Government says it is geared to ending casualisation of labour in the country by June 2015.
Labour and Social Security Services Minister Fackson Shamenda said government is revising labour laws in order to curb casualization.
He said government will soon enact legislation to prohibit casualisation in a bid to protect workers from being abused by some investors.
Mr. Shamenda further said government wants to create permanent jobs in the country and it will soon outlaw casualization in a bid to protect workers.
The minister was speaking in Lusaka during the 2015 World Day for safety and Health whose theme was dubbed,” Join in the building of a preventive culture at work.”
Mr. Shamenda says the current situation where employers are allowed to go scot free over casualisation of labour will not happen anymore after June 2015.
The Minister said his ministry is considering criminalizing casualization of workers due to continued flouting of labour laws by some employers in Zambia.
He disclosed that parliament would in June this year enact a new labour law to ban casualization stating that safety regulations would be heightened.
The Labour Minister said once the new piece of legislation in introduced, it would give workers rights to speak against injustices at places of work without fear of being victimized by employers.
And speaking earlier, International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Representative for Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe George Mukosiku said it was essential that the right to a safe and health working environment is respected at all levels.
Mr. Mukosiku said safe working places require increased general awareness, knowledge of hazards and risks in order to fully protect workers.
i think people are tired of your story Hon. Shamenda, you have been telling us the same story ever since you became minister. if I was the PRESIDENT you can not work for me.
Lies and more lies. How many times have we heard this. This is the project of poor voting. Zambians wake up!!
Actually the majority voters are the ones who go naked in the streets yapping. Let them suffer because PF doesn’t have that capacity of ending casualisation.
The cost of doing business will always cause people/companies to use casuals!there are just too many people chasing very few jobs! Create an investor Friendly invironment and more industries bwana minister. Otherwise we will keep selling changanya fuel pa tu ma anthills.
Talk is cheap!!