- Part two of the act states that children under the age of 14 are not permitted to do any heavy or harmful work. Children of this age can do light work but not if it interferes with schooling. Children younger than 18 are prohibited from working in mines or other hazardous positions.
- The act deems it unlawful for any employee to be forced into labor by the threat of penalty from his employer. This part of the law excludes military personnel, civic obligations, convicts and community service work.
- The act established regulations prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, nationality, social origin, political opinion, religious preferences, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, station of life or HIV/AIDS status.
- This act established a wide range of laws regarding employment standards, employer associations, organizational rights, collective bargaining, strikes and lockouts, and dispute resolutions.