The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Poverty Eradication, Labour and Relations Chairperson Justina Jonas is calling for stronger enforcement of labour laws and coordinated inspections to address workplace violations.

Jonas says intensive labour inspections are needed at regional levels across all sectors to address violence of workers' rights.

She says government institutions must work together through joint inspections to identify businesses that fail to comply with labour laws and protect workers from exploitation by employers.

"There is an issue of Social Security. Social Security compliance is unfortunate. We really decided not to join the delegation or missions since we have started; they are nowhere to be seen. I know we have invited them to be part of this mission. It's an unfortunate thing, as I was saying, to join suspicions. I think we need to see how effectively we can utilise them as a matter of urgency."

Committee member Ambrosius Kumbwa says economic hardship and the limited employment opportunities in rural areas should not be used as an excuse to compromise the rights of workers seeking employment in urban areas.

"Penalties are stipulated in the law, and it is a duty of every employer to adhere to the laws, especially the Labour Act Law 11 of 2007. We have had a challenge for the past 30 years. Implementation and reinforcement of this lab act was not in full, as it had said loopholes and bottlenecks that the employers had to have the go-ahead to violate the law so they use it, and you cannot take them into account."

Labour Control Inspector Uarongera Ngarangombe says labour officials are sometimes limited by the power available to them.

"We just want a tool where labour inspectors can be feared when we come to the place people should shake because the way that we are operating now, there are too many low poles in the employers' knowledge, and they use that against us. If we can just amend and be capacitated, everything will fall into place."