ZIMBABWE | AFRICA
Labour Act
Type of Measure
Laws > Other relevant laws > Employment Labor law
Form of Violence
Sexual harassment
Year
2006
Brief Description
Article 8 of the Labour Code provides as follows:
An employer or, for the purpose of paragraphs (g) and (h), an employer or any other person, commits an unfair labour practice if, by act or omission, he:
(g) demands from any employee or prospective employee any sexual favour as a condition of-
(i) the recruitment for employment; or
(ii) the creation, classification or abolition of jobs or posts; or
(iii) the improvement of the remuneration or other conditions of employment of the employee; or
(iv) the choice of persons for jobs or posts, training, advancement, apprenticeships, transfer, promotion or retrenchment; or
(v) the provision of facilities related to or connected with employment; or
(vi) any other matter related to employment; or
(h) engages in unwelcome sexually-determined behaviour towards any employee, whether verbal or otherwise, such as making physical contact or advances, sexually coloured remarks, or displaying pornographic materials in the workplace.
An employer or, for the purpose of paragraphs (g) and (h), an employer or any other person, commits an unfair labour practice if, by act or omission, he:
(g) demands from any employee or prospective employee any sexual favour as a condition of-
(i) the recruitment for employment; or
(ii) the creation, classification or abolition of jobs or posts; or
(iii) the improvement of the remuneration or other conditions of employment of the employee; or
(iv) the choice of persons for jobs or posts, training, advancement, apprenticeships, transfer, promotion or retrenchment; or
(v) the provision of facilities related to or connected with employment; or
(vi) any other matter related to employment; or
(h) engages in unwelcome sexually-determined behaviour towards any employee, whether verbal or otherwise, such as making physical contact or advances, sexually coloured remarks, or displaying pornographic materials in the workplace.
Source of Information
CEDAW/C/ZWE/2-5, p. 9
Experiencing Violence?