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Workers Compensation

The Workers’ Compensation Act No. 10 of 1999 of the Laws of Zambia provides the legal framework governing the establishment and administration of the Workers’ Compensation Fund Control Board. This Act is intended to provide for:

Compensation of workers for disabilities suffered or diseases contracted during the course of employment;

The merger of the functions of the Workers’ Compensation Fund Control Board and the Pneumoconiosis Compensation Board;

The establishment and administration of the Fund for the compensation of workers disabled by accidents occurring, or diseases contracted in the course of employment;

Payment of compensation to dependants of workers who die as a result of occupational accidents or diseases

 The payment of contributions to the Fund by employers;

The appointment and powers of a Workers’ Compensation Commissioner, the establishment and functions of a Workers’ Compensation Tribunal; and to provide for matters connected with and incidental to the foregoing.

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