Singapore legislation

Section 3

of Trade Disputes Act 1941

Section 3

Illegal industrial action and lockout

(1)

An industrial action shall be illegal if —

(a)

it has any other object than the furtherance of a trade dispute within the trade or industry in which the persons taking part in the industrial action are engaged;

(b)

it is in furtherance of a trade dispute of which an Industrial Arbitration Court has cognizance; or

(c)

it is designed or calculated to coerce the Government either directly or by inflicting hardship on the community.

(2)

A lockout shall be illegal if —

(a)

it has any other object than the furtherance of a trade dispute within the trade or industry in which the employers locking out are engaged;

(b)

it is in furtherance of a trade dispute of which an Industrial Arbitration Court has cognizance; or

(c)

it is designed or calculated to coerce the Government either directly or by inflicting hardship on the community.

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