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The law does not clearly specify the limits to overtime. In accordance with the Constitution, a person in employment has the right to decent working conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Source:\u003C\u002Fstrong> §3, 4(1) & 6 of the Minimum Wages and Conditions of Employment (General) Order, 2011 (amended in 2012)\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n    \n\n    \n      \n    \n      \u003Cdiv class=\"regulations\">\n        \u003Ch2>Regulations on Forced Labour\u003C\u002Fh2>\n        \u003Cul>\n          \u003Cli>\n            Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2008\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n          \u003Cli>\n            Penal Code 1931, last amended in 2012\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n          \u003Cli>\n            Minimum Wages and Conditions of Employment (General) Order, 2011 (amended in 2012)\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n        \u003C\u002Ful>\n      \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n    \n    \n      \n    \n    \u003Cdiv class=\"related\">\n      \u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          _ll_fairtreatment_URL_\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n\n  \n\n    \n    \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n    \u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\n  \n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>","Your rights: forced labour in Zambia – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-08\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Prohibition on Forced and Compulsory Labour\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Forced Labour is prohibited under the Constitution, Anti-Human Trafficking Act 2008 and Penal Code.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Anti-Human Trafficking Act defines forced labour as labour or services obtained or maintained through threats, the use of force, intimidation or other forms of coercion or physical restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Source:\u003C\u002Fstrong> §2 & 22 of the Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2008; §263 of the Penal Code, 1931\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Freedom to Change Jobs and Right to Quit\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Workers have the right to change jobs after serving due notice on their employer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For more information on this, please refer to the section on employment security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Inhumane Working Conditions\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Working time may be extended beyond normal working hours of 48 hours in a week (for both general and domestic workers) and 60 hours in a week (for watchpersons). The law does not clearly specify the limits to overtime. In accordance with the Constitution, a person in employment has the right to decent working conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Source:\u003C\u002Fstrong> §3, 4(1) & 6 of the Minimum Wages and Conditions of Employment (General) Order, 2011 (amended in 2012)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Regulations on Forced Labour\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\n            Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2008\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n            Penal Code 1931, last amended in 2012\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n            Minimum Wages and Conditions of Employment (General) Order, 2011 (amended in 2012)\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment'>Fair Treatment\u003C\u002Fa>\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>",[],{"text":43,"link":44},"Contact Us",{"title":43,"url":45,"description":43,"rel":46,"type":47,"id":48},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,{"id":50,"first_name":51,"last_name":52,"email":53,"image":54,"function":55,"external":56},2,"Gunjan","Pandya","gunjanpandya@wageindicator.org","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FGunjan-Pandya-ED_PhPZSyI.width-400.jpg","IT Specialist and Global Webmaster",false,[58],{"id":50,"first_name":51,"last_name":52,"email":53,"image":54,"function":55,"external":56},true,[61,65,69,73,77,81,85,89,93,97,101,105,109,113,117,120,124,128,129],{"id":62,"short_title":7,"title":63,"url":64},795,"Work and Wages","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fwork-and-wages",{"id":66,"short_title":7,"title":67,"url":68},796,"Compensation and Working Time","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcompensation-and-working-time",{"id":70,"short_title":7,"title":71,"url":72},797,"Annual Leave and Holidays","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fannual-leave-and-holidays",{"id":74,"short_title":7,"title":75,"url":76},798,"Contracts and Dismissals","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals",{"id":78,"short_title":7,"title":79,"url":80},799,"Notice and Severance","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals\u002Fnotice-and-severance",{"id":82,"short_title":7,"title":83,"url":84},800,"Family Responsibilities","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffamily-responsibilities",{"id":86,"short_title":7,"title":87,"url":88},801,"Maternity and Work","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work",{"id":90,"short_title":7,"title":91,"url":92},802,"Job Protection","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fjob-protection",{"id":94,"short_title":7,"title":95,"url":96},803,"Breastfeeding","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fbreastfeeding",{"id":98,"short_title":7,"title":99,"url":100},804,"Health and Safety","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fhealth-and-safety",{"id":102,"short_title":7,"title":103,"url":104},805,"Sick Leave","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave",{"id":106,"short_title":7,"title":107,"url":108},806,"Work Injury Benefits","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave\u002Fwork-injury-benefits",{"id":110,"short_title":7,"title":111,"url":112},807,"Social Security","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security",{"id":114,"short_title":7,"title":115,"url":116},808,"Unemployment Benefits","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security\u002Funemployment-benefits",{"id":118,"short_title":7,"title":26,"url":119},809,"\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment",{"id":121,"short_title":7,"title":122,"url":123},810,"Sexual Harassment","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fsexual-harassment",{"id":125,"short_title":7,"title":126,"url":127},811,"Minors and Youth","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fminors-and-youth",{"id":4,"short_title":7,"title":6,"url":9},{"id":130,"short_title":7,"title":131,"url":132},813,"Trade Unions","\u002Fen-zm\u002Fwork-in-zambia\u002Flabour-law\u002Ftrade-unions",[],"\u003Cp>MyWage is WageIndicator. 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