Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651)
Section 55 - Night work or overtime by pregnant women
(1) Unless with her consent, an employer shall not
(a) assign or employ a pregnant woman worker to do any night work between the hours of ten o'clock in the evening and seven o'clock in the morning;
(b) engage for overtime a pregnant woman worker or a mother of a child of less than eight months old.
(2) The pregnant woman worker or the mother may present a written complaint to the National Labour Commission established under section 135 against an employer who contravenes subsection (1).
(3) The Commission shall investigate the complaint and its decision on the matter shall subject to any other law be final.
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