CHAPTER 19
LABOUR
Article 19.1: Definitions
For the purposes of this Chapter:
ILO Declaration means the International Labour Organization (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up (1998);
labour laws means statutes and regulations, or provisions of statutes and regulations, of a Party that are directly related to the following internationally recognised labour rights:
(a) freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
(b) the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour;
(c) the effective abolition of child labour, a prohibition on the worst forms of child labour and other labour protections for children and minors;
(d) the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation; and
(e) acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages1, hours of work, and occupational safety and health;
statutes and regulations and statutes or regulations means:2
(a) for Australia, Acts of the Commonwealth Parliament, or regulations made by the Governor-General in Council under delegated authority under an Act of the Commonwealth Parliament;