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Advice on terms and conditions of employment Advised a major mining company on incentive packages for its employees and assisted with the negotiation of the incentive package with the employees' union Advice on termination of employment contracts, redundancies and transfer of employees Negotiation of severance packages for employees
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The 2015 Mines and Minerals Development Act has introduced areas of ambiguity and discretion that were agreeably absent from Zambia's 2008 mining laws. Moreover, the 2015 law has retained grains of nationalism which infiltrated the previous code, enshrining potential inefficiency for a developer, such as the need for consent to export mineral products, preferential sourcing
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At the mines, each child is given a burlap bag and instructed to gather small pieces of cobalt by hand. Though the estimates of children working in these mines vary widely, the DOL report cites one. The issue of child labor and slavery in cobalt mining is one of the most abhorrent practices by humans towards children. For instance, in parts of the Democratic
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15.01.2020Additionally, three statutory instruments are currently in force, issued pursuant to the Minimum Wages and Conditions of Employment Act, Chapter 276 of the Laws of Zambia (repealed and replaced
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03.06.2015In Zambia, thesectormakes up 21.1 percent of the economyMr Shamendahas urged a culture ofrespect for labour laws by both employers and workers, andthe creation of a safe working environmentto prevent the devastating effects of fatalities, injury and disease on the affected workers and their families
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29.05.2020The Immigration and Deportation Act No. 18 of 2010 (the Immigration and Deportation Act) provides for the issuance of temporary employment permits in respect of business visitors intending to
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Minister of Mines and Minerals Development Hon. Paul C Kabuswe, MP, has appealed to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to supplement Zambia's already existing. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT BY HON. PAUL C. KABUSWE, MP – MINISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS DEVELOPMENT ON GOVERNMENT'S POSITION AND STRATEGY FOR THE
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Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe is a South African mining billionaire businessman. Since 12 March 2021, he has been serving as the President of the Confederation of African Football. He is the founder and executive chairman of African Rainbow Minerals, which has interests in gold, ferrous metals, base metals, and platinum. He sits on several company boards,
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17 ZANU-PF has told the visiting Commonwealth delegation that the ruling party is more than ready to rejoin the bloc, but expressed disappointment at the slow pace of the process.
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The Minimum Wages and Conditions of Employment Act, Chapter 276 of the Laws of Zambia also applies to the mining sector in Zambia, particularly in those areas which are outside the scope of collective bargaining or where trade unions do not exist or technically where the bargaining unit fails to agree on a particular issue. Under this Act, the Minister of Labour is
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27.07.2009Zambia has ratified both ILO core conventions on trade unions' rights but the report shows that in practice those are widely flouted especially in the mining sector, which is dominated by foreign owners. Employers from this
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26.05.2021This section entitles an employee who remains in continuous employment with the same employer for a period of twelve consecutive months to be granted, during each subsequent period of twelve months while the employee remains in continuous employment, annual leave on full pay at a rate of at least two days per month.
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29.05.2020In addition to this, there are three statutory instruments currently in force, issued pursuant to the Minimum Wages and Conditions of Employment Act, Chapter 276 of the Laws of Zambia (which
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08.06.2015Furthermore, Mopani Copper Mines smuggles its profits out of Zambia without paying taxes and bringing profits to a tax haven, Switzerland, according to a leaked Financial Audit Report carried out by
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10.07.2014The Employment Act (Chapter 268 of the Laws of Zambia) is the principal piece of legislation governing employee rights in Zambia. A distinction is drawn between oral contracts of service, which are governed by Part IV of the Employment Act, and written contracts of service, which are governed by Part V. The Employment Act Section 26B of Part IV (oral contracts)
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28.05.2017Mining Zambia South Africa Legal accountability: General Children (issues other than child labour) General business human rights Health: General (including workplace health safety) Environment: General Lawsuits
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Minister of Mines and Minerals Development Hon. Paul C Kabuswe, MP, has appealed to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to supplement Zambia's already existing. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT BY HON. PAUL C. KABUSWE, MP – MINISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS DEVELOPMENT ON GOVERNMENT'S POSITION AND
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11.11.2022The National Labour Commission (NLC) with all the powers vested in it, must reposition itself in the stride to stop all labour atrocities. Perpetrators of unfair labour practices and other
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Moira Mukuka Legal Practitioners is a Zambian business law firm with lawyers who bring over three decades of combined experience in the Zambian legal industry. We offer services to businesses under the following broad practice areas: Corporate, Finance and Projects. Our expertise covers the full spectrum of industry sectors that drive the Zambian
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16.11.2022I. INTRODUCTION. This chapter will explore past studies relating to the topic, investigate the nature of the problem, and establish how the existing laws, practices, statutes, and theories can be applied in corporate social responsibility. Preliminary Literatures reviewed underscore the fundamental issues behind corporate social
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09.11.2022• Pension uptake in the country remains very low.• The sector currently contributes around 5 percent to GDP.• Service providers must play a critical role in providing a compelling motivation for employers to set up occupational pension schemes. Pensions and Insurance Authority (PIA) has disclosed that Pension uptake in the country remains
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19.01.2021A legal action, brought by more than 2,500 Zambian villagers, including 643 children, against Konkola Copper Mines Plc and Vedanta Resources Limited, has settled out of court, it was announced today (19
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A 2017 report of the United States' Bureau of International Labor Affairs lists Zambia's worst forms of child labour in agriculture, industry and services. "Some of the children in Zambia are forced by so-called jerabos, which are illegal
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10.11.2022In this regard, their demeanour is important but so too other evidence regarding the surrounding circumstances. Third, the employer's liability for damages or compensation flowing from sexual harassment in the workplace is not automatic. It has to be established that the employee reported the alleged harassment and that the employer failed to
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07.04.2022The primary law governing the mining sector in Zambia is the Mines and Minerals Development Act (11/2015) ('Mines Act'), as read together with its various amendments (Act 14/2016, Act 18/2018 and Act 25/2020). Various regulations have been made pursuant to the Mines Act, such as the following:
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22.09.2022Law and Emnonment (1992) 13 Under mining laws the maximum penalties are imprisonment of two years and/or fine of Rs. 5000 whereas the Fnvironment (Protection) Act 1986 imposes maximum penalties of seven years impusonment and tine ot Rs. one lakh and Rs. 5000 per day lot every day's further continuation of the said offence. 14 Gazelle of India, no 465, 28
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ZAMBIA- Extract SADC Labour Migration Stocktaking Report. Download. Download 110. File Size 189.44 KB. File Count 1. Create Date August 11, 2021. Last Updated August 11, 2021.
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01.09.2020the mining sector is governed and regulated by the mines and minerals development act no. 11 of 2015, which covers types of mining rights, acquisition of mining rights, rights/obligations conferred on the mining right holder, transferability of mining rights, safety, health and environment requirements, and provides for the environmental
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At independence in 1964, Zambia inherited an economy driven by copper mining. This has not changed despite post-independence policies to industrialize and diversify the economy. This chapter traces the role of local content in Zambia's mining sector in supporting industrialization and economic diversification. It assesses productive linkages
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Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (University of Ghana, Legon) Negotiation and drafting of Collective Agreements between labour unions and employers. Advice on terms and conditions of employment. Advised a major mining company on incentive packages for its employees and assisted with the negotiation of the incentive package with the
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Project in Niger, its mine-permitted Mutanga Project in Zambia, and its multi-element Falea Project in Mali. Contact Information . Isabel Vilela . Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications . Tel: +1-604-681-5529 . Email: infogoviex Web: . Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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03.11.2011Zambian law specifies a 48-hour work week, and every other multinational copper-mining company uses eight-hour shifts that comply with this. Several miners said the long hours contributed to
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The rapid implementation of these measures by the Zambian government has seen a change in employment trends in the mining industry from permanent employment to casualisation of labour.These measures have resulted into negative social and economicconsequences on the lives of the casualised mine workers such as job insecurity, poor health and safety standards,
WhatsApp:+861732942010215.01.2020Generally, two pieces of legislation govern the employment relationship – namely, the Employment Code Act 3/ 2019 (Employment Code) and the Industrial and Labour Relations Act, Chapter 269 of the
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08.06.2017Women are playing an increasingly important role in the Zambian mining industry, occupying positions of power and authority at all levels. Whether it's at major mines in North-Western province or the Copperbelt, women can
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Concise and extensively researched, it examines the Labour Act in detail in 16 chapters that include the employment relationship; duties of employers and employees; unfair dismissal and other disciplinary actions; the settlement of industrial disputes; and collective bargaining.
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