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ACT XIII of 2010 ACT XIII of 2010 BALOCHISTAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT, 2010 An Act to consolidate and rationalize the law relating to formation of trade unions, and improvement of relations between' employers and workman [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 22nd February, 2011] No. PAB/Legis: V (14)/2010, dated 26-10-2010.--Balochistan Industrial Relations Bill No.14 of 2010 having been passed by the Provincial. Assembly of Balochistan on 14th October, 2010 and assented to by the Governor, Balochistan on 15th October, 2010 is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan. Whereas it is expedient to consolidate and rationalize the law relating to formation of trade unions, regulation of relations between employers and workman and the avoidance and settlement of any differences or disputes arising between them or matters connected ' therewith and ancillary thereto; It is hereby enacted as follows:-- 18. Unfair labour practices on the part of a workmen.-(1) No workman or other person or trade union of workmen shall--persuade a workman to join or refrain from joining a trade union during working hours; (a) intimidate any person to become, or refrain from becoming, or to continue to be, or to cease to be a member or officer of a trade union; (b) induce any person to refrain from becoming, or cease to be a member or officer of -a trade union, by intimidating or conferring or offering to confer any advantage on, or by procuring or offering to procure any advantage for such person or any other person; (c) compel or attempt to compel the employer to accept any demand by using intimidation, coercion, pressure, threat, confinement to, or ouster from, a place, dispossession, assault, physical injury, disconnection of telephone, water or power facilities or such other methods; or (d) commence, continue, instigate or incite others to take part in, or expend or supply money or otherwise act in furtherance or support of, an illegal strike or a go-slow. Explanation.--In clause (e) the expression `go-slow' means an organized, deliberate and purposeful slowing down of normal output, or the deterioration of the normal quality of work by a body of workmen acting in a concerted manner, but does not include the slowing down of normal output, or the deterioration of the normal quality of work which is due to mechanical defect, breakdown of machinery, failure or defect in power supply or in the supply of normal materials and spare parts of machinery. (2) It shall be an unfair practice for a trade union to interfere with a ballot held under section 24 by the exercise of undue influence, intimidation, impersonation or bribery through its executive or through any person acting on its behalf.