mining sector is a major contributor to foreign direct investment, and mining tax revenues contribute a signif-icant portion of total government revenue. The sector is also a significant source of formal employment - both directly and indirectly - which is a result of it being a more mature mining economy. The review's key findings are: