MINISTERIAL ORDER N° 02/MIFOTRA/23 OF 01/08/2023 ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, ORGANISATIONS EMPLOYEES’ ORGANISATIONS AND EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS, CHILD EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT OF A FOREIGNER AND LEAVE | 02/MIFOTRA/23 OF 01/08/2023 — Rwanda law | Esheria

MINISTERIAL ORDER N° 02/MIFOTRA/23 OF 01/08/2023 ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, ORGANISATIONS EMPLOYEES’ ORGANISATIONS AND EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS, CHILD EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT OF A FOREIGNER AND LEAVE

This Order sets out workplace health and safety rules, registration requirements for worker and employer organisations, rules on child work, foreign employee work in Rwanda, and maternity/paternity leave.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Order
Citation
02/MIFOTRA/23 OF 01/08/2023
Status
In force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
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This Order sets out workplace health and safety rules, registration requirements for worker and employer organisations, rules on child work, foreign employee work in Rwanda, and maternity/paternity leave. This article defines key terms used in the Order, including labour market testing, the Ministry, foreign employee, and occupation in demand list. Employers must protect workers, interns, and apprentices at work and meet workplace safety and health requirements. Employees, interns, and apprentices must follow employer rules and workplace safety requirements, report hazards and diseases, protect others from safety risks, and not damage or misuse protective equipment. A self-employed person must make sure their activities do not expose themselves or other people to occupational hazards.