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.
Source of Information
CEDAW/C/ZWE/2-5, p. 9
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