Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1992, published 79th ILC session (1992)

Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) - Zambia (Ratification: 1976)

The Committee takes note of the Government's reply to its previous comments.

Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Convention. The Committee notes that no action has been taken to amend section 12 of the Employment Act (Chapter 512) so as to apply the minimum age of 15 years to all cases of admission to employment or work, including work done outside any employment relationship, as required by the Convention. It hopes that the Government will indicate the measures taken or envisaged in this respect.

Article 3. The Committee notes from the information supplied under Convention No. 123 that no regulations have been issued under paragraph 2 of section 17A of Act No. 14/1989 amending the Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children Act (Chapter 505) in order to determine the type of employment or work likely to jeopardise the health, safety or morals of young persons and therefore forbidden to them. It hopes that the Government will be able to indicate the measures adopted or envisaged under Act No. 14/1989.

Article 7. The Committee notes from the Government's reply that no employment authorisations have been delivered under section 7(1)(b) of the Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children Act and under section 12(1)(b) of the Employment Act. The Committee recalls that in its previous report the Government stated that measures are under consideration to amend both section 7(1)(b) of the Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children Act and section 12(1)(b) of the Employment Act to bring them into line with the Convention.

It hopes that measures previously contemplated will soon be taken, and that the Government will indicate the action taken.