Labour Act (Cap. 297).

This Act lays down provisions on the duties of the Labour Department; authorization of officers to perform inspection duties; duties of employers; establishment and duties of the Labour Advisory Board; principles and procedures of labour contracts; protection of wages; safety, health and housing of workers; forced labour and employment of women and children; and the establishment, powers and duties of the Labour Complaint Tribunal. The provisions of this Act shall also apply to workers employed in agricultural undertakings. The Minister may make regulations with respect to the employment of children and may contain provisions on the authorization of the employment of children under the age of twelve years, notwithstanding anything in section 169(a), by their parents or guardians in agricultural or horticultural work in their parents’ or guardians’ lands or gardens only. This Act underlines that every employer has a duty to provide clean drinking water and appropriate sanitary facilities to his/her workers at every work site.